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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has agreed to create a new rail executive to be responsible for all government rail functions.

Thanks for that welcome. And thanks for inviting me today (10th April 2014). It’s an absolute pleasure to be at Derbyshire County Cricket Club once again for the Rail Forum conference. A year ago I stood here and talked about some of the challenges...

New £38bn investment programme will boost capacity and improve punctuality on Britain's trains, Network Rail says Tens of thousands of rush hour commuters will no longer be forced to stand on packed trains, Network Rail has pledged as it announced...

In-depth review of Department for Transport’s Rail Group finds severe weaknesses and supports creation of arms-length Rail Delivery Authority Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced a restructuring of the Department for Transport...

Towards the end of the 19th century, Joseph Pulitzer ran a campaign in his newspaper, the New York World, to raise money for the base of the Statue of Liberty after the US government had failed to raise the funds itself. In return for a few dollars,...