Innovations to improve Britain’s stations often meet stumbling blocks in the form of red tape. PETER PLISNER investigates some of the ways train companies have been breaking through the regulations.
It will be interesting to see how far the current Rail Minister gets with his invitation to his shadow to work together to get the Draft Bill through Parliament before the election. The general consensus seems to be that timings remain challenging.
Labour plans to renationalise Britain's rail network have been touted as the "biggest reform of our railways in a generation." But will it change much?
Mixed response to Labour rail proposals railwaygazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from railwaygazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Labour pledges first steps to public railway morningstaronline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from morningstaronline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Labour will nationalise railways if it wins General Election thenorthernecho.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenorthernecho.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Industry bosses said taxpayers would be liable for ballooning subsidies or face services being slashed to pay for the programme, which could cost up to £10billion.