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 [...]
Train delays hit 12-year peak amid timetable and weather disruption September 18, 2018 The punctuality of Britain's trains has reached its worst level in 12 years this year following disruption from severe weather and a botched timetable change in May. One in seven trains missed the industry’s public performance measure (PPM) in the year to 18 August, according to the rail regulator, the Office for Road and Rail (ORR). PPM measures whether [...]
Train delays hit 12-year peak amid timetable and weather disruption September 18, 2018 The punctuality of Britain's trains has reached its worst level in 12 years this year following disruption from severe weather and a botched timetable change in May. One in seven trains missed the industry’s public performance measure (PPM) in the year to 18 August, according to the rail regulator, the Office for Road and Rail (ORR). PPM measures whether [...]
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 [...]