A new guide to real ale pubs close to railway stations in the South West has been launched. Inspired by Rail Ale Trails on Devon and Cornwall branch lines (Modern Railways, April 2010), the Rail Ale Guide features over 200 good pubs near railway stations throughout the South West, covering Bristol, ...

Analysis published by the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) suggests a significant increase in demand for rail travel in the first half of 2010. ATOC says that October 2009 marked a turning point, and in 2010 overall demand has begun to grow significantly. In January to March 2010, passenger journeys rose by ...

Ian Prosser, the Office of Rail Regulation's (ORR's) director of rail safety, says Britain has one of the safest railways in Europe, but some underlying safety trends warn that there can be no room for complacency. He was launching the new annual ORR Health and Safety Report, which is a revamped ...

The Rail Minister, Theresa Villiers, has set out proposals for passenger rail franchises to be 'longer, more flexible and more responsive to the needs of passengers, and provide better value for taxpayers'. Franchises would run for 15 years as standard, so long as performance levels were maintained. In return for more private investment in the ...

Oyster card holders are able to travel to popular UK towns and cities at massively discounted prices in a new month-long promotion. From Saturday 26th June to Sunday 25th July inclusive, train companies in conjunction with Transport for London (TfL) are offering savings on off-peak journeys from London to more than ...

The following letter was printed in Modern Railways July 2010 issue. The data supplied by Mr Dormer is also shown here. NFRIP I refer to Roger Ford’s article on p27 of the June issue entitled ‘NFRIP - the great leveller’. I would like to apologise to anyone who was offended by the ...

Ten thousand free tickets will be given out to passengers to travel on London Overground’s new East London railway on its first day of operating a full public service on Sunday 23 May. The offer will mark the first time that passengers on London Overground’s new trains will be able to ...

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O¹Toole and Franks leave National Express National Express Group PLC announced on 5 May that Ray O¹Toole, Chief Operating Officer, had retired as a director. He will be assisting Dean Finch, Group Chief Executive, on a number of projects over the next 12 months. John Devaney, Chairman of the Company, said, ...