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For Chris Grayling trains are always about ideology, not passengers | Christian Wolmar

The leak of the transport secretary’s letter shows he is willing to take out his political frustrations on London’s mayor – and Southern rail commutersWhen the railways were privatised in the mid-1990s, ministers took it in turns to say this would mean that government would no longer be able to interfere. Tell that to Chris Grayling, the Conservative transport secretary, who is set to be the most politically motivated of recent transport ministers, and seems to be spending most of his time playing with trains.

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  • Court rejects bid to halt Southern train drivers' industrial actionOwners of Southern railway had argued overtime ban and strikes broke European law guaranteeing people’s right to travelThe high court has rejected an attempt by the owners of Southern rail to prevent train drivers from taking industrial action.The operators of Southern, Govia Thameslink Railway, had argued that the action by members of the Aslef union, which includes an overtime ban as well as impending strikes, was contrary to European law guaranteeing the rights of people to travel and of companies to invest, with GTR being partially owned by the French firm Keolis. Continue reading...
  • For Chris Grayling trains are always about ideology, not passengers | Christian WolmarThe leak of the transport secretary’s letter shows he is willing to take out his political frustrations on London’s mayor – and Southern rail commutersWhen the railways were privatised in the mid-1990s, ministers took it in turns to say this would mean that government would no longer be able to interfere. Tell that to Chris Grayling, the Conservative transport secretary, who is set to be the most politically motivated of recent transport ministers, and seems to be spending most of his time playing with trains.
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  • Rail industry leaders launch joined-up plan to tackle rail skills shortageRail industry leaders have announced the launch of the Rail Sector Skills Delivery Plan, which aims to tackle the rail industry’s growing challenge in finding and training new recruits. The plan, developed in response to the government’s Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy...
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  • High Court allows Aslef Southern strikes to go aheadThe High Court has ruled that Aslef train drivers’ strikes on Southern Rail can go ahead from next week, after Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) legal challenge failed. GTR, the operator of the Southern franchise, had sought an injunction to stop industrial action by Aslef...

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