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Rail punctuality figures reveal fewer than half of trains on main routes ran on time
Friday 31 May 2013
Fewer than half the trains ran on time on some main line routes in the last 12 months, according to official figures.
Virgin Trains statement delivers final insult to FA Cup final fans
Thursday 18 April 2013
Late kick-off for Wembley showpiece between Wigan and Manchester City has been criticised
Oh, mother! Why couldn’t you break your hand off-peak?
Monday 18 February 2013
It's no surprise that train companies receive poor customer satisfaction ratings in the latest survey. Plus, a snapshot of times past on the BBC
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Why can't I buy a cheap rail ticket from London to Penrith at Easter?
Monday 28 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Commuter chaos to follow the weekend whiteout: snow forecast to last until Thursday
Sunday 20 January 2013
Britain’s big freeze is expected to continue until at least Thursday, with more snow forecast to blanket Britain.
Get off the train or we’re not leaving, passengers told
Thursday 27 December 2012
The chaotic scenes come just a week ahead of the introduction of an above-inflation fare rise
More travel misery for commuters following cancellations on busy lines including Gatwick Express
Wednesday 07 November 2012
Rail commuters endured rush-hour travel misery for the third day running today.
Anyone but Branson? Mails trawled for evidence of 'anti-Virgin' bias over rail franchise
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Thousands of internal Department of Transport emails are to be trawled for evidence that civil servants wanted to hand the lucrative London to Scotland West Coast train service “to anyone but Branson”.
Civil servants 'bungled West Coast rail deal', MPs told
Monday 29 October 2012
Civil servants committed an "accumulation of significant errors" that led to the collapse of the handover of the West Coast rail franchise, an independent inquiry has found.
Long-term West Coast deal may not be settled until 2016
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Virgin asked to keep running line until new contest can be held after franchise fiasco
Investment Column: Hold tight on Stagecoach but buy FirstGroup
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Stagecoach: Hold. Price: 280.5p (-1.3p) FirstGroup: Speculative Buy. Price: 184.6p (-6.1p)
Transport official suspended over rail fiasco is ex-Goldman banker
Friday 05 October 2012
Kate Mingay ran team responsible for finance model in bidding process for West Coast line
Editorial: A fiasco, but there is light at the end of the tunnel
Thursday 04 October 2012
The debacle over the West Coast Main Line raises questions of accountability in Whitehall
Virgin plans legal fight for West Coast train line
Tuesday 28 August 2012
Richard Branson’s lawyers want a judicial review after contract awarded to FirstGroup
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