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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 [...]

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

    SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

    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,” [...]

  • Rail union bosses who called for biggest train strike in 25 years take home £280,000 in pay and perks

    generous pay for 'red barons'

    With the transport unions having voted on the ‘biggest rail strike in 25 years’, it has been revealed that two Aslef trade union bosses had a combined total remuneration of £281,601 in 2021. Aslef’s general secretary, Mick Whelan, took home £151,371 in total remuneration in 2021. While Aslef’s Assistant General Secretary, Simon Weller, received £130,230 in the same year, the TaxPayers’ Alliance said [...]

  • Rail misery deepens for millions of Brits as Britain locks down for second day

    June 22, 2022

    Millions of Brits will again be hit by severe transport disruption across the country today by rail strikes as talks resume in a bid to resolve a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Fewer than one in five trains ran yesterday after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on Network Rail [...]

  • UK locks down amid largest rail strike in 30 years – Millions face disruption – Retail footfall slumps

    June 21, 2022

    Train and London tube passengers continue to face travel chaos due to the biggest strike by rail workers for a generation. Brits are urged to work and stay at home today, as road congestion is widely expected. Bolt crashed earlier this morning following a surge in both demand and prices, while the National Rail Enquiries [...]

  • Watch as the biggest rail strike in three decades brings Britain to a standstill

    June 21, 2022

    The UK’s biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off earlier today as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way for widespread industrial action across the economy in the coming months. Watch the full report.

  • Check your commute here: What is each train operator in Britain planning for today’s strikes?

    June 21, 2022

    As rail workers are walking out today, Thursday and Saturday, disruption is expected to last every day this week until Sunday. All of UK’s train operators have released plans for how their services will be altered during this week’s rail strikes, so we have a breakdown of each operator’s plan for strike days, in alphabetical [...]

  • Train chaos: How will the rail and Tube strikes affect services across London and the UK today?

    June 21, 2022

    Rail and Tube strikes are set to cripple services this week, causing travel chaos for passengers across the UK as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators are going on strike. Here is a quick rundown of what to expect today and this week. – When [...]

  • Go-Ahead says government decision to strip rail operator from South Eastern franchise cost £51.3m

    February 24, 2022

    Go-Ahead group’s stripping of the London Southeastern rail franchise is to cost the business around £81.3 million, the company said. Bosses revealed they expect to pay the Government £51.3m over its failures in running the service, which it lost last year, and has put aside £30m for a possible fine. Around £49.2m has already been [...]

  • 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 [...]

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