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Commuters still asked to wear masks despite law change

27 January 2022 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Industrial, Metro, Network, News
Commuter wearing mask

Legal measures requiring masks and Covid passes in England have been dropped, but commuters in some settings will still be asked to wear face coverings.

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London minister hits out at Khan over handling of Night Tube dispute

7 January 2022 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Metro, News

London minister Paul Scully said the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walkout over the reinstatement of the Night Tube was “unreasonable”, as he criticised city mayor Sadiq Khan’s handling of the dispute.

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UK railway round-up

3 December 2021 Shannon Butcher Industrial, Metro, Network, News

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.

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Strikes by London Underground drivers over Night Tube dispute

11 November 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Metro, Network, News

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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London Overground train crashes through buffers at busy commuter station

12 October 2021 Shannon Butcher Metro, Network, News

Two people were injured when a train crashed through buffers at Enfield Town station, north London. The incident involved a London Overground service during rush hour on Tuesday morning.

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Passengers evacuated Westminster Tube station due to smoke from electrical room

5 October 2021 Shannon Butcher Metro, News

Westminster underground station has reopened following the evacuation of 100 tube passengers due to billowing smoke coming from an electrical room.

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London Underground Northern Line expands with two new stations

20 September 2021 Shannon Butcher Metro, Network, News

Two new London Underground stations have opened to the public as of Monday 20 September 2021, making the new expansion the largest the Underground has had within the last century.

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Violence against transport workers worse during pandemic – rail union warns

16 September 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Metro, Network, News

Three out of five transport workers have been verbally or physically attacked since the start of the pandemic, new research suggests.

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New stations added to Tube map in major network expansion

16 September 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Metro, Network, News
Nine Elms station

Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new Tube map showing the first major expansion of the network this century.

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Demand for rail travel back to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels

2 September 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Metro, Network, News

Demand for rail travel has reached two-thirds of normal levels for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, new figures have revealed.

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