Get ready for the biggest transport disruption in decades as half of all Britain’s rail lines will close this coming week June 18, 2022 Network Rail said this week that more than half of all Britain’s rail lines will be closed during next week’s strikes. Network Rail said no passenger services will serve locations such as Penzance in Cornwall, Bournemouth in Dorset, Swansea in South Wales, Holyhead in North Wales, Chester in Cheshire and Blackpool, Lancashire. There will also [...]
Labour throws weight behind biggest railway strike in decades: ‘We are on the rail workers’ side’ June 9, 2022 Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy has said she supports the strikes by rail workers in the coming weeks if the Government fails to address their concerns. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, she said: “We want to avoid the strikes and we’re on the public’s side on this. “We’re also on the rail workers’ [...]
Last-minute talks to avert largest rail strike in decades which may ruin concerts, cricket and Glastonbury June 8, 2022 In a bid to avert the largest strike by railway workers in several decades talks are to be held this week, after the scale of disruption to services by the planned industrial action became clear. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on [...]
Rail services affected by worst cancellation period January 17, 2022 Rail services have been affected by the worst cancellation period ever, according to industry data. As a result of Covid-related staff shortages and strike actions, 4.4 per cent of rail services across the UK were cancelled between 12 December and 8 January, PA news agency reported. According to data, since 2014 only two four-week periods [...]
Rail Passenger Service Contracts to be introduced from November October 13, 2021 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that from 4 November Passenger Service Contracts (PSCs) will be introduced for all rail operators. As part of the Williams-Shapps plan for rail, the PSCs will replace the old franchising system where each operator would set timetables, fares and collected revenues on its part of the network. According [...]