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 [...]
Ryanair boss to lead airline past 2019 but steers clear of five-year deal September 20, 2018 Ryanair's colourful chief executive Michael O'Leary has said he will stay on past 2019 but that he would prefer to sign a 12-month rolling contract instead of a five-year deal. O'Leary, who has led the airline since 1994, was speaking at the airline's AGM, which the media was originally banned from attending. He said he would prefer [...]
Ryanair boss to lead airline past 2019 but steers clear of five-year deal September 20, 2018 Ryanair's colourful chief executive Michael O'Leary has said he will stay on past 2019 but that he would prefer to sign a 12-month rolling contract instead of a five-year deal. O'Leary, who has led the airline since 1994, was speaking at the airline's AGM, which the media was originally banned from attending. He said he would prefer [...]
Network Rail spends millions fixing water leaks at revamped London Bridge station September 20, 2018 Network Rail is having to spend millions of pounds digging up parts of the recently revamped London Bridge station after discovering a number of water leaks. New Civil Engineer first reported that retrofit waterproofings are now being carried out at the station despite the £1bn upgrade that was officially unveiled by the Duke of Cambridge in May. [...]
Network Rail spends millions fixing water leaks at revamped London Bridge station September 20, 2018 Network Rail is having to spend millions of pounds digging up parts of the recently revamped London Bridge station after discovering a number of water leaks. New Civil Engineer first reported that retrofit waterproofings are now being carried out at the station despite the £1bn upgrade that was officially unveiled by the Duke of Cambridge in May. [...]
Transport secretary Chris Grayling: Re-nationalising UK rail network won’t solve problems September 20, 2018 Transport secretary Chris Grayling today denied that re-nationalising the UK’s railways would solve transport problems that have plagued commuters this year. Calling for an overhaul of the UK’s rail network, Grayling outlined a number of possible routes after the publication of a damning report into the health of the system, but said re-nationalisation would not [...]
Transport secretary Chris Grayling: Re-nationalising UK rail network won’t solve problems September 20, 2018 Transport secretary Chris Grayling today denied that re-nationalising the UK’s railways would solve transport problems that have plagued commuters this year. Calling for an overhaul of the UK’s rail network, Grayling outlined a number of possible routes after the publication of a damning report into the health of the system, but said re-nationalisation would not [...]
Investors wield knife but Ryanair survives shareholder revolt September 20, 2018 Ryanair’s under-fire chair David Bonderman survived a shareholder revolt this morning, as nearly 30 per cent of investors voted against his re-election. Senior Ryanair directors Howard Millar and Kieran McLaughlin were also subject to an investor backlash, with voting approval of 78.5 per cent and 66.8 per cent respectively. Non-executive directors Charlie McCreevy and Declan McKeon also [...]
Investors wield knife but Ryanair survives shareholder revolt September 20, 2018 Ryanair’s under-fire chair David Bonderman survived a shareholder revolt this morning, as nearly 30 per cent of investors voted against his re-election. Senior Ryanair directors Howard Millar and Kieran McLaughlin were also subject to an investor backlash, with voting approval of 78.5 per cent and 66.8 per cent respectively. Non-executive directors Charlie McCreevy and Declan McKeon also [...]