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uk railways

August 16, 2016

TUC analysis finds rail fares risiing at twice the rate of wages

Rail fares have increased at double the speed of wages since 2010, according to new analysis released today (16 August 2016)) by the TUC and the rail unions’ Action for Rail campaign.
December 26, 2015

Rail privatisation could be safety risk says new report

A new report – Staying On The Right Track by Dr John Stittle (Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Essex) warns of a “disastrous” return to the days of Railtrack if Network Rail becomes a for-profit company.
May 29, 2015

Future EU rail policy must learn from past mistakes, says MEP

Policy makers, legal experts and rail trade unions have met in Brussels to discuss how Europe’s decision makers can learn from British and Swedish experiences on the railways.
January 2, 2015

UK private rail costs far higher than public ones across Europe

Commuters on the UK’s privatised railways could be spending over twice as much of their salary than passengers on publicly-owned European railways.
June 17, 2014

Campaigners protest against new private rail franchise

Rail campaignersl have protested against government plans to create a new giant private rail franchise whose creation could lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs and a less safe rail network. .
April 18, 2014

Train companies receiving billions in UK taxpayers’ support

An Office of Rail Regulation report reveals that the UK rail industry received over £4 billion in state support last year.
February 25, 2014

Unions protest against threat of rail privatisation across Europe

UK rail unions will join colleagues from across Europe in Strasbourg today to protest against EC plans to impose the privatisation of rail passenger services across Europe.
November 5, 2013

Research backs day of protest against rail privatisation

Public transport campaigners are holding protests against privatisation at over 30 UK rail stations today.
August 2, 2013

Public oppose privatisation of East Coast Main Line railway

Only one in five voters (21 per cent) are in favour of re-privatising the East Coast Main Line railway, according to new polling published yesterday.
June 10, 2013

Rail privatisation has failed to deliver, concludes new research

Rail privatisation has failed to deliver for rail users, has cost taxpayers huge sums of money, and brought in little private sector investment.