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The kick-off for Italo has been set

3 August 2010 | By Giuseppe Sciarrone, Managing Director, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.a. (NTV)

NTV, the first Italian private high-speed operator, will start commercial service in September 2011. We officially announced the kick-off date in a press conference we held in Rome at the end of May 2010. We therefore have 15 months of tough work ahead to complete the necessary steps to ultimate…

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PLP wins second Crossrail project

17 March 2010 | By PLP Architecture

PLP Architecture has scooped its second Crossrail commission to design the over station development above the eastern ticket hall at Farringdon.

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Rochdale to get £300,000 makeover

3 March 2010 | By Network Rail

Passengers will benefit from improvements at Rochdale station thanks to a joint investment from Network Rail, Northern Rail and Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA).

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Virgin passengers want better stations

4 February 2010 | By Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains passengers have given a big thumbs up to the trains, staff and value for money for price of ticket, but they have made clear they desperately want to see the same standards at stations.

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Securing a safer future at First Great Western stations

21 July 2009 | By Mark Heffernan, Head of Stations, First Great Western

Customer experience and a safe station environment is paramount to the business ethos of train operator, First Great Western. That is why we have been working hard to achieve Secure Stations Status at 172 of our 210 stations in just over a year. This total exceeds the commitment made by…

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Regeneration and renewal: investing in building better stations

3 December 2008 | By Robin Gisby, Director of Operations and Customer Service, Network Rail

More people are travelling by rail in Great Britain than ever before. Each day, over three million passenger journeys are made across the country, using the 2,500 mainline stations. Such is the popularity of rail at present that these figures are expected to rise by 30% in the next decade…