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Northumberland line reopens, carrying its first rail passengers since 1964

Service between Newcastle and Ashington resumes after long and challenging £300m renovation project

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

Rail chaos as hundreds of trains cancelled due to staff shortage

Exclusive: ‘Avoid travel unless absolutely necessary’ warns Great Western Railway

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024

GWR delivers stark warning over Sunday train travel: ‘Only if absolutely necessary’

Exclusive: A special warning has been made against visiting Bath Christmas market by train

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

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New scheme to keep northern train passengers moving during disruption

DfT Operator (DFTO) said this is an ‘early benefit’ of the Government’s rail reforms.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2024

‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s weary train passengers

The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

Exclusive: Trains, boats and planes will be different over the festive season – with strikes and engineering work adding to the chaos

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Train firms worst for punctuality and cancellations are revealed

Ministers may look to renationalise poor performers ahead of schedule

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

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Storm Darragh travel disruption continues as trains and flights cancelled

Great Western Railway and Northern passengers face multiple cancellations

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Will rail renationalisation mean cheaper fares for London commuters?

Key questions answered as three London commuter rail firms named as first in line to come under Government control

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

More than 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions quashed

The prosecutions, brought by Northern Rail and TransPennine Express, were declared ‘null and void’ during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

Relief for thousands judge throws out rail fare evasion prosecutions

Northern and TransPennine Express apologised for the ‘errors’

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

Prosecuting passengers for pocket change? Rail ticketing in Britain has become an absolute farce

The transport secretary, Louise Haigh, is right: innocent people should never feel like criminals for merely buying a ticket, says author Jonn Elledge

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024

Northern’s plans to improve rail services slammed as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘vague’

The three-year proposal was called ‘completely unacceptable’ by regional politicians

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

Northern Line extension: No restriction to linking up line with Clapham Junction terminus

Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station opened as the newest stations on the Northern line in 2021

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024

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The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Louise Haigh issues train operator warning over using courts to chase fares

The government has launched an independent review of rail fare prosecutions following claims of train operators taking ‘disproportionate action’ against passengers

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024

London rail firms 'to learn soon' if they will be first renationalised by Labour

South Western Railway and c2c could be the first to be brought under Government control

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024

Government orders review into train fare prosecutions

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced on Wednesday that regulator the Office of Rail and Road will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Government orders review into train fare prosecutions after innocent people targeted

Around £240 million is lost through fare evasion on Britain’s railways each year

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Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024

Government to order review into train fare prosecutions

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is expected to announce that the Office of Rail and Road will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024

From Northern trains to Dolly Parton, the institutions that can’t quit the fax

Rail bosses admitted earlier this week they still use the surprisingly persistent technology

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

Northern says it still uses fax machines to send messages to train crews

Admission made at meeting chaired by Andy Burnham in which rail operator is asked to account for poor performance

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

We still use fax machines to contact train crews, Northern Rail official admits in excruciating grilling

‘People will say how come we have three decades of privatisation when money was being poured into the railway and you are still communicating via fax machines in 2024,’ says Andy Burnham

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Prosecution for railcard offences? Here’s how to avoid them

Train Talk: No need to change the system – just the information on the ticket

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024

Train company bringing evidence-free prosecutions against alleged fare dodgers in fast-track courts

Rail firm says it is carrying out a review of its prosecution practices after a series of scandals

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024

Northern users may be compensated after rail firm broke fare evasion rules

Prosecutions of passengers accused of using 16-25 railcard for discounts at wrong time of day are being withdrawn

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