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Busiest station still London Waterloo
London Waterloo remains the busiest station in the UK, new figures from the ORR show.
London Victoria station was the second busiest, with 76,231,290 entries and exits, up 3.6% from 2010-11. The third busiest was London Liverpool Street, with 57,106,502 entries and exists, up 2.4%.
Eight out of ten of the busiest stations were in London – the two outside of the capital were Birmingham New Street with 31,213,842 visits, up 26.4%, and Glasgow Central with 26,639,418, up 6.8%.
Fatigue management award nominations open
Anyone working to reduce the risk of fatigue can enter IOSH Railway Group’s Fatigue Management Award 2013.
The awards celebrate the best development and implementation of policy; design of shift rosters; risk assessments; monitoring physical and mental tiredness; and educating on shift work.
IOSH Railway Group chair Martin Leeks said: “The issue of fatigue has been bubbling under the surface for a while, so it’s vital our rail industry deals with it now. We need another culture change, where long working hours are seen as a hazard.” Visit
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PPM nudges up to 91.4% for period 13
National train performance for period 13 is at 91.4%, the latest figures show. The data covers the period from March 3-31 and compares to 93.4% for the same period last year.
The Moving Annual Average (MAA) is now at 90.9%. PPM for period 12 was at 91%, and MAA was at 91.1%.
The best performing TOC is still c2c, with PPM of 97.2% and MAA of 97.5%. East Coast had the lowest PPM at 82.8% and Virgin has the lowest MAA at 83.6%.
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Extensions for 13 of 16 TOCs in new franchise timetable
The Government has published the new franchising timetable, extending Virgin’s WCML contract again to April 2017 and confirming that the East Coast franchise competition will begin immediately.
East Coast services have been run by the state-owned Directly Operated Railways since November 2009, after previous operator National Express reneged on its contract. A new operator will take over from February 2015.
Extensions have been granted to 13 of the 16 existing franchises, to avoid having to re-let more than three or four contracts per year, in line with a recommendation in the Brown review.
The first to be re-let are Thameslink, as a management contract for up to eight years, and Essex Thameside, by September 2014.
The Great Western franchise will also be re-let as a management contract instead of a franchise, following a Brown recommendation. Management contracts see operators paid a fixed sum to operate services, rather than taking on some of the risk in return for a share of the profits.
Passengers’ views on train company performance will play an enhanced role in deciding whether to continue an operator’s contract, the DfT says.
A Franchise Advisory Panel, headed by Richard Brown, is being set up to provide independent advice. He said the new programme provides “clarity” and will bring “fresh energy” to the industry.
Richard Brown
Maria Eagle MP, Labour’s shadow transport secretary, said ‘reprivatising’ East Coast was a “bizarre and dogmatic decision” and TUC general secretary and chair of the Action for Rail campaign Frances O’Grady said it “defies all logic”.
She said: “This is privatisation for privatisation’s sake, as ministers steadfastly ignore what is best for the rail industry and the people who work on it and use it.”
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “Franchising has been a force for good in the story of Britain’s railways, transforming an industry that was in decline into one that today carries record numbers of passengers.”
But ATOC chief executive Michael Roberts said: “Getting franchising back on track, as today’s announcement does, will ensure that train companies, Network Rail and our suppliers can continue to provide the best possible deal for passengers and taxpayers.
“The Government has rightly recognised the crucial role the private sector has played, and will continue to play, in delivering a booming railway.”
Go-Ahead Group chief executive David Brown said the programme would help restore confidence in franchising and welcomed extended contract terms for London Midland and Southeastern – which Go-Ahead currently operates.
The full timetable for the franchising programme is available at
www.gov.uk/ government/publications/rail- franchise-schedule
© Dan Sellers
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