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Merseyrail driver-only trains: RMT sets guards decision deadline
A train operator has two weeks to give "cast-iron" assurances that guards will be retained or risk dispute, rail union RMT has said.
Next step in major investment for south-west as A303 Stonehenge plans published
Plans for tunnel under Stonehenge, part of roads package to cut congestion in the south-west.
Southern Rail to take Aslef union to Supreme Court over strikes
Southern Rail's parent company has announced it is taking the Aslef union to the Supreme Court in a bid to stop further strikes.
Thursday, 12 January 2017
BBC News
- Southern rail strike: GTR taking legal case to Supreme CourtSouthern rail bosses say they want to take legal action to avoid more strikes.
- Crossrail dig unearths 13,000 Victorian jam jarsMore than 13,000 pots for pickles and jam are found under the former Crosse and Blackwell factory.
- Merseyrail driver-only trains: RMT sets guards decision deadlineA train operator has two weeks to give "cast-iron" assurances that guards will be retained or risk dispute, rail union RMT has said.
Financial Times
- National Express quits UK rail through c2c saleGroup turns focus to international operations and bus business
- RMT widens dispute over role of train guardsUnion demands assurances on new trains from Arriva Rail North and Merseyrail
The Guardian
- Southern: Labour calls for inquiry into 'murky world' of rail franchisingDemand follows disclosure by Guardian that rail franchise mandarin’s board gave Southern contract to client of his companyThe Labour party has called for an investigation into disclosures that the civil servant who awarded Southern its rail franchise did so while owning a large share in a consultancy that had been advising the troubled operator’s parent company.Andy McDonald, the shadow transport secretary, said the disclosures by the Guardian exposed “the murky world of rail franchising” and he pressed for an investigation by the head of the civil service. Continue reading...
- Southern rail operator appeals to supreme court to block drivers' strikesGovia Thameslink Railway, which lost court case and appeal against strikes last year, says action by drivers’ union Aslef is unlawful under EU lawGovia Thameslink Railway is taking a legal case against drivers’ union Aslef to the supreme court over its industrial action on Southern rail.The move came on the second day of strike action by the union in a dispute over driver-only trains. A further strike will be held on Friday, with three more walkouts due at the end of the month. Continue reading...
The Telegraph
Reuters News
- UK rail union to ballot for more London Underground strikesLONDON (Reuters) - A major rail union raised the prospect of more travel chaos in London when it said on Wednesday it would hold a strike ballot among train maintenance workers on the London Underground, just two days after a walkout caused havoc for commuters.
Mail Online
- London Tube staff ballot for NEW action and Southern Rail commuters face walkouts Govia Thameslink Railway announced today that it would be taking legal action after 300,000 commuters were left stranded by industrial action.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Busy railway station could get 159 extra car parking spaces YOU wait years for extra parking at a busy railway station, then two schemes come along at once.
Liverpool Echo
- Union sets deadline for first step towards Merseyside rail strikesRMT asks for Merseyrail assurances by January 26 over protecting jobs
London Evening Standard
- Fresh blow to Sadiq Khan's plan to run suburban rail servicesSadiq Khan's campaign to run suburban railways suffered a major blow today when the leader of Kent council withdrew support and accused him of giving mixed messages.
- Southern Rail to take Aslef union to Supreme Court over strikesSouthern Rail's parent company has announced it is taking the Aslef union to the Supreme Court in a bid to stop further strikes.
- Crossrail dig unearths thousands of Victorian jam and marmalade jarsA hidden vault filled with Victorian jam jars has been unearthed during the construction of Crossrail , it has emerged.
- Southern Rail strikes 2017: Commuters face more travel misery after walkout endsCommuters using Southern Rail faced more travel misery on Thursday despite there being no strike action.
Other Regional Press
- Book soon out on Felix the Huddersfield railway cat No news on any film deal ... yet
Rail Magazine
- Italian operator to buy c2cTrenitalia, the passenger rail transportation company part of FS Italiane Group, to acquire the c2c franchise
- Vivarail D-Train trial cancelled after fireVivarail trial with London Midland cancelled following fire
Rail Technology Magazine
- Imperial College and 10:10 partner on project for solar panels on trains The UK's Imperial College London and charity 10:10 have collaborated on the Renewable Traction Power project to investigate using track-side solar panels to run trains.
- RAIB investigates fatal Sheffield tram accidentThe Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has decided to investigate a fatal accident just before Christmas in which a Sheffield man was killed by a tram. At around 10am on 22 December 2016 a pedestrian, who had just stepped off an inbound tram, was killed by an out-bound tram while using...
- GTR apologises after Southern passengers wrongly denied compensationSouthern passengers’ compensation applications for widespread delays on the network have been held back by computer errors, the operator’s parent company has admitted. Passengers told the Guardian that the company had rejected their compensation applications, submitted in November...
- National Express to sell c2c franchise to Trenitalia, quitting UK railNational Express has reached a provisional agreement with Trenitalia for the Italian rail company to acquire the c2c franchise, while not ruling out its return to bid for future UK rail franchises. The acquisition, expected to cost Trenitalia in the region of £70m, is dependent upon the...
- RMT to ballot LU fleet staff over further strikesThe RMT has confirmed that it will be balloting its London Underground (LU) fleet staff over potential industrial action, threatening further chaos to the Tube network. The union has accused LU’s management of numerous breaches of previous agreements, including a failure to consult RMT...
Railnews
- National Express to sell c2c to Italian railways National Express is set to sell its last British rail franchise to the Italian state operator FS. Trenitalia, part of FS Italiane Group, will acquire the c2c franchise for some �70 million, yielding a 'small net profit' for the Group. The deal is subject to the consent of the Department for Transport, and existing c2c management and staff are to be retained. It will also mark the exit of National Express from the franchised rail sector in Britain, although it still has the concession to operate Midland Metro trams.
Railway Gazette
- SNCF awards €3·75bn Paris RER fleet renewal contractFRANCE: The SNCF board has formally selected a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier Transportation...
- Trenitalia buys c2c to enter UK rail market UK: An agreement in principle for National Express Group to sell its c2c passenger franchisee to...
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