Industrial

Pay-as-you-go ticketing to be trialled at 90 more railway stations

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Alex Bestwick

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1 February 2024

90 railway stations in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester will introduce tap-in and tap-out ticketing from next year.
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HS2 boss admits project could cost up to £66.6 billion

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Alex Bestwick

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10 January 2024

The estimated cost of building HS2 between London and Birmingham has soared to as much as £66.6 billion, MPs heard.
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Spate of track faults causes disruption for rail commuters

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Alex Bestwick

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30 November 2023

Rail commuters suffered disruption on Thursday morning as a series of infrastructure failures affected several major routes.
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Belfast Grand Central Station to transform often forgotten area of city

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Alex Bestwick

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21 November 2023

The opening of the new Grand Central Station will transform an often forgotten corner of Belfast city centre next year.
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RMT and train operators reach breakthrough deal on strikes

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Alex Bestwick

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9 November 2023

If accepted by RMT members, the breakthrough deal will see strike action paused for six months.
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Draft Bill to create Great British Railways included in King’s Speech

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Alex Bestwick

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7 November 2023

The King’s Speech included a draft Bill to create a new public sector body to overhaul Britain’s railways following speculation that the plan would be dropped.
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Passengers warned of disruption on Docklands Light Railway due to strike

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Alex Bestwick

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7 November 2023

Rail passengers are being warned to expect huge disruption to services on London’s Docklands Light Railway due to a 48 hour strike.
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Ticket office closure plans go ‘too far, too fast’, say MPs

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Alex Bestwick

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24 October 2023

Plans for the widespread closure of ticket offices go “too far, too fast”, cross-party MPs have warned.
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Rail workers vote to continue strike action for next six months

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Alex Bestwick

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20 October 2023

Rail workers vote to continue strike action for next six months
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Train named to honour rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy

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Alex Bestwick

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2 October 2023

Avanti West Coast has named one of its trains after a railway worker who overturned a racist recruitment policy.
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Industrial

Pay-as-you-go ticketing to be trialled at 90 more railway stations

HS2 boss admits project could cost up to £66.6 billion

Spate of track faults causes disruption for rail commuters

Belfast Grand Central Station to transform often forgotten area of city

RMT and train operators reach breakthrough deal on strikes

Draft Bill to create Great British Railways included in King’s Speech

Passengers warned of disruption on Docklands Light Railway due to strike

Ticket office closure plans go ‘too far, too fast’, say MPs

Rail workers vote to continue strike action for next six months

Train named to honour rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy

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