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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Delays and skipped stations on south Essex c2c network due to late freight train
A LATE-RUNNING freight train is forcing c2c services to skip stations this morning with delays also reported. The disruption is affecting services between London Fenchurch Street and Pitsea and Grays. According to the rail operator, the train was delayed at Dagenham Dock and has now been moved on. We're now on WhatsApp! Join our new channel at to get all the latest breaking news and exclusive stories delivered straight to your phone. An update from c2c states: "Grays to London Fenchurch Street due 07:57 has been delayed at Grays and is now 3 minutes late. "This is due to a late running freight train at Grays. "Pitsea to London Fenchurch Street due 08:48 will be started from Stanford-Le-Hope. "It will no longer call at Pitsea. "This is due to a late running freight train at Dagenham Dock." Later services throughout the morning appear to be unaffected by the disruption.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Police dealing with 'incident' near c2c railway causes disruption to service
A c2c service has been affected this afternoon by police dealing with an incident near the railway. Passengers heading from Shoebury to West Ham or Limehouse have been disrupted as the 2.11pm train from Shoebury to Fenchurch Street is no longer stopping at either station. This is due to the police incident. A spokesman for c2c said: "Due to the police dealing with an incident near the railway 1B63 14:11 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street due 15:12 will no longer call at West Ham High Level and Limehouse." The train will still be due at London Fenchurch Street station at 3.12pm. It is unclear at this stage whether this incident will affect further services.
Metro
20-07-2025
- Business
- Metro
Labour brings c2c into public ownership - What does this mean for you?
Rail services between London and Essex have been brought into government ownership following the nationalisation of a second train operator. On Sunday, c2c became the latest train operating company to be publicly owned as part of Labour's scheme, which will eventually see the creation of Great British Railways. The change means services from Fenchurch Street station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line are now in public hands. It was owned by Italian state-owned rail operator Trenitalia, which purchased the franchise from National Express in 2017. At the time of the takeover, c2c had one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the country at 89 per cent. This was the joint sixth best performance out of 22 operators. Craig Munro breaks down Westminster chaos into easy to follow insight, walking you through what the latest policies mean to you. Sent every Wednesday. Sign up here. Although the second operator to be brought into public hands, c2c will be the sixth train company managed by the Department for Transport (DfT), which is now in charge of 40 per cent of all rail journeys. As well as c2c, Department for Transport Operator (DfTO) now runs TransPennine Express, LNER, Northern, Southeastern and South Western Railway, the latter which became the first directly state operated network in February. c2c will soon be joined by neighbouring operator Greater Anglia, which is due to be nationalised in October. c2c, a shortened version of the phrase 'city to coast', operates services between London and Essex. The bulk of its trains leave from Fenchurch Street Station, with Liverpool Street Station used as a backup London terminus during engineering works. It operates four trains per hour to Shoeburyness via Basildon and Southend-on-Sea. Another two hourly services go to Southend via Ockendon and Tilbury in Essex and another to Grays, calling at Rainham. In its 2024 manifesto, Labour promised to bring railways back into the public sector following years of complaints from passengers about high fares and poor service. The Labour scheme also includes taking over responsibility for managing rail infrastructure, including stations and lines currently handled by Network Rail. Following the privatisation of British Rail in the 1990s, rail services were franchised out to a variety of private firms. However, despite an initially positive reaction, public support began to tilt in favour of a return to government ownership amid grievances with overcrowding, increasing fares and unreliable services. Concerns over poor performance of private operators led the previous government to take control of LNER, Northern, Transpennine Express and Southeastern via operators of last resort. Labour says the new nationalised network will help standardise the service, improve reliability and cut costs for travellers. c2c followed South Western Railway in returning to public hands, having previously been operated by National Express before being acquired by Trenitalia. The Italian state operator will continue to have a foothold in British railways through its stake in Avanti West Coast, until that goes public next year. Speaking about the latest step, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: 'Whether you're shopping in Lakeside or walking along the beach in Southend-on-Sea, from today you will be able to get there on a train service run by the public, for the public. 'Public ownership is already tackling deep-rooted problems we see on the railway that's led to spiralling costs, fragmentation and waste. 