The rail strikes are to go ahead after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
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Tag: NETWORK RAIL
Track upgrades to bring more reliable journeys to Yorkshire
Hundreds of Network Rail workers will carry out key upgrades to the railway in Yorkshire this Platinum Jubilee Weekend in a boost to reliability.
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Rail workers’ fury at suggestion they should have ‘worked harder at school’
Rail workers voting on strikes over pay were angered after a communications boss suggested they “should have probably worked harder at school”.
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Network Rail carries out £2m spring clean to clear graffiti
A £2 million spring clean has tackled the “eyesore” of graffiti on Britain’s railways.
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Passenger train narrowly avoided hitting two cars at user-operated crossing
A passenger train narrowly avoided striking two cars at a user-operated crossing after the drivers failed to call the signaller to check the route was clear, an investigation has found.
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Scotland’s Railway offers a warm welcome to refugees from Ukraine
Scotland’s Railway is playing its part to support refugees arriving in Scotland from war-torn Ukraine.
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Northern service and railway damaged after vandals throw log at train
Train operator Northern and Network Rail are appealing for information after a group of individuals threw a log into the path of an oncoming train near Bolton.
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Network Rail investing £83m over Easter to improve train services for passengers
Network Rail is asking passengers to check before they travel this Easter as it prepares to invest £83m on 530 projects to upgrade the railway.
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Swan rescued from tracks after blocking trains
An injured swan had to be rescued after it made its way on to the tracks at a station in west London, causing hours of delays.
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London-Cornwall sleeper trains disrupted for eight weeks
Overnight sleeper trains between London and Cornwall will be cancelled between Mondays and Thursdays for eight weeks due to a complication with engineering work.
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