Industrial

Mural unveiled celebrating pioneering female train driver

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Alex Bestwick

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26 January 2023

A mural celebrating one of the UK’s first female train drivers woman has been unveiled to launch a recruitment campaign.
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Railways ‘in crisis’ as cancellations hit new high

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Alex Bestwick

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23 January 2023

Train reliability across Britain reached the worst level on record in recent weeks, with Avanti West Coast cancelling the equivalent of about one in five services.
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Train firms ordered to stop misusing cancellation loophole

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Alex Bestwick

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20 January 2023

Train operators have been ordered by a regulator to stop misusing a process which removes services from schedules without them being classed as cancelled.
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Train companies make ‘best and final offer’ to resolve rail dispute

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Alex Bestwick

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19 January 2023

Train operating companies have made a “best and final offer” to the biggest rail workers union in a bid to break the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
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Train drivers announce two more strike days in February

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Alex Bestwick

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17 January 2023

Train drivers are to stage fresh strikes in early February after a pay offer has been rejected.
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Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

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Alex Bestwick

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16 January 2023

HS2 minister Huw Merriman hailed the “extraordinary feat of engineering and architecture” as he inspected construction of what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge.
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Train passengers warned of major disruption after ‘huge’ landslip

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Alex Bestwick

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16 January 2023

Major disruption is expected after a main railway line collapsed in a “huge” landslip which left one track hanging in mid-air.
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Spike in complaints about Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express

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Alex Bestwick

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12 January 2023

Complaints about train operators Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express soared as performance deteriorated, new figures have shown.
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Union leaders to meet rail minister in bid to secure deal to end strikes

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Alex Bestwick

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9 January 2023

Talks aimed at resolving the rail workers dispute will be held on Monday after a week of disruption to services because of strikes.
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Proposed strike legislation shows Government is losing argument – Mick Lynch

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Alex Bestwick

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6 January 2023

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has described legislation that will aim to minimise disruption during industrial action as a “symbol” that the Government is “losing the argument”.
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Industrial

Railways ‘in crisis’ as cancellations hit new high

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Alex Bestwick

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23 January 2023

Train reliability across Britain reached the worst level on record in recent weeks, with Avanti West Coast cancelling the equivalent of about one in five services.
Continue reading »
Train firms ordered to stop misusing cancellation loophole

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Alex Bestwick

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20 January 2023

Train operators have been ordered by a regulator to stop misusing a process which removes services from schedules without them being classed as cancelled.
Continue reading »
Train companies make ‘best and final offer’ to resolve rail dispute

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Alex Bestwick

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19 January 2023

Train operating companies have made a “best and final offer” to the biggest rail workers union in a bid to break the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Continue reading »
Train drivers announce two more strike days in February

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Alex Bestwick

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17 January 2023

Train drivers are to stage fresh strikes in early February after a pay offer has been rejected.
Continue reading »
Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

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Alex Bestwick

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16 January 2023

HS2 minister Huw Merriman hailed the “extraordinary feat of engineering and architecture” as he inspected construction of what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge.
Continue reading »
Train passengers warned of major disruption after ‘huge’ landslip

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Alex Bestwick

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16 January 2023

Major disruption is expected after a main railway line collapsed in a “huge” landslip which left one track hanging in mid-air.
Continue reading »
Spike in complaints about Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express

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Alex Bestwick

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12 January 2023

Complaints about train operators Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express soared as performance deteriorated, new figures have shown.
Continue reading »
Union leaders to meet rail minister in bid to secure deal to end strikes

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Alex Bestwick

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9 January 2023

Talks aimed at resolving the rail workers dispute will be held on Monday after a week of disruption to services because of strikes.
Continue reading »
Proposed strike legislation shows Government is losing argument – Mick Lynch

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Alex Bestwick

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6 January 2023

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has described legislation that will aim to minimise disruption during industrial action as a “symbol” that the Government is “losing the argument”.
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