The company, which has turned itself around in the last 18 months, beat off stiff competition from train operators, including Chiltern Railways, London Underground and National Express at the national Rail Business Awards ceremony in London.
Over the last two years, First Great Western’s performance has risen by more than 10 per cent, with over 92 [...]
The company, which has turned itself around in the last 18 months, beat off stiff competition from train operators, including Chiltern Railways, London Underground and National Express at the national Rail Business Awards ceremony in London.
Over the last two years, First Great Western’s performance has risen by more than 10 per cent, with over 92 [...]
The majority of passengers (83%) across Great Britain are satisfied with the overall service they receive on the railway, the National Passenger Survey has revealed today.
Commenting on the findings of Great Britain’s largest passenger survey, Passenger Focus welcomed improvements to London Midland (87%), First TransPennine Express (89%) and Virgin Trains (89%) overall satisfaction scores.
Anthony Smith, [...]
The independent passenger watchdog will be putting North West bus and rail passenger transport issues centre stage at a meeting in Liverpool.
Passenger Focus will be asking the industry questions including how it is addressing overcrowded services in the region, the conditions of stations, improving disruption processes and the effects of recent flooding on public transport [...]
Buy Cheap Train Tickets From Dalton Railway Station.
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Dalton Railway Station.
Dalton railway station is being served by the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. This train station is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.Generally, only local services are being operated by Northern Rail stop at the station.However, a few [...]
‘Back a Winner by Train’ provides even better value for racegoers in 2009
Racegoers can start the British Flat season on a winning streak by travelling by train and saving money on course admission and the cost of a bet with totepool.
Anyone travelling by train to ten selected racecourses throughout the North and Scotland are on [...]
Northern Rail - Train Company Info File
Franchise Start Date: 12th December 2004
Franchise End Date: 11th September 2013
Passenger Journeys, 2007 – 08: 78.8 million
Passenger kilometres, 2007 – 08: 1,820.8 million
Train kilometres, 2007 – 08: 42.0 million
Principal Routes
Northern Rail has an extensive route network, operating services in the following counties:
* Cumbria
* Lancashire
* Merseyside
* Greater Manchester
* Cheshire
* Staffordshire
* [...]
First TransPennine Express - Train Company Info File
Franchise Start Date: 1st February 2004
Franchise End Date: 31st January 2012
Passenger Journeys, 2007 – 08: 18.5 million
Passenger kilometres, 2007 – 08: 942.2 million
Train kilometres, 2007 – 08: 14.0 million
Principal Routes
TransPennine Express operate three principal routes:
* North TransPennine: Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central, and Manchester Airport, to Manchester [...]
