Darren Hendley
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Train drivers to strike today in deadlocked dispute
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Rail passengers will suffer fresh misery on Saturday because of strikes by train drivers, with more industrial action planned in the coming weeks amid the worsening disputes over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Rail operators release timetables for reduced services during Aslef strike
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Rail operators have released timetables for reduced services on Saturday, when members of the train drivers’ union Aslef go on strike. Although the walkout directly affects just nine companies, others have warned that the knock-on effect could cause significant disruption. A breakdown of the impact across the rail operators is as follows. Avanti West Coast…
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RAIL STRIKE: 27 July, Follow for live updates
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Follow our live blog as thousands of rail workers strike over jobs, pay and conditions. 14:00pm Network Rail workers taking part in strikes have lost around £1,500 each in pay and bonuses, according to the company. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are striking for the fourth time today in a dispute…
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All trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes have been suspended
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All trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes have been suspended as emergency services deal with a lineside fire.
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Investment boost for train upgrades in the North
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Investment for upgrading train services running across the north of England will be more than trebled, the Government has announced. On Tuesday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will announce an investment worth up to £11.5 billion for the Transpennine Route Upgrades (TRU), which had been a £2.9 billion project on services between Manchester and York, via…
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Network Rail warns of travel disruption across the country due to the heatwave
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Jake Kelly, spokesman for Network Rail, has warned of travel disruption across the country.
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Hornby withdraw two ‘Trains on Film’ due to licensing rights
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For several months there has been some speculation concerning the introduction of two Hornby train packs under the sub brand title of ‘Trains on Film’ which both featured, in one form or another the L&MR No.57 ‘Lion’ and associated rolling stock. The films concerned were ‘The Lady with a Lamp’ and ‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’. Hornby…
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Recruitment firms attack plans to allow agency workers to replace strikers
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Recruitment firms have stepped up their opposition to controversial Government plans to allow agency staff to replace striking workers, warning they would “inflame” industrial disputes. Leaders of a number of the biggest recruitment companies in the country wrote to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng expressing concern at the proposals, which were announced in response to the…
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Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps hit out at striking rail unions as he announced a £1 billion investment in digital signalling. He said that giving the go-ahead for the replacement of Victorian signalling infrastructure on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) proves the Government is modernising the railways “despite the best efforts of unions”. But the…
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New TV series to feature York’s National Railway Museum
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The National Railway Museum is set to feature in a new TV series produced by Whitworth Media appearing on More4 this summer. Called “Cleaning Britain’s Greatest Treasures”, the programme will follow the museum’s conservation team as they clean and maintain the NER / LNER Dynamometer Car and Queen Victoria’s famous LNWR saloon carriage. Narrated by…
