Regional and Urban Rail
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High Speed Rail
Reforming Rail Franchising
Rail Cities in the 21st Century - The Case for Devolution
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.
Rail Cities in the 21st Century - The Case for Devolution
High level review of track access charges
Public transport tendering in the Netherlands
This report looks at how the Netherlands has achieved an integrated public transport network whilst devolving responsibilities for local services to local transport authorities.
Future of Rail Franchising
Enhancing the PTE role on rail in the city regions
A review of key issues and options for enhancing the PTE role on rail in the city regions, conducted by Atkins for pteg.
Review of Access Planning
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Railways in the North of England
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pteg responds to Rail Review
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:
pteg welcomes Northern Trains announcement
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:
Failure to invest in rail could slow regional regeneration
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.
PTEs seek more powers over local rail networks
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:
pteg welcomes Government moves to devolve powers over local rail networks
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:
pteg responds to SRA rolling stock strategy
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
pteg researches ‘the case for rail in the conurbations’
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.
pteg concern at high leasing charges
pteg is calling for train leasing charges that reflect the quality and type of train, and for more transparency and flexibility in train lease contracts to tackle overcrowding on PTE rail networks.
pteg responds to the Rail in the North report
pteg (which represents Britain’s seven PTEs) today welcomed a House of Commons Transport Select Committee report into ‘Railways in the North of England’.