Rail.co Latest News Headlines. 26th January 2012

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• Make a date for MacroRail        Rail Alliance's MacroRail 2012 will be held on the 12 and 13 September. The Rail Alliance is building on the success of last year's event where 60+ exhibitors pioneered the idea. The aim this year is to have 100 exhibiting companies with plenty of outside exhibitors carrying out demonstrations. So, reserve space in your diary [...]
• London Midland announces February half term fare offer           From 4th to 19th February London Midland customers can take advantage of ˜Go-Anywhere" unlimited travel on any of London Midland's trains across the whole London Midland network. For just £15 (£5 for children) customers can buy a day's unlimited off-peak travel. (Adults with railcards only pay £9.90). For an additional £10, customers can upgrade to [...]
• Northern Rail & Network Rail alliance ˜to deliver benefits for passengers"        Northern Rail, a Serco and Abellio joint venture, and Network Rail have signed a framework agreement for an alliance. The alliance will focus on seeking ways to improve industry efficiency and reduce costs to deliver improved facilities and services for passengers across the north of England. Ian Bevan, Managing Director, Northern Rail said: We have [...]
• Translink ticks m-ticketing               Rail passengers in Northern Ireland can now use Translink's new mobile phone ticketing system, mLink. Passengers can buy, receive and display an electronic ticket on their mobile phone doing away with the need for a paper ticket. Says Catherine Mason, Translink Group Chief Executive, ˜With Northern Ireland having the highest mobile phone penetration in the [...]
• Keyline launches specialist rail business                Keyline, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has launched a nationwide operation to deliver building materials solutions to the rail industry. Drawing upon expertise within the sector, the specialist business will enable Keyline to support all rail infrastructure projects across the UK providing the highest levels of compliance, product range and availability, service levels and logistics [...]
• New Greater Anglia franchise operator outlines plans                   Abellio is to take over the Greater Anglia franchise from National Express on 5 February. The Group will be responsible intercity, commuter and rural services throughout the region including the Stansted Express service. The duration of the contract is 29 months (32 railway periods). Upon taking over the contract Abellio will be responsible for ’ensuring priority is [...]
• Network Rail's Simon Kirby to speak at Infrarail             In a revision to plans for keynote presentations at Infrarail 2012, Simon Kirby will now speak for Network Rail, replacing Robin Gisby. Mr Kirby, who is Managing Director, Investment Projects for the company, will make his presentation on Thursday 3 May. A member of Network Rail's board since 2003, Simon Kirby is currently leading a [...]