TfL urges Londoners to rethink travel plans ahead of planned Piccadilly Line strike next week September 21, 2018 Londoners have been urged to rethink their travel plans ahead of scheduled three-day strike on the Piccadilly Line by the rail union RMT. The strike will force the entire line out of action from Wednesday 26 September until the Saturday. If the strike goes ahead there will also be no Night Tube on the [...]
TfL urges Londoners to rethink travel plans ahead of planned Piccadilly Line strike next week September 21, 2018 Londoners have been urged to rethink their travel plans ahead of scheduled three-day strike on the Piccadilly Line by the rail union RMT. The strike will force the entire line out of action from Wednesday 26 September until the Saturday. If the strike goes ahead there will also be no Night Tube on the [...]
Italy launches competition probe into Ryanair hand luggage charges September 21, 2018 Ryanair's new bag charge policy is being investigated by Italy's competition watchdog over claims it could amount to unfair commercial practice. Antitrust says hand luggage is an "essential element of transport" that should be included in the ticket price. Not doing so distorts the final price of the ticket and does not allow a true [...]
Italy launches competition probe into Ryanair hand luggage charges September 21, 2018 Ryanair's new bag charge policy is being investigated by Italy's competition watchdog over claims it could amount to unfair commercial practice. Antitrust says hand luggage is an "essential element of transport" that should be included in the ticket price. Not doing so distorts the final price of the ticket and does not allow a true [...]
DEBATE: Is Chris Grayling to blame for the rail chaos earlier this year? September 21, 2018 Is Chris Grayling to blame for the rail chaos earlier this year? Andy McDonald, Labour MP and shadow transport secretary, says YES. Chris Grayling’s reverse Midas touch has made a mess of the railways. Under his watch, passengers have suffered timetabling chaos, ever increasing fares, and broken promises on investment. In any other line of [...]
DEBATE: Is Chris Grayling to blame for the rail chaos earlier this year? September 21, 2018 Is Chris Grayling to blame for the rail chaos earlier this year? Andy McDonald, Labour MP and shadow transport secretary, says YES. Chris Grayling’s reverse Midas touch has made a mess of the railways. Under his watch, passengers have suffered timetabling chaos, ever increasing fares, and broken promises on investment. In any other line of [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for rail re-nationalisation in wake of timetable chaos September 20, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has joined calls for the railways to be re-nationalised following a damning review into industry's timetable chaos in May. Today the rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), published the review that transport secretary Chris Grayling ordered in the summer when the full scale of the damage caused by the timetable overhaul became [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for rail re-nationalisation in wake of timetable chaos September 20, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has joined calls for the railways to be re-nationalised following a damning review into industry's timetable chaos in May. Today the rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), published the review that transport secretary Chris Grayling ordered in the summer when the full scale of the damage caused by the timetable overhaul became [...]
RMT announces fresh South Western Railway strikes as train guard row rumbles on September 20, 2018 Further strike action is planned on South Western Railway (SWR) in the long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will take fresh industrial action on 5 and 6 October, affecting routes into London Waterloo. Read more: South Western Railway strike to go ahead tomorrow The union [...]
RMT announces fresh South Western Railway strikes as train guard row rumbles on September 20, 2018 Further strike action is planned on South Western Railway (SWR) in the long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will take fresh industrial action on 5 and 6 October, affecting routes into London Waterloo. Read more: South Western Railway strike to go ahead tomorrow The union [...]