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More passengers set to benefit from £100m station improvement fund
28 November 2011 | By Network Rail
Passengers are set to benefit from £46m of improvements to stations across England...
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Rail industry calls for tough new measures on metal theft
8 November 2011 | By Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
The rail industry called for tough new measures to deal with cable theft...
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Bids encoraged for £100m station improvement fund
5 September 2011 | By Network Rail
Train operators, local authorities and other third parties are being encouraged to submit applications for the next wave of funding...
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Passengers benefit from £150m investment in train stations
5 July 2011 | By ATOC
A multi-million pound project that has seen major improvements made to train stations across England & Wales is being celebrated...
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Train companies respond to National Passenger Survey
29 June 2011 | By Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
In response to the publication of the latest National Passenger Survey, Michael Roberts, Chief Executive, ATOC, said...
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Bids invited for new £100m station improvement fund
18 April 2011 | By Network Rail
Stations of any size could benefit from a new £100m station improvement fund launched by Network Rail and the ATOC today...
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Bringing the benefits of rail to the wider economy
10 December 2010 | By Edward Welsh, Director of Corporate Affairs, Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
Passenger rail in Britain has boomed since privatisation as train companies have worked with the rest of the industry to improve services for passengers and attract ever greater numbers of people to the network. People have returned to the railways in numbers not seen since the Second World War, with…
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Surge in intercity rail passengers points to fundamental shift in way britons travel
16 September 2010 | By Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
A fundamental shift in the way that people travel around the country is taking place, as new figures show...
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Magnadata Group Ltd secures £24m UK rail ticket contract
18 August 2010 | By Magnadata Group Ltd
Magnadata Group was awarded a five year contract by ATOC to produce the iconic orange magnetic rail ticket & associated products...
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One million extra journeys with Oyster pay as you go on National Rail
15 July 2010 | By TfL
A million extra journeys are being made each week using Oyster pay as you go on National Rail after it was extended to all 350 National Rail stations...
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Making Britain’s railway ‘greener’
29 January 2008 | By Ian Papworth, Engineering Director, Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
At the end of the Brussels European Council of 8/9 March 2007, the EU Presidency committed itself by commenting that; “The EU makes a firm independent commitment to achieve at least a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 1990.” The need to find greener solutions has…
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Britain’s new look rolling stock
3 November 2005 | By George Muir, Director General, Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
During the last few years, Britain’s railways have seen a massive investment in new rolling stock to replace around 40% of the national fleet.