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Ten Times NUS Won for Students

Edit Huffington Post 18 May 2016
I've spent the last couple of weeks going up and down the country, going to students' unions and having debates about NUS. I've had some to think about and answer some really tough and legitimate questions. Can NUS change and improve? I think it can ... 1 ... 2. The Vote ... In 1974, we negotiated with British Rail to create the student railcard (now 16-25 railcard) which has discounted millions of pounds for young people and students over decades....

Driving Rail forward in Doncaster (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 16 May 2016
Some of the biggest names in the rail sector will come together at a dedicated conference being held in June in Doncaster to highlight how the rail industry is moving forward ... British rail networks are experiencing their biggest investment in history, so it's vital to ensure that women are fully aware of the diverse range of opportunities the industry could offer to them....

London's Lea Bridge station reopens after 31 years

Edit BBC News 16 May 2016
Lea Bridge station in east London, which was last open to passengers in 1985, has reopened ... The Abellio Greater Anglia services will run approximately every half-hour ... "15 mins off the commute." ... But it fell into disrepair in the 1970s and 1980s when services were cut and British Rail closed it in July 1985 ... ....

When rail companies say their trains are ‘on time’ – but you know they aren’t

Edit The Guardian 13 May 2016
It is a testament to how badly our rail services perform and how this is masked by clever presentation of the data ... The “five minutes” at the terminus might have been acceptable in the era of British Rail when it relied on someone with a clipboard marking off the arrival time, but in the age of digital recording and data-sharing a more sophisticated measure is called for that looks at the journey as a whole....

Move down! It's time for rich commuters to travel like the rest of us

Edit The Guardian 11 May 2016
Now everyone can enjoy sitting in a footwell by the loo. Name. First-class carriages ... As old as the rail network itself ... The government is proposing a reduction in the space set aside for first-class travel, in order to beat the scourge of overcrowding on busy rail routes ... Have you thought about full-stop tweeting a rail operator in anger, like all the other frustrated commuters do? ... “Finally, British rail travel becomes a meritocracy.” ... ....

Flying Scotsman returns painted in iconic livery (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source ... The world's most famous locomotive, the Flying Scotsman, is back on track in its iconic British Rail green livery thanks to the industry renowned products and colour library of authentic historic shades of Craftmaster Paints of Cambridge. The final phase of the £4.2 million project was completed in February by Heritage Painting, using Craftmaster Coach Enamel, a premier high pigment paint, in the iconic British Rail green....

Member News: Alliance Learning Celebrates 50 Years in Business (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
(Source. Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce) ... Alliance Learning 's head office is in Horwich, Bolton ... The Training Group was set up by a partnership between the Engineering Industry Training Board, local Engineering Employer's Associations, Horwich Technical College and several prominent local employers and was managed by Bert Krikken, a former senior training officer at British Rail Engineering Works ... www.alliancelearning.com....

Brexit shows the Left arguing fiercely in favour of a club for capitalists

Edit Business Insider 23 Apr 2016
... just isn't going to get its public-owned paradise off the ground while it remains inside the EU; conversely, we're only likely to see the return of British Rail after a Brexit....

On the right track? Rail privatisation a thorny topic in NSW

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 22 Apr 2016
And like the rest of the ageing rail network, the Illawarra Line is gaining greater attention from state and federal governments ... A tougher nut to crack, however, will be Sydney's existing bus and rail operators ... In the mid-1990s, the British government under John Major privatised British Rail, and about 25 companies operated overland passenger services....

Queen's 90th birthday: How the world has changed since she was born

Edit Belfast Telegraph 22 Apr 2016
1932 Oswald Mosley launches British Union of Fascists ... In a move of solidarity, other industries - ranging from bus, rail, and docks to iron, steel and chemical workers - joined them ... File photo dated 01/01/1897 of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee photographic portrait, as Elizabeth II will be the first British monarch to reach their 90th birthday ... 1963 Lord Beeching wields axe on British Rail ... British troops sent to Northern Ireland....

Footballers score in international relations (Havering London Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
(Source. Havering London Borough Council). ​Veteran footballer Paul Pye with the Mayor and Mayoress of Havering ... Mr Pye, said. 'When Steve's family said they had a village football team and he mentioned he played for the British Rail Staff Association team I don't think they thought we would go across to play them ... This year we will be out there from Friday 6 May until Monday 9 May ... Mayor of Havering, Councillor Brian Eagling, said ... (noodl....

Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce to boost apprenticeships (DFT - UK Department for Transport)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
Chief Executive Simon Kirby - himself a former apprentice with British Rail () - has been announced as Chair of ... David Poole, Commercial and Procurement Director, Highways England Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director, Network Rail Beth West, Commercial Director, Valerie Todd, Talent and Resources Director, Crossrail George McInulty, Programme ......

Public library fallacy is in my bad books

Edit The Guardian 15 Apr 2016
Libraries . Hillsborough . Cocaine . Trains. While I sympathise with Dave Morris (Letters, 15 April) – and even might agree with him – I should point out it is wrong to include libraries in his list of non-statutory services. I am constantly irritated that it is not made clear – often by the media – that public libraries in this country are a statutory service ... Barry Smith ... “Mother nature 2, British Rail 1.” ... ....
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