RAIL Columnist

Getting to the heart of the matter

GARY ESSEX looks at the railways that have successfully diversified their income streams, from contract work for main line operators to reinventing themselves as invaluable training sites.

The station’s £140 million rebuild is running several months late, and even when complete it may never realise its potential. HOWARD JOHNSTON investigates

Route expansions and station modernisations at vanguard of business plan

MPs say they weren’t told third-party funding was crucial after 19 stations are dropped from the programme