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Cost of the South Wales rail Metro electrification project hits £1bn

Covid and soaring inflation has pushed up the cost of the Welsh Government's flagship transport project by around 40%

Birmingham Post

TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of nearly one in four trains in month

The operator has been badly affected by drivers no longer volunteering to work paid overtime shifts.

The Independent UK

Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years despite poor performance

Analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found the annual fares rise is the largest since a 6.1 per cent jump across Britain in 2012

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TransPennine Express cancellations almost three times higher than reported

Office of Rail and Road figures expose how train companies use legal loophole to under-report cancellations

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express cancelled almost a quarter of all trains in a month, including 1,048 the night before

Mayor Andy Burnham has repeated a call for the operator to be stripped of its franchise

Manchester Evening News

Train reliability sinks to new low with 4% of services cancelled in past year

Services have been disrupted by a series of issues such as staff shortages and sickness, industrial action and severe weather.

The Independent UK

Rail regulator 'secures key improvements' for passengers over Avanti train tickets

But it warns the train operator's 'more resilient recovery plan' is months away from 'industry norms'

Manchester Evening News

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Avanti West Coast faces fresh criticism from rail regulator

Tickets for weekend travel have only been available to buy just a few days in advance

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast ordered to stop releasing tickets late or face 'formal measures'

Avanti West Coast runs trains on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central with branches to Birmingham, North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh

Birmingham Post

Avanti West Coast ordered to give passengers more notice to book tickets

Passengers wanting to book tickets for weekend travel this month have only been able to buy tickets a few days in advance.

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast threatened as passengers STILL unable to book Manchester to London tickets far in advance

Avanti passengers have been unable to book tickets for more than a few days notice

Manchester Evening News

Reliability of UK trains fell to new lows in December, official figures show

Labour says figures underline railways are in crisis, as almost one in 12 services due to run ended up cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Train firms ordered to stop misusing cancellation loophole that sees services disappear in 24 hours

For passengers, it means a train they expected to catch when they went to bed can disappear from the timetable by the time they leave for the station the following morning

Wales Online

UK rail firms ordered to stop abusing train cancellations loophole

Cancellations far higher than official data suggests, says ORR, driven by use of unrecorded ‘pre-cancellations’

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Smart motorway radar misses a third of broken-down vehicles, says regulator

Safety technology added after public concern is missing performance targets across England, according to ORR

The Independent UK

Smart motorway safety targets missed

Detection rates of stopped vehicles by radar-based technology is below minimum requirements.

The Guardian - UK

Train reliability dips sharply in northern England despite reduced service

Review of passenger operations by regulator paints damning picture of growing north-south divide

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Bristol Post

Railway regulator approves rival train operator to run new mainline services via Bristol Parkway

Grand Union Trains hopes to launch the service in two years time

Evening Standard

Grand Union Trains to launch in competition with Great Western Railway on Paddington to Wales line

Increased competition could ‘benefit’ railway, operator says

Wales Online

Two train operators to run services between London and Wales from 2024

Rail passengers will be given a choice of which train company to travel with as two operators will run services between London and south-west Wales from the end of 2024

Wales Online

Rival train operator given permission to run services on the mainline from south Wales to London

The rival train operator said they hope to launch services in two years time

The Guardian - UK

Claw back £12m ‘failing’ rail firm paid out in dividends, Labour urges

Avanti West Coast, which received £343m subsidy, had worst punctuality performance among train operators

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: north of England train line vastly under-reports cancellations

TransPennine Express uses ‘outrageous’ loophole in which services cancelled a day ahead do not appear in statistics

The Guardian - UK

Train cancellations in Great Britain hit highest level on record

One in 26 journeys disrupted with government accused of ‘abject failure’ to tackle worst offenders such as Avanti West Coast

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