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November 11, 2009: STUC Women’s Conference backs RMT demands on travel safety and Driver Only Operation

October 30, 2009: New House of Commons Early Day Motion on Network Rail attacks on frontline jobs and rail safety

October 18, 2009: Brian Souter woos National Express investors

October 05, 2009: RMT calls on government to mark tenth anniversary of Paddington train disaster by reversing Network Rail maintenance cuts

September 01, 2009: New 10-year strategy for Great Western railway

August 05, 2009: Lord Adonis: 'High speed rail has well and truly arrived in Britain'

August 02, 2009: Don't let the defeatists and cynics talk down Britain's need for speed

August 02, 2009: Rail chance of a lifetime to electrify the Valley lines

July 30, 2009: National Express makes loss after East Coast exit

July 27, 2009: MPs urge rail franchise reforms

July 27, 2009: MPs worry recession could see Virgin abandon West Coast railway line

July 27, 2009: Stagecoach in talks with consortium bidding for National Express

July 24, 2009: Cosmen plans Express takeover bid

July 24, 2009: Lord Adonis holds key to National Express takeover

July 23, 2009: New bidder for National Express as First Group pulls out of takeover

July 17, 2009: UK rail inquiries moving to India

July 13, 2009: Minister warns Brown over spending cutbacks

July 09, 2009: Nationalising the East Coast rail line's a golden opportunity

July 05, 2009: Have we reached the end of the line for privatisation?

July 04, 2009: Privatisation has been a train wreck

July 04, 2009: Focus turns to rail franchise system

July 01, 2009: £30bn shortfall threatens rail and road plans

June 17, 2009: National Express lightens load but still heads for buffers on east coast

May 29, 2009: NX shares rise on stockbrokers' advice to dump rail franchises

May 14, 2009: Revealed: FirstGroup's secret £50m bailout from taxpayer

May 13, 2009: EU approval paves way to sale of UK high-speed rail

May 12, 2009: RMT’s Bob Crow calls press conference on fight for renationalisation of Britain’s failing rail franchises

May 09, 2009: Rail line talks set to spark wave of claims

May 07, 2009: RMT warns of “meltdown” as franchise chaos threatens to blow £2.5 billion hole in government rail budget

May 05, 2009: National Express up on rail deal report

May 04, 2009: Rail deal sparks £400m cash call

April 27, 2009: RMT to demand moratorium on job cuts and freeze on shareholder dividends in rail industry crisis talks with Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon tomorrow

April 19, 2009: Stagecoach locked in rail contract row

April 19, 2009: National Express in rail cash plea

March 20, 2009: First Group outlines plan to cut 3,500 jobs

March 20, 2009: Passengers forced to use older trains, finds Office of Rail Regulation

February 16, 2009: Ministers must act to stop damage to fabric of railways, says RMT

February 16, 2009: Rail operators at crossroads as revenues fall

February 12, 2009: Rail firms next in line for government help

February 01, 2009: Downturn is shunting railway industry towards bail-out

January 31, 2009: Rail ticket machine upgrade call

January 30, 2009: East Coast arrivals cause rail upset

January 28, 2009: National Express may abandon rail business

January 27, 2009: Unions call for government action to halt damaging rail cuts

January 24, 2009: Whitehall puts five train operators on financial critical list

January 22, 2009: Private operators must be told ‘no rail service cuts’, says RMT

January 22, 2009: Rail privatisation has hit the buffers

January 21, 2009: Train companies demand bigger subsidies to protect falling profits

January 02, 2009: Hundreds of railway ticket offices to be shut down in cost cutting exercise

January 01, 2009: Record rail fare rises 'punishing passengers'

December 31, 2008: Time to end private rail fares rip-off, says RMT

December 19, 2008: Redundancies will be resisted, RMT tells National Express

December 19, 2008: Private operators must be told ‘no service cuts’, says RMT

December 17, 2008: Busiest train operator may reduce services

December 16, 2008: ‘Absurd’ train-leasing market is beyond reform, says RMT

December 16, 2008: Clash over rail industry management

December 15, 2008: Bring back British Rail

December 11, 2008: We’ll buy UK’s share of Eurostar - and run it better, say Germans

