New open access operator signs track contract
A new type of open access operator has signed a Track Access Contract with Network Rail. Go-op is a co-operative venture which is planning to run services through Somerset and Wiltshire between Taunton and Swindon, serving towns like Frome and Melksham en route.
Spending Review includes more rail investment(Last updated 14.09) Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a four-year funding settlement for Transport for London in her Spending Review. There will also be more investment in the Transpennine Route Upgrade, the Midlands Rail Hub, East West Rail and Welsh railways.
Union calls for abolition of open accessThe RMT is calling for all outstanding open access applications to be rejected, and for the existing operators to be nationalised. The call comes in response to new trading figures from FirstGroup, which owns Hull Trains and Lumo and is also due to launch open access services on two new routes over the next couple of years.
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