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Jul 4, 2022 · There was little mourning after the UK’s nationalised train operator, British Rail, ran its last service in 1997. Over its 49-year existence, it had been widely criticised as a complacent ...
Aug 15, 2019 · As the country prepares to completely cut itself off from continental Europe on October 31 with a no-deal Brexit, that foreign ownership by EU governments of the country’s essential transport...
Jan 29, 2018 · Governments in Germany, the Netherlands and France are shareholders in the companies and parent companies running around a dozen UK rail franchises. 1 of 3 claims “The energy market is owned by the French government mainly, your railways are owned by the Dutch and German government and the Royal Mail's part-owned by the German government so ...
With the CTRL still at the planning stage, Eurostar trains began operating on 14 November 1994 over the existing railway, with operations on the British sections of the track being done by European Passenger Services (EPS), a subsidiary set up by British Rail.
Jan 3, 2023 · Delays and cancellations are the result of a failure to modernise rail infrastructure, writes Derek Buttivant. Plus Rob Dark on the £8.3bn lost to dividend payments. Tue 3 Jan 2023 13.29 EST ...
Since 2009 Britain’s railway has seen the biggest shift to rail from other modes of transport of any railway in Europe, says the report from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) which represents train operators and Network Rail.
Mar 16, 2023 · Recovering from Covid-19. On the eve of the pandemic in February 2020, 21,000 services were running every day on the UK railways. This number was over 30% higher than before privatisation and fast forward to 2022, the UK’s railways are among the safest and most frequented in Europe.
