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On Tuesday the Government published the long-awaited Draft Rail Reform Bill. This is an important milestone in reforming our railways. At its heart is the creation of a new rail organisation, Great British Railway. Passengers could be forgiven for wondering why this matters and what difference it will make for them. During the rail review consultation process we asked passengers…
Manchester Style Strange diseases can affect bus managers, even local authorities, and they do seem to be “catching”. One disease is “we must refresh our livery”; another is “it’s all on Line”, but occasionally there is an outbreak of “route-number-itis”. Sometimes the virus is released in a controlled form for a positive purpose. So about 50 years ago SELNEC (the…