Piccadilly Line running with severe delays at rush-hour peak September 19, 2018 Rush-hour commuters are facing severe delays across the entire Piccadilly Line this morning following a signal failure at Russell Square. TfL urged passengers to find other ways to get to work while it resolves the issue: https://twitter.com/TfLTravelAlerts/status/1042303446152564736 Yesterday the DLR was out of action until the mid afternoon following a signal failure at West India Quay. [...]
Piccadilly Line running with severe delays at rush-hour peak September 19, 2018 Rush-hour commuters are facing severe delays across the entire Piccadilly Line this morning following a signal failure at Russell Square. TfL urged passengers to find other ways to get to work while it resolves the issue: https://twitter.com/TfLTravelAlerts/status/1042303446152564736 Yesterday the DLR was out of action until the mid afternoon following a signal failure at West India Quay. [...]
Beleaguered Grayling set to announce major new review of rail services September 16, 2018 The government is set to launch a major review of the UK’s railways this week, following widespread criticism and a series of operational problems. Transport secretary Chris Grayling is expected to appoint Keith Williams, the former boss of British Airways, to undertake a systematic, 12-month review of the country’s rail services. Williams is the deputy [...]
Beleaguered Grayling set to announce major new review of rail services September 16, 2018 The government is set to launch a major review of the UK’s railways this week, following widespread criticism and a series of operational problems. Transport secretary Chris Grayling is expected to appoint Keith Williams, the former boss of British Airways, to undertake a systematic, 12-month review of the country’s rail services. Williams is the deputy [...]
South Western Railway strike to go ahead tomorrow as dispute with rail union rumbles on September 14, 2018 Workers on South Western Railway (SWR) will strike tomorrow amid a dispute over the role of guards on trains. SWR, which runs services out of two of London's busiest stations, Clapham Junction and Waterloo, will run a reduced service tomorrow, and has warned that some routes will have no train service nor a replacement bus [...]
South Western Railway strike to go ahead tomorrow as dispute with rail union rumbles on September 14, 2018 Workers on South Western Railway (SWR) will strike tomorrow amid a dispute over the role of guards on trains. SWR, which runs services out of two of London's busiest stations, Clapham Junction and Waterloo, will run a reduced service tomorrow, and has warned that some routes will have no train service nor a replacement bus [...]
Eurostar St Pancras staff to strike in September amid fallout with RMT union September 13, 2018 Eurostar staff and train managers at busy London station St Pancras will strike in September over over a dispute about working conditions. Rail union RMT said its members would not work on from Sunday 30 September to Monday 1 October. RMT said working conditions at Eurostar were "shocking and dangerous" because of repeated service failures and breakdowns. "The [...]
Eurostar St Pancras staff to strike in September amid fallout with RMT union September 13, 2018 Eurostar staff and train managers at busy London station St Pancras will strike in September over over a dispute about working conditions. Rail union RMT said its members would not work on from Sunday 30 September to Monday 1 October. RMT said working conditions at Eurostar were "shocking and dangerous" because of repeated service failures and breakdowns. "The [...]
Arch rivals: Blackstone and Telereal Trillium win bid for Network Rail property portfolio September 10, 2018 Network Rail is to sell off its £1.46bn commercial property portfolio to an Anglo-US consortium in a deal with significant interest for commuters and other rail travellers. The much-criticised railway infrastructure owner says it plans to use the cash, from US giant Blackstone and Britain’s Telereal Trillium, to upgrade services across the country after coming [...]