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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Contract documents for passenger railway services in England and details of how to request contract information.
Guidance on UK domestic and cross-border rail operations.
Rail interoperability and standards documentation and information.
Network Rail owns, operates, maintains and develops Britain’s railway. Network Rail is responsible for ensuring that the railway is safe and reliable. Network Rail is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
From 31 December 2024, EU certification for rail interoperability constituents and subsystems will no longer be recognised in Great Britain. From 30 June 2023, EU certification for entities in charge of maintenance for domestic freight wagons will no longer be...
All current documents relating to rail franchising at the Department for Transport.
Guide to rail statistics, accompanying notes and definitions and additional sources reporting on the rail industry.
Use form C945T to request authority to load alcohol and tobacco products for use as stores, free of duty, on a train.
Community rail involves local people and organisations working in partnership to improve their local railways.
The root and branch review of Britain’s railway, independently chaired by Keith Williams.
Data and statistics about the national rail system in Great Britain.
The East West Railway Company is a non-departmental public arm’s length body set up by the government to accelerate the East West Rail project – a new rail link between Cambridge and Oxford. EWRC is an executive non-departmental public body,...
We are an independent rail industry body that supports our members and stakeholders in delivering a safer, more efficient and sustainable rail system.
Outcome(s) by the Central Arbitration Committee on an application from the RMT.
Supporting the restoration of rail lines and the reopening of stations.
Data on key statistics, punctuality and complaints for all train operating companies in Great Britain for the financial year ending 2022.
Information for companies applying for mode shift revenue support and waterborne freight grant schemes, which offer help with rail or water freight.
Data and statistics about the light rail and tram systems, passenger journeys, its fleet and infrastructure.
Data on key statistics, punctuality and complaints for all train operating companies in Great Britain for the financial year ending 2021.
Transport on trains, planes, cars, taxis and minicabs, buses, coaches and wheelchairs for disabled people - Freedom Pass, Disabled Person's Railcard, concessionary bus pass and Shopmobility.
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