Industrial

West Coast Mainline to open again after emergency repairs completed

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Alex Bestwick

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6 January 2023

Engineers have completed “significant repairs” on a stretch of the main west coast rail line between Scotland and England after damage caused by flooding forced its closure.
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More rail strike disruption as new TUC boss calls for urgent meeting with PM

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Alex Bestwick

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4 January 2023

Train passengers are undergoing another day of strike disruption as the new general secretary of the TUC called for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister.
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How is each train operator affected by the latest rail strikes?

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Alex Bestwick

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3 January 2023

Britain’s railway services are being decimated by strike action this week.
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Minister tells RMT to get ‘off the picket line’ and ‘hammer out a deal’

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Alex Bestwick

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3 January 2023

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union should get “off the picket line and round the negotiating table” as passengers face fresh disruption from strikes, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said.
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Railway cleaners announce first national strike

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Alex Bestwick

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29 December 2022

Railway cleaners are to launch their first national strike in disputes over issues including pay and working conditions.
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Rail fares to rise by 5.9%

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Alex Bestwick

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22 December 2022

Rail fares in England will rise by nearly 6% in March, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.
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Strike timeline from now until February

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Alex Bestwick

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22 December 2022

While many planned strikes have now been called off, others have been announced. Updated: 22 December 2022 Thousands of ambulance […]
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Fresh strike by train drivers announced for January

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Alex Bestwick

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20 December 2022

Disrupted travel is expected on the return to work after the festive break as train drivers are set to stage a fresh strike early in the new year.
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Train passengers urged to complete Christmas Eve journeys by lunchtime

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Alex Bestwick

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15 December 2022

Train passengers planning Christmas Eve trips are being told to complete journeys as early as lunchtime due to strikes.
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TSSA members vote to accept Network Rail pay offer

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Alex Bestwick

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15 December 2022

Network Rail workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer, their union has announced.
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Industrial

More rail strike disruption as new TUC boss calls for urgent meeting with PM

by

Alex Bestwick

–

4 January 2023

Train passengers are undergoing another day of strike disruption as the new general secretary of the TUC called for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister.
Continue reading »
How is each train operator affected by the latest rail strikes?

by

Alex Bestwick

–

3 January 2023

Britain’s railway services are being decimated by strike action this week.
Continue reading »
Minister tells RMT to get ‘off the picket line’ and ‘hammer out a deal’

by

Alex Bestwick

–

3 January 2023

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union should get “off the picket line and round the negotiating table” as passengers face fresh disruption from strikes, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said.
Continue reading »
Railway cleaners announce first national strike

by

Alex Bestwick

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29 December 2022

Railway cleaners are to launch their first national strike in disputes over issues including pay and working conditions.
Continue reading »
Rail fares to rise by 5.9%

by

Alex Bestwick

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22 December 2022

Rail fares in England will rise by nearly 6% in March, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.
Continue reading »
Strike timeline from now until February

by

Alex Bestwick

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22 December 2022

While many planned strikes have now been called off, others have been announced. Updated: 22 December 2022 Thousands of ambulance […]
Continue reading »
Fresh strike by train drivers announced for January

by

Alex Bestwick

–

20 December 2022

Disrupted travel is expected on the return to work after the festive break as train drivers are set to stage a fresh strike early in the new year.
Continue reading »
Train passengers urged to complete Christmas Eve journeys by lunchtime

by

Alex Bestwick

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15 December 2022

Train passengers planning Christmas Eve trips are being told to complete journeys as early as lunchtime due to strikes.
Continue reading »
TSSA members vote to accept Network Rail pay offer

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Alex Bestwick

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15 December 2022

Network Rail workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer, their union has announced.
Continue reading »