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Rail liberalisation debated in Europe
Rail liberalisation debated in Europe

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Rail liberalisation debated in Europe

admin2017-06-03T10:15:14+00:00May 28th, 2013|Tags: policy|

This cheesy video aside, the EU Commission is doing good work to liberalise the European rail industry. At the beginning of this year, they announced long-awaited proposals for the 4th Railway Package. Despite the unimaginative name, the proposals could lead to dramatic changes in the industry, such as removing factors hampering competition and preclude the restructuring of the railway sector and improvements of rail service quality and efficiency. They've been supported in this by Robert Zile, the ECR spokesman in the European Parliament Transport [...]

Rail Privatisation
Rail Privatisation

News, policy

Rail Privatisation

admin2017-06-03T10:17:37+00:00April 28th, 2013|Tags: media, thinktanks|

Christian Wolmar and Tony Lodge debate rail privatisation on the BBC. WLR’s view is that the argument should not be a sterile one between full nationalisation and the partial nationalisation that is the current franchise system. […]

Mrs Thatcher and the Jubilee Line Extension
Mrs Thatcher and the Jubilee Line Extension

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Mrs Thatcher and the Jubilee Line Extension

admin2013-04-08T13:14:58+00:00April 8th, 2013|Tags: thinktanks|

With the sad death of Baroness Thatcher it is worth remembering the support she gave the creators of Canary Wharf, Olympia & York – without this it is likely the regeneration project of those former docks would not have been so much of a success. […]

Rail’s second chance
Rail’s second chance

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Rail’s second chance

admin2017-06-03T11:09:18+00:00March 25th, 2013|Tags: policy, thinktanks|

The Centre for Policy Studies has published a paper on Rail’s Second Chance arguing that more competition on the railways produces better profits for operators and lower fares and higher satisfaction for passengers. […]

Manchester United
Manchester United

policy, Technical

Manchester United

admin2013-03-18T17:17:28+00:00March 18th, 2013|Tags: media, policy, thinktanks|

The Economist has published an article on the Northern Hub, in Manchester. This is how it starts. FOR £33 billion and a 20-year wait, Britain is to get a high-speed rail line connecting London to the north of England. For £32 billion-odd less than that sum, it gets the Northern Hub. Far less controversial or glamorous — the funding process was a bit like a church-roof appeal at first, says Chris Fletcher of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce — the project is a terrific [...]