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Thousands of bus drivers in London will go on 24-hour strike next Friday, in a dispute over pay during the Olympics, the Unite union has announces.
HS2 is vital says Birmingham Chamber of Commerce chief
HS2 is still “the only option” if the UK is to keep pace with other countries in Europe according to a Birmingham business leader.
Firms reap rewards from Newcastle to Dubai air link
BUSINESSES in the North East are reaping hundreds of millions of pounds of rewards from Emirates’ Newcastle to Dubai link, new research claims.
Dock workers consider strike action over contract changes
TEESPORT is facing the threat of industrial action from workers, despite winning a contract to handle steel produced at Teesside™s rejuvenated blast furnace, it was claimed last night.
Saturday, 16 June 2012
BBC News
- Steam railway reopens after floodServices resume on a steam railway after a stretch of track was left suspended in the air after a landslide following flooding.
The Telegraph
- Extra station staff to avoid Olympic repeat of Jubilee chaosRailway stations are to be flooded with extra staff to avoid a repetition during the Olympics of the Jubilee weekend's chaos caused by the
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Birmingham Post
- HS2 is vital says Birmingham Chamber of Commerce chiefHS2 is still “the only option” if the UK is to keep pace with other countries in Europe according to a Birmingham business leader.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Van driver jailed after Carno level-crossing crashA MAN who miraculously survived with minor injuries after he caused a train crash has been jailed for five months.
London Evening Standard
- 60mph rail crash caused by vandalsVandals placed a metre-long lump of metal on a railway track in a deliberate attempt to damage or derail a London commuter train, police said today.
Northern Echo
- Tyne and Wear Metro strike action lifted ahead of Bruce Springsteen gig at Sunderland's Stadium of Light BRUCE Springsteen fans will be able to travel by Metro to the gig at Sunderland next week after the threat of industrial action was lifted.
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- Eurotunnel delays endHuge delays should be clearing after a reported illegal immigrant incident led to waits of up to three hours at Eurotunnel in Folkestone..
Railway Gazette
- Danish electrification tenders next month DENMARK: Banedanmark expects to begin tendering in July for up to 512 track-km of 25 kV 50 Hz electrification, CEO Jesper Hansen told the UNIFE General Assembly in Kobenhavn on June 14. Four separate projects are under development as part of the government's strategy to prepare the network for a doubling of passenger traffic within 20 years. Hansen said the infrastructure manager was currently considering whether these should be tendered as a single package to benefit from potential economies of scale. Top priority is the line from Lunderskov to Esbjerg, totalling 114 km, where electrificatio...
- Wabtec buys Mors Smitt for US$88m MORS SMITT: On June 15 Wabtec Corp announced the US$88m acquisition of Mors Smitt Holding from investment company Eurazeo PME. Mors Smitt produces relays, measurement devices and controls for rolling stock, signalling and industrial applications. It has operations in the Netherlands, UK, USA, France and China, with 350 employees and annual sales of $60m. Wabtec expects the transaction to be accretive in the first year. 'Mors Smitt provides a variety of safety-critical components and will be a strategic complement to our existing rail and industrial product lines,' said Wabtec President & ...
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- Tyne & Wear Metro strike suspended as DB Regio tables improved offerSTRIKE ACTION by RMT members on the Tyne and Wear Metro scheduled for next Thursday, June 21, has been suspended after operating company DB Regio tabled an improved pay offer.
- RMT hits back at South West Trains' 'Olympic lies'BRITAIN'S BIGGEST rail union hit back today against 'Olympic lies' being told by South West Trains after the company reneged on a 'business as usual' promise over the games.
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