Sentences with phrase «rail passengers»

This private train offers a standard of accommodation and catering that most rail passengers crossing the globe can only dream of.

It will provide an extra 26,000 seats for rail passengers every hour and attract passengers off existing rail lines, roads and domestic air services.

FRA is responsible for promulgating and enforcing rail safety regulations; administering railroad assistance programs; conducting research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; providing for the rehabilitation of the Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidating government support of rail transportation activities.

Rail passengers in North West England boarded the first scheduled service to be pulled by a steam locomotive in nearly half a century

A railway chaplain has sympathised with rail passengers who traveled on the first working day of 2018 and were hit with the largest fare rise in five years.

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The National Audit Office report on High Speed 1 highlights: § International rail passenger numbers fall far short of original forecasts.

Transport spokesman Susan Kramer said: «British rail passengers already pay more per mile than most the rest of Europe.

This is why I put pen to paper yesterday morning and signed the petition for Fair Fares Now, and I urge all other rail passengers out there to do the same.

The debate will focus on the government's renewed cost - benefit analysis, which warned rail passengers face 14 years of weekend delays because of upgrading work needed to the existing line if HS2 is scrapped.

FRA is responsible for promulgating and enforcing rail safety regulations; administering railroad assistance programs; conducting research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; providing for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidating government support of rail transportation activities.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: «The full HS2 route will be a game changer for the country that will slash journey times and give rail passengers on the existing network thousands of extra seats every day.

Newer innovations involve train travel, with pilot projects to have rail passengers clear U.S. customs in Montreal and B.C., as the latest in ongoing efforts between the administrations of Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.

He said: «This is a disgraceful revelation that shows the Tories put party politics before rail passengers and it will leave commuters worse off.

The next Labour Government will put rail passengers first by putting the brakes on rapidly increasing rail fares and saving commuters # 1,014 on their season tickets.

I am very optimistic that the New York High Speed Rail Planning Board will play a crucial role in putting our State on the fast track to creating jobs and a high speed rail passenger system.»

And that view is one held by many, including rail industry insiders as well as rail passengers and Members of Parliament like me.

This pledge should still be honoured today, says a spokesman for the Central Transport Consultative Committee, the statutory body that represents rail passengers.

The consumer affairs organisation surveyed nearly 7,000 UK rail passengers, to find the best and worst train companies, and those with frequent delays.

This latest improvement to rail services in Belper follows another significant increase in rail passenger journeys.

Eurostar has reported a successful rollout of its «Print Anywhere» scheme — which allows rail passengers to retrieve their tickets from personal computers.

I was glad the congressman from my district, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, introduced a bill last week, the Commuter Rail Passenger Safety Act, that would help railroads like Metro - North finance positive train control systems through an existing program providing loans or loan guarantees for upgrading railroad infrastructure.

The Frankfurt - based Frank Thomas stands out for his expertise in public rail passenger transport matters; for example, he advised an institutional investor on the proposed financing of National Express regional trains to be used on Nuremberg's S - Bahn network.

The irony is that the number of Via Rail passengers is up over 50 per cent, and some say it is up 90 per cent.

She predicted that rail passenger numbers would continue to grow despite the price rises, but Labour accused ministers of «squeezing commuters» to help reduce the deficit.

British rail passengers are forced to pay around 30 % more than those on the continent - and the spending review includes plans to see fares increase by three per cent above retail price inflation until 2015.

When Metrolink and other rail passengers are injured courts have been quick to hold the common carriers accountable for «even the slightest» negligence.

Rail passengers face soaring ticket prices as inflation hits 3.1 per cent in July, as the Bank of England warning of the «significant probability» the rate will remain above its target for some time.

The investment has met with approval from Passenger Focus, the lobby group for rail passengers, which said that the main priorities for those travelling on the railways were more trains arriving on time, more and longer trains and increased chances of getting a seat.

The Public Accounts Committee's report said they would miss those targets by 15 %, much to the dismay of rail passengers.

Rail passengers in North West England boarded the first scheduled service to be pulled by a steam locomotive in nearly half a century on Tuesday.

«This is a major step forward towards fulfilling our commitment to tackle overcrowding on the busiest routes and, deliver real improvements for rail passengers.»

The data is bad news for rail passengers.

-- The term «rail passenger car» means, with respect to intercity rail transportation, single - level and bi-level coach cars, single - level and bi-level dining cars, single - level and bi-level sleeping cars, single - level and bi-level lounge cars, and food service cars.