'A unified network under Great British Railways will take this further with one railway under one brand with one mission – delivering excellent services for passengers wherever they travel.' However one highly profitable aspect of the railway is likely to stay in private hands – the trains themselves. Rolling stock has for three decades been controlled by Rolling Stock Companies or ROSCOS, dominated by three major players, Eversholt Rail Group, Porterbrook and Angel Trains. Due to the prohibitive cost of buying the stock back, Great British Railways will instead lease the trains from these firms for the foreseeable future, trade publication Railtech reported. This means that the fees from use of the trains will remain in the private sector. Under its public ownership scheme, Labour has promised better quality and more reliable services. While the branding of services will remain the same for now, passengers can expect some changes to how they operate. For example, tickets will be valid for all publicly-owned services, meaningin the event of major disruption or line closure, passengers can travel on other routes without extra charge. This already works in the North West, where commuters are able to switch between Northern and TransPennine Express services, both of which are operated by DfT. For c2c passengers, the benefits may become more visible after the neighbouring Greater Anglia network is nationalised in October. In addition, the Government says it will leverage the new control to increase services and capacity on some routes. More Trending As well as improvements to services, ministers and rail bosses say public ownership will save the taxpayer up to £150 million each year. Rob Mullen, the managing director of c2c, said: ' A unified and focused railway can deliver more for our communities, including better growth, jobs and houses. If we are thriving as a train operator it helps our communities to thrive. 'This is the positive feedback loop we are excited to deliver, supported by better and closer collaboration with our partners in the lead up to GBR.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: 'Elegant' UK seaside town gets new direct train to London after it was axed five years ago MORE: Inside the fight against graffiti on trains across the UK's railways MORE: 'Pole hogging' is the latest Tube habit tormenting commuters on the London Underground
ITV News
20-07-2025
- Business
- ITV News
Labour nationalises second train company
The nationalisation of a second train company by the Labour Government has been completed. Operator c2c, which runs services between London Fenchurch Street and south Essex, was taken into public ownership on Sunday. It had been controlled by Italy's state-owned rail company Trenitalia since 2017. DfT (Department for Transport) Operator, which manages services under public control on behalf of the UK Government, said tickets previously purchased will remain valid. It added that fares are 'not changing as a direct result of the transfer'. Whether you're shopping in Lakeside or walking along the beach in Southend-on-Sea, from today you will be able to get there on a train service run by the public, for the public. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander The overall passenger satisfaction rating for c2c was 89% in the most recent research by watchdog Transport Focus. This was the joint sixth best performance out of 22 operators. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: 'Whether you're shopping in Lakeside or walking along the beach in Southend-on-Sea, from today you will be able to get there on a train service run by the public, for the public. 'Public ownership is already tackling deep-rooted problems we see on the railway that's led to spiralling costs, fragmentation and waste. 'A unified network under Great British Railways will take this further with one railway under one brand with one mission – delivering excellent services for passengers wherever they travel.' GBR is an upcoming public sector body that will oversee Britain's rail infrastructure and train operation. Ernesto Sicilia, managing director at Trenitalia UK, said: 'As the franchise moves to public ownership, we acknowledge both the progress made and the ongoing challenges of unifying a fragmented rail industry. 'In the meantime, we will continue to support and deliver services on the Avanti West Coast franchise until it too transitions to public ownership in 2026. 'While our role as operator is ending, our dedication to sharing knowledge, supporting innovation and fostering collaboration remains unchanged. 'We recognise that building a resilient and integrated rail network takes time and Trenitalia is determined to play a constructive part in that journey.' South Western Railway became the first operator brought into public ownership by the Labour Government in May. It joined Northern, TransPennine Express, Southeastern and LNER, which were nationalised under the Conservative government because of performance failings by the former owners of those franchises. The next operator to be nationalised will be Greater Anglia on October 12.
BBC News
20-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
c2c trains are nationalised and return to public ownership
Rail services between south Essex and London have become publicly owned for the first time since the 20th c2c, which runs services between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness, was nationalised on became part of Great British Railways, set up by the government to oversee the rail system in England, Wales and Secretary Heidi Alexander said passengers had been suffering "spiralling costs, fragmentation and waste". Ministers have been allowed to take rail companies back into public ownership when their existing contracts was enabled under the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024, passed by Labour in Sunday, c2c became the sixth operator to become would be followed by Greater Anglia, which runs trains throughout the East of England, on 12 October. Alexander said public ownership would tackle "deep-rooted problems" experienced on the added: "A unified network under Great British Railways will take this further with one railway under one brand with one mission: delivering excellent services for passengers wherever they travel."The government hoped nationalisation of all services in Britain would bring savings of up to £150m, while also reducing delays and Burton-Sampson, the Labour MP for Southend West and Leigh, said it would bring a host of benefits for passengers."What they will notice in the longer-term is a better service, a more consistent level of ticketing and hopefully a continued improvement in punctuality," he shadow rail minister and Conservative Norfolk MP Jerome Mayhew previously said he feared nationalisation would end up costing taxpayers more money in increased costs for leasing rolling said the government was "risking" successful operations for "ideological reasons". Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
