Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Tag - trains http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/08/23/bus-and-train-operator-increases-profits-by-40-64375-21590492/ Bus and train operator increases profits by 40% Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/08/23/bus-and-train-operator-increases-profits-by-40-64375-21590492/ MERSEYSIDE’S biggest bus operator, Arriva, yesterday announced a 40% rise in half-year pre-tax profits to £66.3m. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/07/30/steaming-ahead-to-a-bygone-age-64375-21428595/ Steaming ahead to a bygone age Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/07/30/steaming-ahead-to-a-bygone-age-64375-21428595/ AFTER steam trains were banned 40 years ago by British Railways, Peter Elson experiences their triumphant return to Liverpool http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/07/23/get-back-on-track-64375-21387412/ Get back on track Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/07/23/get-back-on-track-64375-21387412/ THIS week’s report by MPs on rail travel – “lack of vision”, “no long-term strategy” – could not have been more damning. Yet it still ducked the big question. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/21/city-mp-leads-attack-on-rail-policies-64375-21375377/ City MP leads attack on rail policies Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:30:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/21/city-mp-leads-attack-on-rail-policies-64375-21375377/ RAIL passengers have been condemned to decades of overcrowded trains and sky-high fares by the Government’s “lack of vision”, a damning report led by a Liverpool MP warns today. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/06/26/750m-main-rail-line-upgrade-at-risk-64375-21152463/ £750m main rail line upgrade ‘at risk’ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/06/26/750m-main-rail-line-upgrade-at-risk-64375-21152463/ THERE is a “significant risk” that improvements to the West Coast Main Line will either be late or below standard, according to tran-sport group Stagecoach. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/03/07/buses-give-arriva-a-lift-64375-20571781/ Buses give Arriva a lift Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/03/07/buses-give-arriva-a-lift-64375-20571781/ MERSEYSIDE’S biggest bus operator, Arriva, said yesterday a strong performance from its UK bus division helped annual operating profits improve by 7% last year. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2008/01/22/pictures-to-tell-a-human-story-64375-20377314/ Pictures to tell a human story Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2008/01/22/pictures-to-tell-a-human-story-64375-20377314/ BRITAIN'S great gift to the world is being celebrated in a new exhibition about railways in art. Peter Elson reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/01/21/vital-rail-link-could-help-ease-road-congestion-64375-20373522/ ‘Vital’ rail link could help ease road congestion Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/01/21/vital-rail-link-could-help-ease-road-congestion-64375-20373522/ WORK is to start on a “vital” new rail freight link between the Port of Liverpool and the West Coast Main Line. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/capital-of-culture/2008/01/03/network-rail-threat-to-liverpool-s-capital-of-culture-success-64375-20308032/ Network Rail threat to Liverpool's Capital of Culture success Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/capital-of-culture/2008/01/03/network-rail-threat-to-liverpool-s-capital-of-culture-success-64375-20308032/ A MERSEYSIDE MP last night demanded an inquiry into major disruptions to Liverpool’s train services which rail bosses have admitted will hit the city throughout its Capital of Culture Year. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/01/02/travel-chaos-looms-for-liverpool-london-rail-passengers-64375-20304123/ Travel chaos looms for Liverpool-London rail passengers Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/01/02/travel-chaos-looms-for-liverpool-london-rail-passengers-64375-20304123/ RAIL passengers travelling between Liverpool and London face another day of frustration today after Network Rail failed to complete engineering work.