(12 Jul 2017, 11:27 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]https://www.sun-fm.com/news/local/232761...this-man-/
Station is literally a dump!
(28 Jul 2017, 2:16 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]An agreement has been reached to build a new station at Horden on the Durham Coast Line.
(01 Jan 2019, 9:55 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]https://www.aslef.org.uk/article.php?group_id=6486Don’t believe the unions. They are playing political ways now. What i mean by that is they are trying to get the Railways back into public ownership which they say will bring benefits but only too their staff wage increases. Most Rail companies make 1-2% profit from the Rail Ticket with a few expectations such as Cross Country which has a monopoly on the Routes they serve and very high prices.
How much has been siphoned out of the system over the last few years?!
(04 Jan 2019, 1:40 pm)NewcastleOne wrote [ -> ]Don’t believe the unions. They are playing political ways now. What i mean by that is they are trying to get the Railways back into public ownership which they say will bring benefits but only too their staff wage increases. Most Rail companies make 1-2% profit from the Rail Ticket with a few expectations such as Cross Country which has a monopoly on the Routes they serve and very high prices.
(04 Jan 2019, 3:11 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]I cant upload images for some reason, but last year's report from the ORR outlines how much profit (or not) each TOC makes.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/26439/uk-rail-industry-financial-information-2016-17.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjHoNWEtNTfAhVNyxoKHYHIAE0QFjABegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw1kdKL6ObnaTKgoyw9JjYPJ
(hopefully the link works).
So although they may only make 1-2% profit from a rail ticket, multiply that percentage by x and obviously there is the potential to end up at y.
I've no idea whether that ties in with the figures put forward by Aslef mind.
(30 Apr 2019, 8:03 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert...5056b64545
Changes ahead at Sunderland?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/two-i...rail-fares
Changes to ticketing, including section between Newcastle and Edinburgh
(12 Oct 2019, 10:27 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Few train contracts coming up for renewal in the next year or so...
CrossCounty - 18th October 2020
GWR - 31st March 2020
Southeastern - 31st March 2020
First Trenitalia to take over West Coast Main Line rail services from 8 December 2019. (as we knew)
Anyone got any information, on who's bid for what?
https://www.gov.uk/government/collection...agreements
Here's a starting point for you.
On a connected note, rumours abound that Northern franchise may become available soon.
(12 Oct 2019, 12:07 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]
https://www.gov.uk/government/collection...agreements
Here's a starting point for you.
On a connected note, rumours abound that Northern franchise may become available soon.
(12 Oct 2019, 12:19 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Thanks, be interesting if Northern becomes available early.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-...ssion=true
Media seem to be picking up on comments made by Grant Shapps and drawing their own conclusions.