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Transport 2000 welcomes Network Rail announcement

Apr 3rd 2007

3 April 2007
Transport 2000 [1] today welcomed the news that Network Rail’s efficiencies mean they can spend £2.4 billion on improvements to tracks and stations over the next two years [2]. The investment will improve conditions for the poor, squashed commuters Sardine Man has been meeting over the past two weeks [3].

Sardine Man reveals Manchester as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Apr 3rd 2007

3 April 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit Manchester on Thursday 5 April, marking the end of his national tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales [2]. The tour aims to highlight rail overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network.

Sardine Man reveals Barnsley as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Apr 2nd 2007

2 April 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit Barnsley on Wednesday, 4 April as part of a national tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales to highlight overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network [2].

Sardine Man reveals Durham as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Mar 30th 2007

30 March 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit Durham on Tuesday 3 April as part of a national tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales [2]. The tour aims to highlight rail overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network.

Sardine Man reveals London Waterloo as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Mar 30th 2007

30 March 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit London Waterloo station on Monday, 2 April. The visit is part of Sardine Man’s tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales, which aims to highlight overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network [2].

Sardine Man reveals Liverpool as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Mar 28th 2007

28 March 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit Liverpool on Friday, 30 March as part of a national tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales to highlight overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network [2].

Sardine Man reveals Coventry as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Mar 27th 2007

27 March 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit Coventry on Thursday, 29 March as a part of a national tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales to highlight overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network.[2]

Sardine Man reveals South Wales as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Mar 26th 2007

26 March 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit Cardiff on Tuesday, March 27 as a part of a national tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales to highlight overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network.[2]

The worst train journeys, revealed by Sardine Man

Mar 26th 2007

26 March 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man begins a national tour today of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales to highlight overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network.

Sardine Man reveals Woking as a rail overcrowding hotspot

Mar 26th 2007

26 March 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] Sardine Man will visit Woking on Tuesday, March 27 as a part of a national tour of some of the most overcrowded train journeys in England and Wales to highlight overcrowding and the need for Government investment to increase capacity and relieve congestion on the rail network.[2]

Welcome for green taxes but real travel choices needed

Mar 21st 2007

21 March 2007
Transport 2000 [1] said today that the Chancellor’s fuel duty increases [2] and new top rate of Vehicle Excise Duty [3] announced in today’s budget are steps in the right direction, but great strides are needed to increase peoples travel choices and tackle climate change.

Transport in the 2007 Budget

Mar 16th 2007

16 March 2007
An advance press briefing from Transport 2000

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