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Up to 10,000 driving tests could be disrupted when examiners stage a 48-hour strike from Monday.
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Virgin Trains West Coast strikes: More workers join six 24-hour walkouts as union boss accuses Richard Branson of 'behaving like Scrooge'
A second group of Virgin Trains West Coast workers will join a string of six 24-hour strikes in December and January in a dispute over pay.
Saturday, 02 December 2017
BBC News
- Back on track?Previously visited by just 12 passengers in a year, Shippea Hill saw a 1,200% rise in usage.
- Scottish railway station is least used in BritainOnly 24 passengers used Barry Links station, between Dundee and Carnoustie, in 2016/17.
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Times Online
- Forget trains, it’s spot a passenger at Barry Links, Britain’s quietest station [Subscription]Commuters seeking a less overcrowded journey to work may want to consider a job near the village of Barry in Scotland, whose local station is the least used in the UK with two passengers a month.
The Mirror
- Person dies after climbing on top of train and being electrocuted at Manchester Piccadilly station Witnesses told of their horror as the incident unfolded at the busy train station at 10.50pm on Friday night
Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
- Waterloo is top of the stops for Great Britain’s rail stationsWaterloo has topped the list of Britain’s busiest stations with a total of 99,403,096 entries and exits in 2016/17, the 14th consecutive year it has been the most used station...
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Number of rail passengers using Bradford Interchange falls, new figures revealBRADFORD Interchange remains the most used railway station across the district, although passenger numbers did fall over the past year.
London Evening Standard
- Revealed: UK's busiest train stations as Waterloo named top with 99m journeysNine of the UK's top 10 busiest stations last year were in London, new figures have revealed with the country's most crowded station totting up nearly 100 million journeys a year.
- Virgin Trains West Coast strikes: More workers join six 24-hour walkouts as union boss accuses Richard Branson of 'behaving like Scrooge'A second group of Virgin Trains West Coast workers will join a string of six 24-hour strikes in December and January in a dispute over pay.
Manchester Evening News
- Person dies after being electrocuted at Manchester Piccadilly train station - updates Passengers travelling to and from the station are reporting numerous train cancellations with police and fire crews at the station
The York Press
- Railway station revamp still on track despite early franchise end, says Virgin VIRGIN Trains East Coast is to press ahead with a major redevelopment of York Railway Station and upgrade of its train fleet, despite its franchise ending early.
Other Regional Press
- Travelling by train from Middlesbrough? You can expect these new servicesDetails of how services from the town will improve have been revealed in a council report
- Has your train been delayed for at least 15 minutes? You can claim compensationPASSENGERS on the Weymouth-Waterloo rail line will now be able to claim compensation if their journey is delayed by 15 minutes or more.
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