Rail re-privatisation coming down the track?
Faisal Islam believes the flawed separation of train and track in the privatisation of BR is set to be rolled back.
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Unions, transport campaigners and rail passenger groups launch a day of action to protest at “massive” fare increases and cuts to jobs and services.
A seven-foot torrent of water swept Krymsk’s residents from their beds in the middle of the night, claiming 139 lives in one town alone. Many in the Black Sea resort remain missing on Sunday.
More than 100 are dead and thousands fleeing storms and landslides in southern Russia. Tourists and locals are feared dead in the Black Sea resort area where the 2014 Olympics will be held.
Network Rail is given a £4m fine for health and safety failures which caused the Grayrigg train crash in 2007 in which one person died and a further 86 were injured.
Drivers could face new tolls to use major roads under plans to hand control of parts of Britain’s network to private companies, David Cameron will announce today.
Faisal Islam believes the flawed separation of train and track in the privatisation of BR is set to be rolled back.
US President Barack Obama’s $3.8tr budget calls for “shared responsibilities” – but Republicans say he has broken his promise to slash the deficit.
As Pakistan’s political crisis deepens, Anwar Akhtar, an expert in south Asian politics and culture, looks at everyday life in the tumultuous country – and picks his top ten observations.
The government has given the HS2 project the green light – but campaigners say the battle for high speed rail in the UK is not yet won. Channel 4 News looks at the arguments for and against.
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.
Police hope a trial scheme, dubbed Operation Tornado, will stop the easy movement of stolen scrap metal, as soaring metal prices drive illicit trade. Alex Thomson reports from a Kent scrapyard.
High speed winds leave roads blocked and trains cancelled, as a woman and child are hospitalised in Hertfordshire after a tree crashes onto their car.
Britain faces a difficult year in 2012, says the prime minister in his new year’s message – but he pledges the coalition government will do “everything it takes” to get the country up to strength.
UK train fares will rise by an average of 0.7 per cent above the rate of inflation from January 2012, the Asssociation of Train Operating Companies has announced.