‘Mouthing slogans’ is not enough to achieve seven-day railway, says Adonis
The transport secretary Andrew Adonis is warning that ‘mouthing slogans’ will not be enough to achieve a seven-day railway. Lord Adonis told Railnews that the ambition of keeping trains running without engineering disruption is a long way off – but that he intends to keep the pressure on Network Rail to achieve it. full story
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