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Rail is nine times safer than car travel and about the same as air travel.
Britain’s rail network comprises 16,116 route kilometres, over 2,500 stations, 40,000 bridges and tunnels, and 9000 level crossings.
Passenger punctuality is gradually improving - the latest Moving Annual Average is 88.8%, an improvement of 1.3% compared to the figure 12 months ago.
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Eurostar and ATOC announce through fares to continental Europe are now available from over 130 towns and cities
6th May 2008
6th May 2008
Eurostar, the international high-speed train operator, and the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) today (Tuesday 6 May 2008) announced that over 130 British towns and cities now have through fares to mainland Europe.
ATOC announces simpler rail fares
24th April 2008
24th April 2008
Passengers have been asking for simpler rail fares and train operators are responding by introducing a much simpler structure for rail fares across the National Rail network in 2008, it was announced today by the Association of Train Operating Companies. More widely-available discounts for railcards are also being introduced.
Gwyneth Dunwoody MP was a good friend of the Railway Industry says ATOC
18th April 2008
18th April 2008
It was with sadness that we heard early today of the death of Gwyneth Dunwoody MP.
