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OFF THE RAILS: ORR’s Director of Economics, Finance and Markets, Will Godfrey
In this week's 'Off the Rails', I spoke to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)'s Director of Economics, Finance and Markets, Will Godfrey.
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Great British Railways (GBR)
Great British Railways (GBR) is a planned state-owned public body that, from 2023, will oversee rail transport in Great Britain. The organisation will replace Network Rail as the operator of rail infrastructure, and will also control the contracting of train operations, the setting of timetables and fares, and the collection of fare revenue in the majority of England.
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Ministers set out blueprint through Draft Rail Reform Bill
Ministers in the UK have set out a blueprint for the future of British rail, through the introduction of the Draft Rail Reform Bill.
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SilverRail’s Vice President of UK Rail, David Pitt, shares top industry predictions for 2024
SilverRail's Vice President of UK Rail, David Pitt, has shared his predictions for the rail industry for the year 2024.
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Network Rail announce new Managing Director for Eastern region
Network Rail have announced the appointment of Jake Kelly as the new Managing Director of its Eastern region.
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RIA react to UK rail passenger numbers hitting post COVID high
RIA have responded to DfT figures which depict rail passenger numbers averaging over 98% daily in April, a record post COVID-19 high.
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HS1 Ltd appoints first-ever Strategy & Regulation Director
HS1 Ltd has appointed Mattias Bjornfors as its first-ever Strategy & Regulation Director.
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Derby selected as new home of Great British Railways
Following a long search, the UK Government have announced Derby as the new home of Great British Railways.
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Q&A with East West Rail Company’s Simon Scott: The East West Rail project
Global Railway Review’s Elliot Robinson interviews Simon Scott, Engineering Director at the East West Rail Company, about the East West Rail project – which was publicly endorsed by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement - and what hopes he has for the project going into 2023.
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Trebling rail freight can help support transition to net zero
Rail Partners have set out the need for an ambitious freight growth target to transform the sector over the next three decades.
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RIA calls on Government to reduce rail uncertainty
On the eve of the new Transport Secretary’s speech at the 2022 Conservative Party Conference, the RIA has called for the UK Government to provide more certainty to the rail industry.
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New report urges UK Gov to harness private sector to deliver rail growth
Rail Partners have published a report which outlines how private operators can support Government ambitions for growth and net zero.
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South Western Railway commit to reach net zero by 2040
South Western Railway have announced a landmark commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 at the latest.
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RIA urges new PM to adopt six-point plan for the future of UK rail
The RIA have set out a six-point plan for the future of rail, which it is urging the new Prime Minister to adopt.
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Key documents on future regulation of the rail network published by ORR
ORR have published four documents about the future regulation of the GB rail network, with three of these supporting ORR’s 2023 periodic review.
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Official shortlist and vote announced to choose home of Great British Railways
Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and York will compete in a public vote to be the home of GBR.