Labour is poised to force a vote “as early as next week” in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to end the Abellio franchise of ScotRail.
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DB Class 111 electrics locos losing passenger work in southern Germany
MAJOR changes to operating contracts in southern Germany on June 9 mean Go-Ahead’s German subsidiary is now operating multiple routes from Stuttgart, replacing DB Regio
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West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway
CONSTRUCTION of the first of a fleet of 26 new diesel multiple units for West Midlands Trains (WMT) has begun at Beasain, Spain. They are
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Abellio outlines its plans for East Midlands franchise
Train operator Abellio has begun outlining its plans in a series of briefings to stakeholders ahead of when it takes over the East Midlands franchise
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Abellio secures £500,000 in grants to restore historic East Anglian stations
GREATER Anglia (GA) has been awarded almost £500,000 by the Railway Heritage Trust (RHT) to assist restoration work at several stations across its network. The
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Abellio awarded East Midlands franchise – after DfT disqualifies Stagecoach
A decision by the Department for Transport (DfT) to award the East Midlands rail franchise to Abellio in the face of the disqualification of incumbent
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Scottish Government demands much better performance from ScotRail
This follows the company having fallen well below its agreed targets in the National Rail Passenger Survey.
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