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  • Rail cancellations swell as figures reveal 2022-23 worst year on record

    Transport

    Train passengers in Britain have faced record levels of disruption over the last twelve months, with new figures revealing 2022-23 was the worst year ever for rail cancellations. Passengers have faced record levels of disruption after the past year was the worst on record for train cancellations, figures from the Office for Road and Rail [...]

  • Plans to shake up British railway network could be watered down as new powers likely delayed

    trains

    Plans to shake up the railway network may be watered down as legislation to give powers to a proposed new public sector body could be delayed, it has been reported.  Great British Railways (GBR), announced in 2021 by then-prime minister Boris Johnson as a way to simplify the rail network and improve services for passengers, [...]

  • 60 business leaders warn Sunak to bring Great British Railway plans forward – or jobs and investment will be on the line

    Great British Railway

    Sixty business leaders have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today, urging him not to delay legislation that would establish Great British Railways (GBR) beyond the current parliament. The letter, which was also addressed to Transport Secretary Mark Harper and Rail and HS2 Minister Huw Merriman, argued that pushing the reforms into the long grass [...]

  • Not so thirsty Thursday as Nightcap blames ‘targeted’ rail strikes for £1.2m earnings loss

    March 13, 2023

    Cocktail bar operator Nightcap has estimated that 13 days of rail strikes over the last year has cost the company £1.2m.  The bar company, which operates a number of venues across Clapham and central London, claimed rail strikers “deliberate targeting” of Thursdays and Saturdays, the most lucrative trading days for the hospitality sector, caused a [...]

  • Government plans to delay HS2 will cost the UK more in the long term, London business group warns

    March 9, 2023

    Delaying the construction of HS2 to save money will cost the UK more in the long term, a London business group has warned after reports the government is set to announce further delays to the already over budget and overdue project. “Delaying construction of HS2 to save money is a false economy. Failing to invest [...]

  • Tube strike to take place on 15 March after Aslef members voted in favour of industrial action

    February 22, 2023

    London will grind to a halt on 15 March after tube workers voted in favour of strike action, as Sadiq Khan warned there are “no proposed changes to pensions”, at the heart of the dispute. Train drivers who are member of the uion Aslef voted to down tools for 24 hours next month with 99 [...]

  • Rail and postal strikes ‘decimated’ festive trade with worst impact for a decade

    February 14, 2023

    London’s festive economy was “decimated” by rail and postal strikes, as new figures revealed the disruption caused by walkouts was the worst month on record since 2011. Around 843,000 working days were lost to strike action in December – the highest for more than a decade – according to official figures from the Office for [...]

  • SWR’s two-year extension to run London Waterloo services follows ‘milestone agreement’ with union TSSA

    February 10, 2023

    South Western Railway has been awarded another two years’ contract to run services between London Waterloo and the south-west, parent company Firstgroup said.  “We welcome the contract extension for South Western Railway (SWR), which enables us to build on the achievements of the first two years of the contract and continue improving the customer offering,” [...]

  • Investigation finds rail union TSSA tolerated bullying, harassment and sexual assault

    February 9, 2023

    An independent inquiry has found instances of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment at the rail union TSSA.  Launched in the summer and led by Baroness Helena Kennedy, the investigation uncovered a series of “appalling accidents.” These ranged from coercive behaviour and humiliation to inappropriate and sexual touching as well as sexual assault. Baroness Kennedy wrote [...]

  • Rail: Inquiry launched into anti-strike bill amid concerns about minimum service level proposal

    February 9, 2023

    The Commons’ transport select committee has launched an inquiry into how the controversial anti-strike bill will apply to the railway sector – with a focus on the demand for minimum service levels. The legislation – which is having its second reading in the Lords on 21 February – will guarantee minimum service levels during strike [...]

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