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Jobs lost and broken relationships: legacy of the Southern rail crisis
The collateral damage for commuters grows ever more devastating after ten months of disputes between unions and Southern over staffingThe Southern rail staff handing out information leaflets at London Victoria station this weekend were cheerful: “Strikes called off next week, service back to normal,” said one. “Normal?” an arriving female passenger almost screamed in his face.This week’s train drivers’ strikes have been suspended by the union Aslef as they engage in talks with Southern rail and its parent company, Govia Thameslink Railway. But a conductors’ strike remains scheduled, and argume...
Grayling plot to split Great Western lines [Subscription]
Transport secretary Chris Grayling is toying with breaking up one of Britain’s biggest rail franchises as he tries to introduce more competition in the industry.
60mph limit and fines to cut M1 pollution [Subscription]
Highways England is considering imposing Britain’s first pollution-related speed limits, with motorists on one of the busiest sections of the M1 facing fines if they exceed 60mph in the rush hour.
Sunday, 22 January 2017
The Guardian
- Italy bus crash: at least 16 dead and dozens rushed to hospitalBus carrying Hungarian passengers, mostly teenagers, crashes and catches fire on motorway near city of Verona At least 16 people were killed and about 40 injured after a bus carrying Hungarian students crashed and burst into flames on a highway in northern Italy.The coach crashed into a bridge pillar on the motorway near Verona at about 11pm on Friday. Continue reading...
The Herald
- Italian bus crash claims 16 livesSIXTEEN people were killed and more than two dozen injured when a bus carrying Hungarian students burst into flames on a highway in northern Italy.
The Scotsman
- School bus crash fireball leaves 16 dead in ItalyAt least 16 people were killed after a bus taking Hungarian schoolchildren home from a trip to France was engulfed in a fireball after slamming into a road barrier in northern Italy.
London Evening Standard
- Italy bus crash: 16 killed after bus collides with barriers and bursts into flames near VeronaSixteen people were killed when a bus carrying students crashed and burst into flames in Italy, police said.
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