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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Category: Industrial
Grant Shapps retains Transport Secretary position in PM cabinet change-up
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has expressed his delight to be reappointed during Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle on September 15.
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New stations added to Tube map in major network expansion
Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new Tube map showing the first major expansion of the network this century.
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Rail union to hold Waterloo protest over service cuts
The biggest rail workers union is holding a protest on Monday as it steps up its campaign against job losses in the industry.
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Rail industry urges workers to return to commuting by train
There could be long-term damaging effects on city centres and High Streets unless workers return to commuting by train, new research warns.
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Noise from traffic and trains linked to higher risk of dementia – new study
A new study from Denmark has suggested road traffic and railway noise is associated with an increased risk of dementia.
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High demand for transport as summer holiday period ends
New provisional figures show usage of mainline trains was at 60%, but the Department for Transport said this is an underestimate.
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Train passengers offered journey updates via WhatsApp
Rail passengers in the UK can now receive alerts by WhatsApp when their train is delayed or cancelled.
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Demand for rail travel back to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels
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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Transport for London, HS2 & Network Rail join Rail Supply Group’s export scheme
Transport for London (TfL) has joined Network Rail and HS2 in supporting the Rail Supply Group’s export reference scheme. The scheme provides a simplified project reference
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