Labour to cut rail fares and create ‘London-style’ ticketing for the UK December 1, 2019 Labour will reform the country’s rail ticketing system to create a one-stop shop for tickets if elected, while also promising to cut fares by 33 per cent. The party wants to create a uniform “London-style” ticketing system that allows contactless payments and sets out fares on a zonal basis. Read more: Train companies to hike [...]
Train companies to hike rail fares as commuters brace for strike chaos November 30, 2019 Millions of commuters will have to fork out even more on travel from January as UK train companies hike fares by 2.7 per cent on average. The increase is below July’s retail price index figure of 2.8 per cent, which is used to calculate rail fares. However, it is above the equivalent consumer price index [...]
Christmas travel chaos looms as South Western rail staff prepare to strike from Monday November 28, 2019 Londoners are set to endure a month of chaos on one of the capital’s busiest railways, after last ditch strike talks between union bosses and the rail operator broke down again today. The 27 day strike, which begins on Monday, is on course to be London’s worst ever, and will hit all South Western rail [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trooper can take Jumbo Prize for in-form Ricky Yiu November 26, 2019 IN-FORM Ricky Yiu looks to be the trainer to follow when racing resumes at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. Yiu is in the middle of a purple patch, with two winning trebles at the Valley and Sha Tin in the past week, rocketing him to the head of the trainer’s leaderboard with 20 winners. [...]
Business leaders don’t think our roads and railways are up to scratch for post-Brexit growth November 26, 2019 Britain’s roads and railways are in desperate need of an upgrade, otherwise many companies will struggle to get the post-Brexit bounce they need, according to business group the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). A survey of 1,200 business leaders has found that only 35 per cent of businesses feel that the UK road network is [...]
South Western Railway services to close early in December amid strikes November 25, 2019 Christmas parties across London will be scuppered next month, as late night train services face the chop amid 27 days of rail strikes. The strike, which begins next Monday, is on course to be the worst ever in the capital city, and will hit all services which run in and out of Waterloo, the busiest [...]
Victoria Line strike suspended as union begins fresh talks with London Underground November 22, 2019 A planned strike on the Victoria Line by tube drivers scheduled for next week has been suspended. The drivers were due to walkout next week on 27 and 28 November over a dispute involving “broken promises”. Read more: Talks continue between RMT and South Western Railway over December strikes But the tube union RMT has [...]
Londoners face 27-day Christmas rail strike as union talks break down November 21, 2019 Christmas shoppers and commuters face a month of festive travel chaos, after talks over a 27-day strike on one of London’s busiest rail networks broke down. Negotiations between the Rail and Maritime Transport union (RMT) and South Western Railway collapsed after the operator failed to put forward any proposals that could settle the dispute, according [...]
Talks continue between RMT and South Western Railway over December strikes November 19, 2019 Crunch negotiations between RMT union and South Western Railway took place today, in a bid to avert 27 days of strikes over the Christmas period. Union bosses and the rail franchise are still clashing over a dispute involving the role of guards on trains. Drivers and guards will strike from 2 December until the New [...]
Sadiq Khan confirms 2020 TfL fare freeze November 18, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) fares will remain unchanged in 2020, Sadiq Khan has confirmed. The mayor of London’s fare freeze is now into its fourth year, after promising to not rise TfL prices in his first term. Read more: Victoria line drivers prepare for November Tube strike The freeze will continue after next may’s London [...]