November 25, 2008: Deutsche Bahn refuses to slow down

November 22, 2008: RMT condemns huge rail fare hikes

November 22, 2008: Rail users' fury as fare rises outstrip inflation

November 05, 2008: Huge First Group profits an obscenity, says RMT

November 05, 2008: FirstGroup reports 44% profits rise

November 04, 2008: Privatisation goes on hold on both sides of the Rhine

November 03, 2008: FirstGroup’s US exposure proves a mixed blessing

October 31, 2008: ‘Passengers prefer people to machines when buying tickets’

October 30, 2008: Network Rail rebuffed on lavatory levy

October 24, 2008: Report prompts calls for inquiry into Potters Bar and Grayrigg rail crashes

October 24, 2008: RMT renews call for inquiry into Grayrigg and Potters Bar crashes

October 23, 2008: Wolverhampton MP calls for nationalisation of railways

October 20, 2008: Now can we nationalise the railways, too, please?

October 16, 2008: Rail franchising ‘efficiency’ being paid for by passengers says RMT

October 16, 2008: Train standing at Platform 1 is not overcrowded, it's 'acceptably loaded'

October 16, 2008: Travellers squeezed by fares, warns watchdog

October 13, 2008: A good time to renationalise the railways

October 13, 2008: Tory plan to cut Network Rail's engineering work monopoly

October 02, 2008: Cutting free police travel will result in more attacks, says RMT

September 01, 2008: RMT launches campaign to stop assaults on staff

September 01, 2008: Action demanded to stem ‘tidal wave’ of assaults

August 22, 2008: £600m South Central contract puts bus and rail in spotlight

August 21, 2008: Arriva profits 40% higher on bus and train boom

August 12, 2008: Protest at rail ticket office cuts

August 01, 2008: Compete more with domestic airlines, rail industry told

July 08, 2008: Train operators told to improve - FGW worst satisfaction rating again

July 01, 2008: Rail Fare Hike Imminent In U.K.

June 28, 2008: MPs Protest FGW's Withdrawal of Buffet Car Services

June 25, 2008: Put staff back on stations for a safer journey, says RMT

June 22, 2008: RMT welcomes high-speed rail review

June 15, 2008: RMT to host major European conference on resisting rail privatisation

June 13, 2008: When it comes to railways, the government is on the wrong track

June 02, 2008: Tube booze party was 'far uglier'

June 02, 2008: Picture of total chaos emerges from Tube’s night of violence

June 01, 2008: Mayor should apologise to assaulted Tube staff, says RMT

May 30, 2008: ‘Half-baked’ Tube booze ban could endanger staff, says RMT

May 28, 2008: UK rail passenger fare takings up over 11% to £7.37 billion in 2007

March 12, 2008: Close ‘obscene’ rail tax loophole, RMT urges Chancellor

February 26, 2008: Franchising is the problem – time to take FGW back, says RMT

February 26, 2008: RMT Parliamentary Group says public control of FGW is the only solution

February 26, 2008: First Great Western Franchise: Written statement to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly

February 21, 2008: Rail white paper 'keeps status quo'

February 21, 2008: Freight specialist Stobart in luxury trains link-up

February 16, 2008: Go-Ahead shares slump after profit warning

February 16, 2008: Go-Ahead’s profits are transport’s loss, says RMT

February 14, 2008: Taken for a Ride

February 02, 2008: UK rail stations redevelopment

January 30, 2008: Build new trains in Britain, says RMT

January 21, 2008: Deutsche Bahn to acquire UK's Laing Rail for up to 170 million euros

January 20, 2008: Railways will run every day of year

January 16, 2008: Second FGW train fare strike planned for 28 Jan

January 09, 2008: Regulator to probe west coast rail upgrade

January 08, 2008: End fragmentation, says RMT as MPs debate rail chaos

January 06, 2008: Railway bosses get million pound pay package

January 06, 2008: Bring back British Rail, all is forgiven

January 06, 2008: Network Rail members call for shake-up

January 04, 2008: Showcase ERTMS train project ‘too complex’

