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South African Minister, Malusi Gigaba wins the “Transport Pe...
    Africa Transport and Infrastructure Show celebrated some of the “shining stars of the African transport sector” this year with its annual Transport Africa Awards dinner which was held on the 25th of June at the Sandton Sun Hotel, where the... read more ›
London transport budget cut by £225m
In the UK National budget set out last week by Chancellor George Osborne, it was announced that the London transport budget will be cut by 12.5%- equating to about £225m. Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, pledged the cuts would not lead to a rise... read more ›
Guest blog: Competition is a fried egg
Competition is about attracting customers, being different in a positive way. Competition can bring lower prices and limit monopolistic, inefficient and lazy behavior. Competition can bring choice - this choice may not necessarily mean only having lower prices but rather improved service. The wary ministers...read more ›
Top 5 Rail Marketing Campaigns
While researching Rail Revenue & Customer Management World Congress 2013 I came across some great innovative and well thought out marketing campaigns from rail operators. With the liberalisation of the market rail companies have really started to pull their finger out and deliver some... read more ›
Top 10 rail Twitter accounts to follow
Who should we be following in the rail industry on Twitter? I only recently joined the Total Rail group but so far I’m really liking that the community seems so switched on, engaged and up for discussion. With online platforms such as our blog,...read more ›
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