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December 02, 2011

Train Companies ..keeping passengers better informed...... Google. 2nd December 2011

Train operators warned on information code

Financial Times - ‎18 hours ago‎
Train operators were warned by the transport secretary not to resist moves by the rail watchdog to enforce a code of practice designed to ensure passengers get better information about delays. ...

Pune railway station gets innovative info system for passengers

Times of India - ‎18 hours ago‎
The information is displayed on 45 colour televisions and plasma screens. In addition, the Railways have put up 100 speakers at the station for announcements. The television and plasma screens have been provided at all the platforms, concourse, ...

'Poor adhesion ahead' and 'passenger action': Rail firms are told to ditch the ...

Daily Mail - ‎21 hours ago‎
Train companies have been told to provide 'jargon-free' information for passengers experiencing cancellations and delays or face huge fines. The action by the Office of Rail Regulation follows damning evidence that only a third of ...

Train operators face fines for poor passenger information

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎Dec 1, 2011‎
Train operators face multi-million pound fines if they fail to keep passengers up to date with cancellations and disruption. By David Millward, Transport Editor After a deluge of complaints from commuters who were left stuck on freezing platforms ...

Rail firms react to new regulations

The Press Association - ‎Dec 1, 2011‎
Train companies - heavily criticised over the quality of passenger information during last winter's disruption - have expressed "disappointment" at the rail regulator's decision to tighten information regulations. New obligations on train companies to ...

Train companies forced to improve communications technology

ComputerworldUK - ‎5 hours ago‎
Train companies and station operators could face fines for not providing accurate and timely information about delays to passengers, thanks to a new industry code of practice. ...

ORR to Fine Operators over Poor Info

Car Rentals - ‎10 hours ago‎
This week, the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) set out its intention to establish the industry's initiatives for giving timely, appropriate and accurate information to passengers. Train operators, Network Rail and station operators will be obligated ...

Rail firms face fines for failing to inform travellers

Yorkshire Post - ‎12 hours ago‎
Train companies who persistently fail to keep passengers updated when rail services are disrupted or delayed could face heavy fines under new proposals laid out by the rail regulator. The Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) announced yesterday that a new ...

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