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    Rail franchising to face the axe in 2020

    Wasn't really concentrating, but something on tonight's first newspaper review on BBC News channel about a bill being proposed in the Queen's Speech on Monday regarding replacement of the current rail franchising system with something different - think it will be in tomorrow's 'Sunday Telegraph'...
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    Flight shaming

    Apparently, the Swedes have a name for it: flygskam. Following Greta Thunberg's trip around Europe some weeks ago, the Guardian published an article about her journey and the growth in demand for rail travel in Sweden - see...
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    CrossCountry Franchise: DfT looking at five year direct award

    According to the 'Railway Gazette', the DfT is planning to directly award a contract to Arriva to continue to operate Cross Country for a further five years; see: https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/uk/single-view/view/five-year-cross-country-direct-award-planned.html Note that the list...
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    CLASS 60 LOCOS

    As erroneous information is often posted whenever class 60 locos are discussed, I'd like to try to set the record straight if I may. Firstly, something which I've never seen mentioned at all and probably isn't widely known is that the BRB appointed Merz & McLellan to oversee the procurement...

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