January 03, 2008: Railways to sack private engineers

January 03, 2008: Network Rail grovels and promises to end West Coast main line delays

January 03, 2008: Off the rails

January 03, 2008: Rail fiasco underlines need to end fragmentation, says RMT

January 01, 2008: Passengers fight back over rail fare rises

December 31, 2007: Passenger fury as rail fares rise by up to 15 per cent despite delays, overcrowding and poor service

December 17, 2007: Arriva reports substantial franchise bid costs

December 11, 2007: New East Coast franchise will squeeze passengers, warns RMT

December 04, 2007: Rail franchise system is milking the hapless traveller for tax

November 16, 2007: Network Rail may cut investment if recession hits UK

November 11, 2007: Let Network Rail Run Passenger Services, says RMT

October 05, 2007: 'Rail firms exploit tax loophole'

October 04, 2007: EU takes us back to the age of rail privateers

September 21, 2007: Tories show true colours with anti-rail manifesto

September 04, 2007: Wrexham to London rail link gets green light

September 03, 2007: Train firms seek new agreement to finance expansion

September 03, 2007: Free pensioners double passengers on rural rail line this summer

August 29, 2007: Plans to make passengers pay bigger share of rail costs may break law

August 19, 2007: The dignity of trains is in looking like themselves, not ice-cream vans

July 30, 2007: Europe's railways - A high-speed revolution

July 26, 2007: Huge National Express profits ‘a slap in the face’, says RMT

July 25, 2007: Fare games

July 25, 2007: UK passengers to bear brunt of rail cost

July 24, 2007: Rail passengers unable to absorb operators' endless fare hikes

July 24, 2007: End rail franchising and stop the squeeze on passengers, says RMT

July 23, 2007: 1,300 extra carriages to ease rail crowding

July 23, 2007: Rail watchdog calls for review of fare rises

July 22, 2007: Railway's over-priced fares revealed

July 22, 2007: Bowker takes continental bus route to expansion after National Express group lose UK trains

July 11, 2007: Train company cut carriages despite record of crowding

July 11, 2007: National Express fails to win key franchise

June 29, 2007: Rail fares set to rise several times above inflation rate

June 27, 2007: East London Line privatisation raises serious concerns, says rail-safety expert

June 19, 2007: London to Midlands in 45mins on a double-deck express train

June 06, 2007: Train operators submit bids for UK East Coast rail franchise

May 15, 2007: FirstGroup's Cross Country franchise bid hits buffers

May 14, 2007: RMT wins freedom of information battle over rail franchises

May 09, 2007: South West rail plans for more passengers

May 07, 2007: Network Rail says broader remit would reduce fares

May 05, 2007: £58m Electrostar train order for Bombardier Derby plant

April 29, 2007: Arriva proposal seeks to end train leasing dominance

April 25, 2007: An Australian view of Britain's railways

April 24, 2007: Train operator passengers love to hate

April 23, 2007: Rail commuters ponder national fare strike

April 21, 2007: MP's campaign silences train horns at night

April 19, 2007: Unions call for railways to be returned to public control

April 12, 2007: RMT welcomes call for re-integration of rail in Scotland

April 12, 2007: Thursday Morning Stock Market Transport shares hit by rail nationalisation fears

April 12, 2007: Scotland may end private rail within four years

April 12, 2007: Secret talks open way to nationalise rail network

April 12, 2007: Privatisation and fragmentation will undermine safety of London Rail, says RMT

April 08, 2007: A £20bn ticket, but where to?

