Train operator unveils diesel savings after year of trials
Northern says trials of a different style of train driving show that fuel consumption could be cut by 7 per cent, potentially saving three million pounds a year. The train operator has been working with specialists who have developed a model to calculate the best speed and braking patterns.
The chancellor should freeze rail fares next year, and make the announcement in the Autumn Budget at the end of this month, according to the Campaign for Better Transport.
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Transport secretary Louise Haigh has raised hopes that the high speed link between Old Oak Common and London Euston could be back on the agenda. An announcement about the Euston section could be included in the budget speech on 30 October.
ScotRail’s full timetable has been restored, after three months of reduced services. Meanwhile, trains have started running again on the Isle of Wight between Ryde and Shanklin after a month of engineering work, but not to Ryde Pier Head.
KeolisAmey has been awarded a new eight year contract to run the Docklands Light Railway on behalf of Transport for London.
Transport secretary Louise Haigh has appointed West Midlands Combined Authority chief executive Laura Shoaf as the chair of Shadow Great British Railways, which was set up by Ms Haigh a month ago.