Al-Jasser: Merger of SAR and SRO Emphasizes the Leading Role of the Railways Industry in the Kingdom RIYADH, KSA, February 18, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Eng. Saleh Bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Railways Company “SAR”, extended his thanks and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on the occasion of the honorable approval of the merger of the Saudi Railways Organization with the Saudi Railways Company “SAR” , affirming in his speech the gratitude to all those belonging to the transport industry in general and the railways in particular for the unlimited support of the wise leadership, and the approval of this historic merger, which achieves goals of the Kingdom and enhances its position and its effective role o
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Proposals to improve the performance and punctuality of the city-region’s creaking rail network have been unveiled for consultation, with the best of three options set to be rolled out from May 2022.
The plans have been drawn up by the Department for Transport with Transport for the North, Network Rail and the train operators, Northern and TransPennine Express.
The organisations noted that congestion in the region before the pandemic created regular delays to services around Manchester, with knock-on impacts to overall rail reliability across the North. Last March, the Government was forced to strip Northern of its operational franchise and take back control due to continued poor service.