West of England Franchise Proposed
12/04/2018
The £5.6 billion renewal of infrastructure on the Great Western route which...
Network Rail Matrix Organisation Adopted
20/03/2018
The devolved structure adopted by Network Rail as part of the Strategic...
Outsourcing Needs Expert Buyers
08/02/2018
The collapse of Carillion, one of Network Rail’s largest suppliers and a...
East Coast Early Franchise Termination
04/01/2018
The UK Department for Transport has decided there will be an early franchise...
Community Rail Volunteers Win Backing
06/12/2017
Volunteering has a long history in a wide range a public life in Britain and...
HS2 Connectivity Funded by Government
26/10/2017
The route geography for HS2 has been finalised together with the location of...
03/10/2017
The Future Network Rail Funding The collapse of Railtrack plc in 2001 as a...
The Benefits of Smart Ticketing
31/08/2017
Benefits of Smart Ticketing People think of the digital railway in terms of...
NEXT STOP, THE WORLD — Railway Transport Toronto
24/08/2017
Michael Schabas – Railway Transport Toronto Tomos Lewis reporting from...
Four Qualified Bidders For South Eastern Franchise
28/07/2017
Four Qualified Bidders For South Eastern Franchise Public consultation to...
13/07/2017
There was an unexpected 0.5% fall in journeys on Britain’s railways in the...
Government in Wales seeks value for money bids
07/06/2017
A new Wales & Borders 15-year franchise contract will commence in October 2018...
First MTR win South Western on quality score
08/05/2017
It had originally been intended that a contract extension to 2019 would be...
Views sought on South Eastern Franchise
27/03/2017
The Department for Transport in Britain has started the process to award the...
FCP promotes Alliances and Collaboration
06/01/2017
Rail privatisation in Britain was based on the track authority model with...
Digital Railway funding approval
07/12/2016
To speed up implementation of Network Rail’s Digital Railway additional...
Passenger demand increase slows
27/10/2016
Statistics published by the UK Office of Rail and Road show that the increase...
UK Government plots freight strategy
28/09/2016
Railfreight operations in Britain have a 12% market share of freight surface...
01/08/2016
Passenger numbers in Scotland have doubled in the last two decades reaching 96...
Fleet expansion planned as user satisfaction declines
04/06/2016
Train operators in Britain are struggling to maintain levels of passenger...
East Coast track access approvals
01/06/2016
Britain’s East Coast rail route is one of two core arteries that link England...
20/05/2016
The future growth in demand for passenger services in Wales has been reviewed...
Shaw Report: Private Capital needed and greater route autonomy
28/03/2016
The capacity enhancement programme being carried out by Network Rail has been...
Flying Scotsman restoration success
18/03/2016
First Class Partnerships congratulates the Science Museum Group (SMG) and the...
01/02/2016
The UK Government is increasing the level of devolved authority for the...
7.4% Annualised Revenue Growth
12/01/2016
In the last 12 months, income from fares has risen by 7.4% for British...
FCP leads public transit debate in Ontario
10/01/2016
Toronto was once a global leader in transit. Why can’t the city now learn...
CP5 funding enhanced by £2.5 billion
04/12/2015
Capital spending on rail projects has been increased by £2.5 billion to ensure...
The Railway Ball presents Soul City Event
27/11/2015
FCP hosted guests in Central London at the annual Railway Ball on 27 November...
Electrification cost escalation and delay
14/11/2015
The cost of the programme to electrify the Great Western Main Line between...
Network Rail needs funding alternatives
05/10/2015
In a presentation to the UK All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group on 15 September,...
West Coast open access services approved
18/08/2015
The UK Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved an application by the Great...
CMA reviews barriers to UK rail competition
30/07/2015
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a discussion paper...
Congestion fears as demand rises
28/05/2015
The demand for UK passenger rail services in the 12 months to December rose by...
UK political priorities emerge
28/04/2015
Manifestos published by the main political parties in the UK continue to...
FCP Executive Forum looks at business continuity in rail
18/03/2015
The first FCP Executive Forum of 2015 took place in London on 11 March over...
UK franchise margins fall to 1.9%
11/03/2015
The Office of Rail Regulation analyses the income and operating cost for the...
FCP chosen as Crossrail 2 advisor
22/01/2015
Crossrail 2 is a £27.5 billion project to connect existing rail routes in...
Scrutiny of UK rolling stock procurement
21/01/2015
The all-party Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published the...
East Coast award sets new standards in UK franchise competitions
13/12/2014
On 10 November 2014, the Government confirmed the contract with Intercity...
UK AirRail: Connecting for Growth
29/11/2012
Michael Schabas discussed rail connectivity at UK airports with focus on hub...
Track management programme on East Coast Main Line
01/10/2012
FCP has been appointed by Network Rail to assess all aspects of decision making...
Benchmarking for Dummies – Maybe the UK rail industry is not as inefficient as some think
01/05/2012
Michael Schabas responds to the UK Government's "The McNulty Report" in an...
Alignment and collaboration in a modern transport industry
02/04/2012
At a seminar organised by the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport,...
27/09/2011
Steven Hoskins is leading procurement including electrification, train control,...
Lagos state governor inspects Toronto trains for new rail system
22/05/2011
Michael Schabas leads Governor Babatunde Fashola and state officials on a tour...