The rail industry - an introduction
August, 2011
A basic introduction to the way the rail industry works, highlighting its key features and mechanisms.
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Regional and Urban Rail
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Stations RUS
July, 2011
Consulting body:
Network Rail
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High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain's Future
July, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Amending licences to give passengers the information they need to plan and make journeys
June, 2011
Consulting body:
Office of Rail Regulation
High Speed Rail
May, 2011
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Reforming Rail Franchising
October, 2010
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Rail Cities in the 21st Century - The Case for Devolution
October, 2010
Modern and efficient rail networks are key to ensuring that city regions can grow in a green and smart way. But to realise the potential of urban rail, remote control by Whitehall needs to be replaced with local control by the city regions themselves. Only then can rail play its part in the fully integrated, responsive public transport networks that the city regions need.
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Rail Cities in the 21st Century - The Case for Devolution
October, 2010
pteg's vision for rail in the city regions
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High level review of track access charges
August, 2010
Consulting body:
Office of Rail Regulation
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Public transport tendering in the Netherlands
July, 2010
This report looks at how the Netherlands has achieved an integrated public transport network whilst devolving responsibilities for local services to local transport authorities.
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Track access charge review
September, 2003
Consulting body:
Office of Rail Regulation
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Future of rail
August, 2003
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Specification of network outputs
August, 2003
Consulting body:
Strategic Rail Authority
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Overcrowding on public transport
December, 2002
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Capacity utilisation policy
October, 2002
Consulting body:
Strategic Rail Authority
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Future fares policy
September, 2002
Consulting body:
Strategic Rail Authority
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Railways in the North of England
June, 2002
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Passengers lose under Railways Bill
Thursday, November 25, 2004
pteg expressed its concern today over clauses in the Railways Bill (published today) which would remove the PTEs’ powers to plan and manage local rail networks.
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Concern over Railways Bill
Friday, November 12, 2004
Britain’s seven Passenger Transport Executives (which serve more than thirteen million people in some of the country’s largest city regions) have expressed their concern over Government proposals to strip them of their powers over local rail networks.
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End of Northern rail franchise uncertainty
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
pteg today welcomed the Government's decision to go ahead with the Northern Rail franchise, and looks forward to working with Northern Rail operator - Serco-NedRailways.
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pteg responds to Rail Review
Thursday, July 15, 2004
pteg today welcomed Alistair Darling’s announcement that PTEs are to be given more powers over their local rail networks.
Kieran Preston, Director General of Metro, and Chair of pteg said:
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pteg welcomes Northern Trains announcement
Thursday, July 1, 2004
pteg today welcomed the announcement that Serco-NedRailways is the preferred bidder for the Northern Trains franchise.
Kieran Preston, Director General of Metro and Chair of pteg, said:
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Failure to invest in rail could slow regional regeneration
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Economic development in some of Britain’s largest regional cities could be held back through lack of investment in their commuter rail networks, a new report, launched today shows.
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PTEs seek more powers over local rail networks
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
pteg is calling for PTEs to be given an enhanced role in the delivery of local rail services in its response to Alistair Darling’s rail review.
Roy Wicks, Director General of South Yorkshire PTE, takes the lead for pteg on rail:
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pteg welcomes Government moves to devolve powers over local rail networks
Monday, January 19, 2004
pteg today welcomed Alistair Darling’s announcement that powers over local rail services could be devolved to the Passenger Transport Executives.
Roy Wicks, Director General of South Yorkshire PTE, takes the lead for pteg on rail:
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pteg responds to SRA rolling stock strategy
Friday, December 19, 2003
pteg described the Strategic Rail Authority’s rolling stock strategy released today as, ‘a welcome commitment from the SRA to better manage and coordinate decisions on rolling stock,’ but said, ‘there was still no clear plan for providing the extra trains needed to tackle worsening
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pteg researches ‘the case for rail in the conurbations’
Thursday, October 30, 2003
pteg has commissioned a new report – ‘The Case for Rail in the Conurbations’. Transport consultants JMP have been commissioned to produce the report which will examine the role of rail in the conurbations in the context of the full range of relevant Government policy objectives.
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