Birmingham Post - Tag - rail travel

Birmingham rail ticket website sees turnover rocket to £19m

Birmingham Post — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:28:00 GMT

A Birmingham travel firm with a new rail ticket website to rival giants such as TheTrainLine has doubled its turnover – and is predicted to double it again next year.

Virgin Trains ticket office staff in the West Midlands to strike

Birmingham Post — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Railway ticket office staff working for Virgin Trains in the West Midlands are to go on strike in the new year after voting in favour of industrial action in a row over cuts, it has been announced.

MPs demand National Express is stripped of all franchises

Birmingham Post — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Rail operator National Express should be stripped of its remaining franchises after abandoning the loss-making East Coast Main Line, MPs have demanded.

Stagecoach joins race to take over National Express

Birmingham Post — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Under-siege National Express is facing more bid interest amid speculation that Stagecoach will join the race for the bus and rail group.

Rail chaos predicted for Christmas travel

Birmingham Post — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Christmas commuters will face delays as work continues on the West Coast Main Line.

Rail misery likely to continue 'for years' says watchdog

Birmingham Post — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Passengers will have to put up with weekend engineering work on the railways for years to come, it has been revealed.

Road and rail chaos for bank holiday travel

Birmingham Post — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Holidaymakers hoping to get away for the long weekend have been warned to prepare for traffic jams and major disruption on the region’s roads and railways.

Crunch time for rail network

Birmingham Post — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

It is universally accepted that our transport network will not be able to cope with rising passenger numbers.