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TALKS are to be held in a bit do avert a strike by thousands of Network Rail workers which would paralyse train services across Scotland and the rest of the UK over the Bank Holiday.
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- Rail strike called for bank holidayNetwork Rail workers are to stage a 24-hour strike from 17:00 BST on bank holiday Monday in a row over jobs and pay, the RMT union says.
- Rail strike called for bank holidayNetwork Rail workers are to stage a 24-hour strike from 17:00 BST on bank holiday Monday in a row over jobs and pay, the RMT union says.
Financial Times
- Folly of £50bn HS2 plan must hit buffersThe high speed railway scheme is a grotesque waste of money
- FBI probe damage to Amtrak crash trainInvestigators examine whether cab was struck by an object before leaving rails
The Herald
- Scottish solders 'shot in mercy killings' after Britain's worst rail disaster
- Last-minute talks to avert first rail strike for 20 years TALKS are to be held in a bit do avert a strike by thousands of Network Rail workers which would paralyse train services across Scotland and the rest of the UK over the Bank Holiday.
The Telegraph
- Families face half term nightmare of rising train fares and national rail strikeBank Holiday weekend to end in chaos for millions with a 24-hour walk out by rail workers who vow to bring the network to
- Jeremy Paxman: HS2 is a 'grotesque waste of taxpayers' money'Former BBC Newsnight savages 'laughable' costings and 'charmingly unworldly' thinking behind rail project in article
Daily Post (North Wales)
- WATCH: Rail Ale festival is back The Welsh Highland Railway's annual three day event returns to the old goods shed at Dinas Station near Caernarfon
Yorkshire Post
- Thousands to be spent on HS2 lobbying campaignCOUNCILS are to spend thousands of pounds promoting the benefits of the planned high speed rail line to Yorkshire despite the Government’s firm commitment to the project.
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- Eurostar trains suspended after incident in Channel TunnelTrains are back running on Eurostar after an incident in the Channel Tunnel.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
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Rail Magazine
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