“Virgin Trains has started court proceedings over the government’s decision to award a new franchise to rival transport company FirstGroup.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five cases being brought against the Government’s flagship high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will be heard in December, the High Court has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Plans to build a high speed line from London to the Midlands were dealt a blow yesterday with the High Court granting opponents the right to seek judicial review against the scheme.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Rail passengers threatened with fines and even prosecution by train guards – despite buying a ticket – have called on the rail passenger watchdog to challenge their legality amid growing consumer anger.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A rail company is to be prosecuted after one of its trains overshot a station by nearly two-and-a-half miles.”
The Independent, 17th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A further legal challenge has been launched against the Government’s decision to proceed with the proposed £33 billion High Speed 2 network, which will provide high speed rail links between major cities in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Campaigners against the HS2 rail scheme have confirmed they will make two court bids to halt the £33bn project.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Network Rail has been fined £1m after admitting health and safety breaches over the deaths of two girls at an Essex level crossing. Friends Olivia Bazlinton, 14, and Charlotte Thompson, 13, were hit by a train in December 2005 as they crossed the railway line at Elsenham station and died instantly.”
BBC News, 15th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The ‘great earthquake’ that ‘rent the whole neighbourhood’ was recorded by Charles Dickens in Dombey and Son when a railway first cut through Camden in the early 19th century. Nearly 200 years on, Camden’s residents are stepping up their fight against what they fear will be a smaller, but similar, seismic shock from High Speed 2, the rail scheme given the go-ahead last month.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Network Rail has admitted three health and safety breaches over the deaths of two girls at an Essex level crossing in 2005, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 31st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Campaigners against the £33bn high-speed rail project (HS2) are to seek a judicial review of the government’s decision to approve the scheme.”
BBC News, 25th Janaury 2012
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“Network Rail is to be prosecuted over the 2007 Grayrigg derailment in which a woman was killed and 86 people injured.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Rail regulators today ruled that Network Rail (NR) was in breach of its licence over declining punctuality levels. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has proposed two enforcement orders requiring NR to develop ‘new robust plans to help recover performance’.”
The Independent, 19th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The UK Border Agency says ‘tighter controls’ will be introduced to stop some Eurostar passengers being able to enter the UK without passport checks.”
BBC News, 8th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“After a deluge of complaints from commuters who were left stuck on freezing platforms during last winter’s cold snap, the Office of Rail Regulator has taken on new powers to protect train travellers.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Network Rail is to be prosecuted over the deaths of two teenagers at a level crossing, the father of one of the girls has said.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Badly-maintained points were to blame for causing the death of an elderly woman in the Grayrigg train crash in Cumbria, an inquest jury has found.”
BBC News, 4th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) was fined £3 million today for safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) faces a fine when it is sentenced in court tomorrow for safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash.”
The Independent, 11th May 2011
Source: : www.independent.co.uk
“Network Rail has admitted breaching safety regulations over the Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.”
BBC News, 30th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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