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Crossrail workers are shocked to discover 13 skeletons buried under a square in the City of London – and archaeologists say a mass grave containing the bones of 50,000 people could be nearby.
As passengers face inflation-busting fare rises on the first working day of 2013, Channel 4 News reveals the extent that commuting by rail has become unaffordable for many low income workers.
In theory, the west coast main line could now have three different operators in the coming years, under Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin’s temporary fix for the government’s rail fiasco.
Faisal Islam believes the flawed separation of train and track in the privatisation of BR is set to be rolled back.
“Sources in the rail industry have told FactCheck there was nothing to stop Labour from specifying a longer period of time in this document if they had really wanted the change to last longer than one year.”
Transport Secretary Justine Greening launches the HS2 project which promises to slash journey times between major UK cities – but campaigners tell Channel 4 News there could be legal challenges.
A government-commissioned report gives the clearest indication yet that the proposed £32 billion HS2 high-speed rail project will be given the go ahead.
Network Rail admits track-side cable theft has reached epidemic proportions, with up to five daily attacks in the North East of England alone. North of England reporter Morland Sanders investigates.
As the consultation deadline for the £32bn high-speed rail network approaches, campaigners tell Channel 4 News it is “totally flawed,” whilst the FactCheck team explore the issue of compensation.
The Government says a review of rail costs will see taxpayers get a better deal and more efficient trains – but unions are warning that passengers could face higher fares.
A review into whether the UK’s railway network is giving value for money proposes increasing some fares – but decreasing others. Passengers tell Channel 4 News tickets are already overpriced.
The claim “Each family (is) to pay over £1,000 for a vanity project” TaxPayers’ Alliance letter to The Daily Telegraph, March 10, 2011
Rail passengers faced major travel disruption as the East Coast route linking London and Scotland was suspended, although the situation is likely to improve tomorrow, as Darshna Soni discovers.
With the freezing temperatures showing no sign of abating, the snowfalls have again caused travel and economic chaos, closing railways, four major airports and bringing motorists to a halt.
After a nine year wait, Network Rail and maintenance company Jarvis Rail are to be prosecuted over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash in which seven people died, writes Julian Rush.