April 03, 2007: RMT welcomes improvement plans as ‘good start’

April 03, 2007: UK railways to get £2.4 billion upgrade

April 02, 2007: Few signs of community rail overhaul two years on

March 29, 2007: UK rail sector shows across the board growth in third quarter

March 26, 2007: Rail services '88% over capacity'

March 15, 2007: Rail users face years of price rises to pay for solutions to overcrowding

March 14, 2007: Extra rail carriages 'not enough' to ease overcrowding

March 14, 2007: New rolling stock must not be cash cow for profiteers, says RMT

March 14, 2007: Price rises for cheap saver tickets likely under review of rail fares

March 13, 2007: Railway 'to get 1,000 carriages'

March 11, 2007: New signalling system stuck in sidings

February 24, 2007: Management systems must come under investigation, says RMT

February 24, 2007: Keep privateer train operators’ hands off the tracks says RMT

February 20, 2007: Drop wasteful GNER franchising says RMT

February 20, 2007: Four shortlisted for East Coast rail franchise

February 16, 2007: Crowded trains ‘to leave 130,000 standing’

February 15, 2007: Train operators ‘talking rubbish’ on rail assaults, says RMT

February 15, 2007: Computerised training plan for UK train drivers

February 11, 2007: Shortlist for East Coast rail franchise meets delay

January 29, 2007: EU says rail passengers up 2.2 pct in 2005 vs 2004, freight stable

January 22, 2007: We are not going to stand for it

January 22, 2007: To hell with the coffee. Just make the train run

January 19, 2007: Commuters can't all sit down says rail minister

January 08, 2007: Virgin bids to run East Coast rail route

January 07, 2007: The runaway train of UK's privatised railway finances

December 04, 2006: RMT cleaners perform Cleaners’ Christmas Carol for scrooge rail bosses

December 01, 2006: How rail network suffered a breakdown

November 22, 2006: RMT calls for new north-south railway in public sector

November 07, 2006: U.K.'s Rail Franchise System Should Be Scrapped, Lawmakers Say

November 07, 2006: Act now to stop the violence, Northern Rail staff tell bosses

November 05, 2006: RMT calls for moratorium on ‘failed’ rail-franchising system

November 05, 2006: MPs raise rail-franchising fears

November 03, 2006: Railway franchise system hits the buffers

October 17, 2006: Rail firms being squeezed, says Sea Containers chief

October 14, 2006: Test run for Wrexham open access rail firm

October 04, 2006: Hundreds of jobs likely to go at GNER

September 28, 2006: Successful resolutions from 2006 Conference of Traincrews and Shunting Grades

September 28, 2006: National Express focused on rail bids despite lower profits, cost rises

September 26, 2006: Railways heading for 'spectacular failure'

September 25, 2006: Former Sea Containers rail chief predicts collapse of UK rail franchising

September 25, 2006: Private Rail Cash Dries Up

September 22, 2006: Huge majority want public railways, says Ipsos MORI poll

September 19, 2006: Three vie with Virgin for rail franchise

September 04, 2006: GNER denies plan to quit East Coast line

August 25, 2006: Trains taking strain from busy airports

August 25, 2006: GNER paying price for high bid, says Virgin

August 23, 2006: Rail travellers lament ticket costs

August 23, 2006: Union calls for 'public ownership' of rail firm

August 22, 2006: Train drivers get lessons on going slowly to cut fuel bills

August 22, 2006: Passenger discontent over rail fares and overcrowding grows

August 21, 2006: Bring GNER back in-house to save jobs and rail services, says RMT

