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Good News Friday: Your weekly roundup of positive rail news!
In this week's 'Good News Friday', read how Northern and CrossCountry are sweeping the awards and how Lumo teams up with Beamish.
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‘All aboard’ for new recruits during National Apprenticeship Week
UK operator CrossCountry have celebrated National Apprenticeship Week by taking on new recruits for the rail industry.
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CrossCountry appoints Steve Hopkinson as Service Delivery Director
British rail operator CrossCountry has appointed Steve Hopkinson as their Service Delivery Director, having previously been at Network Rail.
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CrossCountry customers urged to plan ahead of industrial action
CrossCountry customers have been urged to plan their journeys ahead of time, as the upcoming industrial action will affect rail journeys.
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Grand Union: Stimulating passenger demand through competition
Grand Union is seeking to introduce new and competitive train services between Carmarthen and London Paddington and Stirling and London Euston. Here, Managing Director, Ian Yeowart, writes about how this new open access operator will aim to provide a new customer-focused standard of train service, which challenges and changes the…
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Work begins to build an Assisted Travel Lounge at Manchester Piccadilly
Network Rail is investing £800,000 to create an inclusive and accessible Assisted Travel Lounge for disabled passengers at Manchester Piccadilly station.
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Network Rail confirms major track improvements to the Chiltern main line
Passengers using the Chiltern main line to travel between Birmingham, Oxford and London will soon benefit from smoother, more reliable journeys.
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GCRE appoint Lee Paxton as Director of Rail Operations
GCRE have appointed Lee Paxton as the new Director of Rail Operations due to his strong track record of leading operational teams.
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ORR insists that better passenger information is needed to drive industry change
The UK's Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has called for passengers to receive more effective advice and reassurance during disruption, with clear and reliable information.
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CrossCountry to introduce increased capacity trains across the Midlands
The new, longer trains will see the addition of 20,000 seats available for passengers travelling on the CrossCountry network.
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Europe’s top three high-speed and long-distance operators revealed in new report
A comparison report of Europe’s high-speed and long-distance train services has been published by Loco2, revealing that SBB, Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB are the top three train operators for passengers belonging to 12 types of audiences, including foodies, business travellers, pet owners, backpackers, families with children and many more...
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West of England rail companies join to secure £9.45 billion economic plan
A long-term plan has been created to demonstrate how an improved 'partnership railway' of the public and private sectors will secure prosperity for the region, strengthen the economy, improve journeys and provide rewarding careers…
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Brexit influencing Brits’ travel plans
A recent survey suggests that Brexit is becoming an increasing factor for British people when considering their leisure travel.
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Derby given the go ahead as upgrade dates confirmed
Dates for a major £200 million railway upgrade that will improve journeys to and through Derby station have been confirmed, with plans being implemented to keep Derby moving.
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Leamington Spa to Banbury line opens three weeks ahead of schedule
13 March 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The railway line between Leamington Spa and Banbury, which was closed due a 350,000 tonne landslip, has reopened three weeks early.