Industrial

Strikes by London Underground drivers over Night Tube dispute

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Sam Hewitt

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11 November 2021

Drivers on London Underground’s Night Tube are to stage a series of strikes from later this month in a dispute over staffing, a leading rail union has announced.
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TSSA challenges rail industry to protect jobs amid industrial action threat

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Sam Hewitt

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10 November 2021

The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) is stepping up demands for no compulsory job losses in the railway industry amid fresh warnings of industrial action.
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DfT minister tours British low-carbon trains with Network Rail at COP26

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Sam Hewitt

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10 November 2021

Department for Transport (DfT) minister Trudy Harrison MP and Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines took a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at COP26 in Glasgow.
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RSSB: 40% of rail workers suffer from a mental health condition

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Sam Hewitt

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8 November 2021

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published a survey which found over 40% of rail workers are suffering with a mental health condition.
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Salisbury collision: RAIB release preliminary findings

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Sam Hewitt

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3 November 2021

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its preliminary investigation findings into the Salisbury train collision.
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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28 October 2021

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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COP26: Union warns time running out to avoid rail strikes

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Sam Hewitt

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27 October 2021

Transport bosses have been told they need to “put pay justice on the agenda” if they want to prevent rail strikes during the global COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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London King’s Cross station plaque commemorates Britain’s first black train driver

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Shannon Butcher

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25 October 2021

A plaque has been unveiled commemorating Britain’s first black train driver, Jamaican-born Wilston Samuel Jackson.
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Government takes over Southeastern train services

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Sam Hewitt

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17 October 2021

Train services on Southeastern’s network will be taken over by the Government today after the franchise holder failed to declare more than £25 million of taxpayer funding.
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Dry ice pellets to blast leaves off train tracks

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Shannon Butcher

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4 October 2021

Dry ice will be blasted onto railway lines across northern England in a trial aimed at removing leaves more efficiently than current methods.
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