Industrial

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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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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Industrial

Train firms ordered to stop misusing cancellation loophole

Train companies make ‘best and final offer’ to resolve rail dispute

Train drivers announce two more strike days in February

Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

Train passengers warned of major disruption after ‘huge’ landslip

Spike in complaints about Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express

Union leaders to meet rail minister in bid to secure deal to end strikes

Proposed strike legislation shows Government is losing argument – Mick Lynch

West Coast Mainline to open again after emergency repairs completed

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

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