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200mph link to North will make 2.8m switch from air, say rail chiefs

26.08.09
Plans unveiled for a 200mph railway that will cut journey time between London and Manchester to little over one hour... more

Network Rail's '£6million man' under fire over huge bonuses for directors

22.07.09
Rail boss Iain Coucher labelled 'The Six Million Pound Man' as protesters angry at the huge bonuses received by Network Rail directors gathered outside the company's annual meeting... more

Bonuses bonanza for Network Rail bosses despite delays

26.06.09
Top bosses at Network Rail are to receive huge bonuses despite the company being warned over delays on the London to Scotland West Coast line... more

Safety row as Network Rail makes £1.5bn

03.06.09
Network Rail came under attack today for risking a repeat of the Potters Bar or Hatfield fatal disasters despite apparently being hugely profitable ... more

Network Rail boss agrees to bonus cut

14.05.09
Network Rail boss Iain Coucher was forced to give up his full bonus of up to £600,000 — but will still take some and will not waive it in future years... more

High train fares hit green travel

24.04.09
Travellers are being priced off the trains, one of Britain’s most senior rail managers warned... more

Unions fear thousands of job losses at Network Rail

17.04.09
Unions fear Network Rail is drawing up plans for redundancies which could run into thousands... more

Network Rail boss is silent over this year's bonus

01.04.09
Network Rail boss Iain Coucher has refused to say whether he will accept a bonus this year... more

Network Rail promises £35 billion railway revolution

31.03.09
The head of Network Rail has promised the biggest expansion of the national railway system since the days of the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel... more

Transport Minister Lord Adonis blasts Network Rail over weekend closures

26.03.09
The Transport Minister has blasted Network Rail after it closed down major routes linking London with Scotland and the north during the same weekends... more

Gilts: another reason to worry

26.03.09
THE Prime Minister's attempt to co-ordinate a global response to the downturn at the G20 summit in London has already taken him this week to the European Parliament and the United Nations in New York... more

Drivers trying to beat trains at crossings

09.02.09
Three motorists a week risk causing a serious crash by racing to beat the train at level crossings, Network Rail revealed... more

Trouble ahead ... the three men at the top of the network

08.01.09
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£20bn moves to launch bullet trains

29.12.08
Ministers are planning Japanese-style 200mph bullet trains that could take passengers from London to Manchester in 80 minutes... more

£2 fuse brings £9bn upgrade of West Coast line to a halt

15.12.08
The West Coast Main Line was brought to a halt by a £2 fuse, only hours after it reopened following its £9 billion rebuild... more

Should we pay a bonus for simply doing the job well?

22.07.08
Huge payments to Network Rail and Thames Water executives are the latest sign of a spreading City trend. But outside the Square Mile these bonuses just don't make sense... more

Water chief's £660,000 bonus

21.07.08
Directors at Thames Water have been handed massive bonuses - as the company digs up huge swathes of London... more

Rail upgrades at risk as budget is slashed by £3bn

05.06.08
Multi-billion plans to improve train services for London commuters were put "at risk" when Network Rail's budget was slashed by more than £3 billion... more

Rail bosses blame Tube chiefs for bridge collapse

30.05.08
Rail and Tube chiefs have clashed over the bridge which collapsed across the tracks just outside Liverpool Street station... more

Bank holiday rail chaos on the way as stations and lines face shutdown

29.04.08
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers face major disruption over the May Day bank holiday weekend with the closure of large sections of the mainline network... more

Rail travellers face Easter disruption

17.03.08
Rail passengers face massive delays and cancellations of services over Easter... more

Arise Sir Ian... and pay £14m for rail fiasco

28.02.08
Network Rail fined a record £14 million for the New Year travel fiasco - on the same day its chairman picks up a knighthood. ... more

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