Piccadilly Line drivers to strike tomorrow after talks with TfL crumble September 25, 2018 A three-day strike on the Piccadilly Line will go ahead tomorrow after talks between union workers and Transport for London (TfL) broke down this morning. The RMT rail union confirmed the strike by drivers will start tomorrow lunchtime through until Saturday after talks at conciliation service Acas held yesterday and into today failed. The RMT [...]
Travel warning: Piccadilly Line hit by severe delays September 24, 2018 Severe delays are affecting the Piccadilly Line, following a signal failure. The failure at Holloway Road has affected the entire line, just in time for the rush hour commute home. Transport for London (TfL) has recommended people take alternative routes as its engineers work to fix the problem. https://twitter.com/piccadillyline/status/1044245076237520897 The news comes before the Piccadilly [...]
RMT union and TfL hold talks to thwart Piccadilly Line strike this week September 24, 2018 The RMT rail union and London Underground are holding talks at conciliation service Acas this morning to try and thwart a strike that will shut down the Piccadilly Line from Wednesday through to the weekend. The strike will force the entire line out of action from Wednesday 26 September until the Saturday. If the [...]
Strictly Come Dancing professionals make a PR misstep in potential pay row dispute September 24, 2018 Glitter balls, sequins, the foxtrot, and the rest… Daaarling! It is that time of the year again as Strictly Come Dancing waltzed back on to our screens on Saturday night. New celebs, new dancers, new routine – same old format. There will be Craig Revel Horwood looking unimpressed, break-ups, make-ups, tears, injuries, tantrums, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
All aboard the blame train: Government, regulator and train firms all failed in rail chaos September 20, 2018 The government, regulators and the owner of the rail network were all part of a comedy of errors which led to chaos on Britain’s railways earlier this year, according to a review of the disruption published today. The report by Office of Rail and Road (ORR) boss Stephen Glaister into the chaotic timetable change which [...]
All aboard the blame train: Government, regulator and train firms all failed in rail chaos September 20, 2018 The government, regulators and the owner of the rail network were all part of a comedy of errors which led to chaos on Britain’s railways earlier this year, according to a review of the disruption published today. The report by Office of Rail and Road (ORR) boss Stephen Glaister into the chaotic timetable change which [...]