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Government to hold pensions talks with Carillion
Officials will meet with the major contractor which is struggling under £1.5bn of debt.
'Large' fire breaks out at Nottingham station with major disruption to services
Fire crews have been called to a major fire at Nottingham railway station.
Transport secretary signals support for Ely track upgrades
The transport secretary visited Ely railway station today to discuss track upgrades which could see an increase in rail capacity across East Anglia.
Friday, 12 January 2018
BBC News
- Rail strikes hit Northern, Greater Anglia, South Western and MerseyrailRMT union members stage a 24-hour walkout for the third time in less than a week.
- Government to hold pensions talks with CarillionOfficials will meet with the major contractor which is struggling under £1.5bn of debt.
Financial Times
- UK ministers hold crisis talks over CarillionMeeting reflects group’s importance given its contracts with numerous departments
Times Online
- Ministers must run Carillion contracts to safeguard jobs, says union [Subscription]Unions representing hundreds of workers at Carillion called on the government yesterday to make plans to take over its public sector contracts to ensure jobs are not lost at the troubled construction and buildings maintenance company.
Mail Online
- Rail users angered over delays and poor service The Office of Rail and Road said eight per cent of passengers who made complaints were angered over ticket machines and kiosks in stations, although late trains and reliability were still the biggest problem.
Network Rail
- New bridge in Tottenham marks the beginning of restoring a line lost during the Beeching eraAs part of Network Rail’s £170m Lee Valley Rail programme, disused land is being used to reinstate a third track between Stratford and Angel Road stations which was lost during the Beeching cuts of the 1960s.
Bolton News
- First electric trains through Bolton delayed by a further SEVEN months RAIL users will now have to wait until December for the first electric trains through Bolton, after rail bosses admitted that they will miss their latest target.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Third day of strike action set to hit train passengersTRAIN passengers are being advised to plan their journey ahead of a third day of strike action tomorrow.
Derby Telegraph
- Derby train services cancelled after fire erupts at Nottingham train station - live updatesThere are delays for commuters in Derby travelling to and from Nottingham after a fire broke out in Nottingham train station. According to East Midlands Trains, the 08.02 train to Derby from Nottingham has been cancelled and the 7.08 train from Derby to Nottingham has been delayed
London Evening Standard
- London Overground delays: Brake part found on tracks near Shoreditch station leaves commuters facing travel chaosA brake part from a London Overground train found on the tracks in east London left thousands of commuters facing travel chaos.
- Central line delays: Commuters face more Tube misery as one of London's busiest routes is part suspended after signal failureOne of London's busiest Tube lines was brought to a standstill as engineers scrambled to fix a signalling problem.
- Train strike January 2018: Rail passengers face third day of disruption as RMT union members walk out againRail passengers face another day of disruption today as RMT union members walk out for the third time this week.
Nottingham Evening Post
- 'Large' fire breaks out at Nottingham station with major disruption to servicesFire crews have been called to a major fire at Nottingham railway station.
The York Press
- CrossCountry rail strikes are suspendedPLANNED strikes on a railway route used by thousands of York travellers have been suspended.
Other Regional Press
- Transport secretary signals support for Ely track upgradesThe transport secretary visited Ely railway station today to discuss track upgrades which could see an increase in rail capacity across East Anglia.
- New electric trains 'prove Didcot is a leading economic hub'NEW trains and electrified rails has 'cemented Didcot's role as a regional hub for Oxfordshire', according to a council chief.
- More rail strike misery as bitter dispute rumbles onDORSET commuters are facing another day of disruption on the railways, as Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) workers are set to strike for the third time this week.
RMT
- Rail union RMT on growing crisis at CarillionThe union's absolute priority at this stage is our members jobs and their pension rights. The workers caught in the middle of this financial meltdown at Carillion are not responsible for the crisis and they should have protection and guarantees from the Government including an assurance that operations will be directly transferred over to Network Rail with all jobs, pensions and rights safe guarded if Carillion goes bust. That is the very least we would expect.
Other News Sources
- York tech firm brings Heathrow flight data to Amazon AlexaHeathrow Airport has teamed up with a technology company to create new flight information capabilities for Amazon Alexa.
- Deals this week: Alstom, AECOM, ERE Consulting GroupChengdu Railway has awarded contracts to Alstom and its joint venture (JV) companies SATEE and CASCO for the supply of metro cars and a communication-based train control (CBTC) signalling system.
- Newton-le-Willows railway station's £17.95m renovation nears completionTHE multi-million pound redevelopment of Newton-le-Willows railway station is set to be completed in the late spring.
- Station retailers enjoy strong festive sales growthFrom 18 November to 23 December, station retailers took over £110 million in sales with gifting and food outlets performing particularly well.
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