Regional and Urban Rail
Resources
Rail Decentralisation
Alternative Solutions RUS
Reforming the railways
Periodic Review 2013: Consultation on incentives
The potential for increased on-rail competition
Initial Industry Plan Consultation
Rail in the North
Periodic Review PR13
Rolling Stock RUS
Pages
Transport and Disability Discrimination - a Practical Guide for Rail Services (Disability Rights Commission)
Passenger Rail Franchising
Closures and minor modifications
Proposal for a regulation on public passenger transport services by road and by rail
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (lifting part three exemptions for transport services)
Rail costs and charges review
Amendment of Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 1994
Community railway strategy
Rail Review
Rolling stock strategy
Pages
Report's call for bigger role for PTEs on stations is welcomed
Recognition for PTE success story on stations
pteg today welcomed the ‘Better Rail Stations’ report’s call for a greater role for PTEs on stations.
Lead Director General for rail issues for pteg, Geoff Inskip, said:
Concern over train investment cutbacks
Following on from a Parliamentary debate today, pteg expressed concern that overcrowding at key regional rail hubs could get worse as the Department of Transport is seeking to scale down its planned investment in additional rolling stock for the North’s rail network.
pteg supports Railway Children this Christmas
This Christmas, instead of sending Christmas cards, pteg is making a donation to support the valuable work of Railway Children. Railway Children work to stop the abuse of children living alone and at risk on the streets. Many of these children live in or around railway stations.
Transport Secretary leads train naming to honour the late Barbara Castle
TRANSPORT Secretary Ruth Kelly today joined the family of Barbara Castle to help name a Northern Rail train after the late Labour MP and first woman Transport Minister.
Call for bigger say on local rail networks
Cllr Mark Dowd OBE, the new Chair of the group of six Passenger Transport Authorities (which represents the six English metropolitan areas of England) has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly MP, to welcome the prospect of greater influence over local rail networks.
Rail White Paper response
Geoff Inskip, Director General of Centro takes the lead for pteg on rail issues:
City region transport authorities welcome new trains – but regions should get fair share
Passenger Transport Authorities (PTAs) for six of Britain’s largest city regions have welcomed plans for 1,000 new carriages – but have called on Government to ensure that Britain’s booming city regions get their fair share of the investment.
pteg pleased with Northern Rail outcome
Roy Wicks, Director General of South Yorkshire PTE, and lead spokesperson on rail issues for pteg, today said:
Darling's rail expansion speech welcomed
Responding to Alistair Darling’s speech at a national rail conference on 15th March 2006, pteg Support Unit, Director, Tim Larner, said:
PTEs disappointed by downgrading of franchise powers but heartened by cross party support for strong future role
pteg said today it was disappointed that the Government has pushed through clauses in the Railways Bill that will remove the PTEs’ automatic right to be co-signatories of rail franchises [1] – despite considerable cross party opposition in both the upper and lower houses. The PTEs have used the