August 14, 2006: GNER franchise at risk in debt crisis

August 13, 2006: Rival moves in with bid for GNER

August 06, 2006: Rail firm given two hours to sign £1bn deal

August 05, 2006: Commuter hits out at rail firm

July 31, 2006: GNER jobs at risk as Sea Containers fights to stay afloat

July 30, 2006: Rail firm loses route challenge

July 30, 2006: 'This company will be liquidated': GNER's owner under fire

July 25, 2006: GNER chief to stand down

July 17, 2006: Sea Containers 'ready to sell GNER' to avoid bankruptcy

July 17, 2006: Panel gives rail commuters a say, claims FGW

July 14, 2006: Research backs RMT view that high fares deter rail use

July 09, 2006: Fresh setback for Eurotunnel restructuring plan

June 03, 2006: Rail franchise process to be changed after east coast battle

April 13, 2006: Garnett heads for the exit at GNER

April 11, 2006: Tough payments stance hits rail group

March 31, 2006: Calls for new bids on GNER route

March 29, 2006: GNER forced to make way for rival

March 29, 2006: Transport officials monitoring financial state of GNER parent

March 29, 2006: GNER threatens to ditch rival's contract

March 26, 2006: GNER parent warns of banking breach

March 24, 2006: Small-scale train operator given green signal on east coast

March 22, 2006: £2bn pledged for region's trains

March 10, 2006: Plan to step down sparks talk of rail sector tie-up

March 06, 2006: Key test for Rail Regulator as firms pitch for new services

March 03, 2006: Clear track ahead for new train firm?

February 22, 2006: Our railways are too congested for a franchise free-for-all

February 20, 2006: Red signal for Central rail route

February 15, 2006: Public ownership of train operators will release £200 million a year for safer stations, says RMT

February 08, 2006: One train cancelled every five minutes

February 02, 2006: Train stations 'deplorable' as responsibility shunned

February 02, 2006: Passengers feel unsafe at stations, say MPs

February 02, 2006: State of rail stations under fire

January 30, 2006: RMT warns of licence for closures and bustitution of rail services

January 30, 2006: Dishonest GW deal signals cash crisis by end of decade

January 30, 2006: Rail passengers 'abandoned by ministers'

January 30, 2006: RMT calls for adequate station staff on every station

January 30, 2006: 20% rise in crime at stations

January 30, 2006: Report warns on rail safety

January 29, 2006: Axe to fall on rail network

January 29, 2006: Closure threat to rural and regional rail services

January 28, 2006: Rail regulator deals heavy blow to GNER

January 27, 2006: UK rail regulator set to approve new London-Sunderland rail services

January 23, 2006: Legal row looming over rail plans

January 23, 2006: Train operators braced for East Coast setback

January 23, 2006: Rail travel in Britain three times more expensive than France

January 23, 2006: Rail fares may double under plans to deregulate operators

January 22, 2006: End of the line for rural trains?

January 19, 2006: Ministers demand £100m cut in train lease charges

January 16, 2006: FirstGroup says it may need to invest more in rail franchise

January 16, 2006: Network Rail's east coast line embargo challenged

January 01, 2006: 'Cattle-class' rail travel will last 10 more years

December 30, 2005: Rail travel rises to highest level since 1958

December 20, 2005: Dept of Transport announces bidders for South Western Franchise

December 14, 2005: First pays £2bn to clinch rail franchises

December 14, 2005: FirstGroup wins £2bn rail battle

December 13, 2005: FirstGroup wins rail franchises

December 13, 2005: FirstGroup wins Greater Western and Thameslink/Great Northern rail franchises, shares jump

October 08, 2005: Rail Safe Changes 'Ditched'

October 04, 2005: 6 years on lessons still not learned from Ladbroke Grove disaster, says RMT

October 04, 2005: Is Britain facing the biggest rail cuts since the Beeching era?

September 13, 2005: End the great railways rip-off says RMT, as new study exposes profiteering

August 17, 2005: Trial set for £60m rail safety system

August 01, 2005: Many passengers feel unsafe on Train Stations

July 31, 2005: Rail Passengers Council complains over 'wrong kind of complaints'

July 20, 2005: 27 MPs sign up to Public Ownership of Greater Western Franchise

July 20, 2005: Rail stations dirty and a haven for thieves, watchdog finds

July 01, 2005: RMT complains over rail franchise

June 27, 2005: Rail firms to axe complex inter-city fare system

June 27, 2005: My dream journey

June 25, 2005: SRA swan song sets train protection back 10 years

June 25, 2005: SRA cherry-picks western rail services

April 28, 2005: Non-rostered Annual/Lieu Leave

January 02, 2004: Drivers test Arriva's Danish rail adventure