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2003 Links

 Darling sucked into FirstGroup fracas Evening Standard 16/4/03

Rail users must wait until 2008 for improvement Daily Telegraph 1/4/03

Railways chief sacks First Group Evening Standard 1/4/03

Minister backs the Saints' rail link Southern Daily Echo 14/3/03

Cost of long rail journeys set to soar Evening Standard 14/3/03

LUDICROUS Southern Daily Echo 13/3/03

Late trains Evening Standard 13/3/03

National Express wants rail reversal Evening Standard 13/3/03

More London train services to be axed Southern Daily Echo 26/2/03

Hitting the buffers Evening Standard 26/2/03

80 trains a day to be axed Evening Standard 25/2/03

SRA 'forcing freight from rail to lorries' Guardian 10/2/03

Public will pay up to £50m to ensure new trains stand idle Guardian 7/2/03

And Railtrack said bridge was safe . . ! Southern Daily Echo 28/1/03

Images of city on right track Southern Daily Echo 28/1/03

13.9m lost minutes in rail delays Evening Standard 22/1/03

It's a double whammy for commuters who face misery on road and rail Southern Daily Echo 17/1/03

100 rail services axed Evening Standard 16/1/03

Private sector loses £50m deal Evening Standard 13/1/03

'Even cattle travel better' Evening Standard 9/1/03

Commuter lines in daily turmoil Evening Standard 9/1/03

Rail safety plan is put on hold Independent on Sunday 5/1/03

2002 Links

 Anger as train fares rise Metro 20/12/02

Row over trains facing axe Evening Standard 16/12/02

£30m boost for transport Southern Daily Echo 16/12/02

£71m rail fines Evening Standard 12/12/02

Stagecoach counts cost of US folly Evening Standard 5/12/02

Let the train take the blame! Southern Daily Echo 4/12/02

Rail improvements in peril Evening Standard 4/12/02

'I ran to work and got there ahead of the train' Telegraph 2/12/02

South West Trains' new fleet is gearing up to grace the track Southern Daily Echo 30/11/02
They will only be used on a few services on the Waterloo-Weymouth link, where 14 year old Wessex Electrics with 36 year old motors are to return!

Route changes mean new monorail delay Portsmouth News 20/11/02

Train times they are a-changing Guardian 15/11/02

Poor train firms to be thrown off network Guardian 7/11/02

Rail franchises are cut to three years Evening Standard 6/11/02

Call to peg rail fare rises to inflation Southern Daily Echo 29/10/02

Trouble in US hurts Scottish bus firm Guardian 24/10/02

RAIL TORMENT Southern Daily Echo 27/7/02

Stagecoach bosses on gravy train Evening Standard 25/7/02

Souter to drive Stagecoach Guardian 23/7/02

Virgin wins £106m for slowdown of trains Guardian 23/7/02

Dunwoody accuses ministers of smear campaign Guardian 10/6/02

Rail services better, but not at pre-Hatfield levels Guardian 7/6/02

Record £12.5m fine for SWT Evening Standard 6/6/02

SWT may lose new franchise Evening Standard 28/5/02

Train overcrowding 'breaching rules' Evening Standard 27/5/02

Waterloo commuters' daily worry Evening Standard 20/5/02

Commuters' growing fears Evening Standard 15/5/02

Return of the trolleybus? Metro 9/5/02

Late trains lose average firm £21,000 Guardian 22/4/02

Commuters 'expect lasting chaos' Evening Standard 4/4/02

Byers: I made services worse Evening Standard 18/3/02

Adjudication on our complaint against South West Trains Advertising Standards Authority 6/3/02

I won't buckle, says rail boss taking on unions Evening Standard 8/2/02

When capitalism equals chaos Evening Standard 28/1/02

London roads set for 'absolute chaos' Evening Standard 25/1/02

RMT sets new strike date Evening Standard 16/1/02

'Animals travel in more comfort' Evening Standard 14/1/02

What's causing the disputes? Guardian 10/1/02

Transport costs London £75m Evening Standard 10/1/02

£445m: the cost of late trains Evening Standard 9/1/02

Strike scuppers Stagecoach recovery Evening Standard 8/1/02

Rail strikes may spread Evening Standard 4/1/02

Fury as strikes add to misery Evening Standard 3/1/02

Train strike hits 150,000 Evening Standard 3/1/02

2001 Links

 Railtrack boss spells out challenge Evening Standard 14/12/01

Train firms fined record £136m Evening Standard 13/12/01

Worst train delays ever Evening Standard 11/12/01

Stagecoach slowed by US burden Evening Standard 6/12/01

SWT forced to cut ticket prices Evening Standard 5/12/01

Train drama as alarm cord breaks Evening Standard 26/10/01

I want action on train safety Southern Daily Echo 6/10/01

Rail complaint outrage Southern Daily Echo 3/10/01

Rail line would ease fans' way to Saints Southern Daily Echo 28/7/01

£100m fines for rail shambles Evening Standard 29/6/01

Stagecoach drives into the red Evening Standard 20/6/01

Commuter firm wins 20-year contract Evening Standard 2/4/01

Sea here for road to work Southern Daily Echo 10/1/01

Earlier Links

 BLAZE CAUSES TRAIN CHAOS Southern Daily Echo 14/12/99

A nightmare end to family's rail journey Surrey Advertiser 8/5/98

"infinitely better value for money" Hansard 15/1/96