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Thousands of small businesses based in railway arches across the UK are facing “extermination” as Network Rail seeks to push through a billion-pound asset sale.
Rail chaos: Burnham claims Grayling is 'asleep at the wheel', rail operators apologise
The mayor of Greater Manchester has argued that rail passengers are having their lives turned upside down by the major failures of implementing a new timetable in operators across the country. Labour’s Andy Burnham argued that things have gotten “dramatically worse” since...
Saturday, 02 June 2018
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- Liverpool Lime Street: Station closes for upgradePassengers using Liverpool Lime Street have been advised to plan ahead as the station effectively closes for eight weeks.
- Northern trains axed amid timetable 'carnage'Northern has cancelled 165 daily train services until the end of July following major disruption since new timetables were introduced last month.
Financial Times
- UK train ticket system not fit for 21st centuryTrainline CEO says rules suitable for an offline world do not translate well for the web
The Guardian
- This is what the Tories’ ‘northern powerhouse’ really looks like: a messThe transport system around many northern cities is in meltdown. George Osborne’s bold promises in 2014 were a joke
- Northern axes trains as RMT calls for transport secretary to resignTrain operator Northern has axed 165 daily services until the end of July to improve reliability amid major disruption.
- Small firms face 'extermination' due to Network Rail asset saleThousands of small businesses based in railway arches across the UK are facing “extermination” as Network Rail seeks to push through a billion-pound asset sale.
Times Online
- Northern Rail will axe 150 daily trains amid timetable chaos [Subscription]A major rail operator has announced that it will axe more than 150 daily services over the next two months after its new timetables were branded a “national embarrassment”.
London Evening Standard
- New train times: Rail chaos may last until August as bosses train staffRail chaos linked to new timetables is likely to continue until August due to a shortage of drivers, according to reports.
Yorkshire Post
- Violent crime on rise on Yorkshire's railways The number of violent crimes on Yorkshire’s railways has more than doubled in two years, The Yorkshire Post can exclusively reveal.
- Chris Grayling faces being hauled to the Commons to face furious MPs over rail chaos Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is facing the prospect of being hauled to the House of Commons on Monday to explain the Northern rail timetabling debacle to furious MPs.
- Tom Richmond: ‘Failing Grayling’ goes to new lengths to bring chaos to railwaysHERE’S a new excuse for rail passengers to comprehend in addition to Transport Secretary’s Chris Grayling’s litany of failings – the train which is now due to arrive at platform one is too long.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Communication with passengers 'woeful' after timetable changesThe major disruption faced by passengers following rail timetable changes could be investigated by MPs. Lilian Greenwood, chair of the Transport Committee, said that the transport secretary, Network Rail and the train operating companies have questions to answer about the introduction of the...
- Rail chaos: Burnham claims Grayling is 'asleep at the wheel', rail operators apologiseThe mayor of Greater Manchester has argued that rail passengers are having their lives turned upside down by the major failures of implementing a new timetable in operators across the country. Labour’s Andy Burnham argued that things have gotten “dramatically worse” since...
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- Grayling: rail industry has failed passengersAN MP has said trains are disappearing from timetables at such a rate it feels like living in the Bermuda Triangle.
- The strange tale of the hovertrain, the British hyperloop of the 1970sThe UK's hovertrain was meant to be the future of transport. But it was a future that never arrived. For proponents of Elon Musk's experimental hyperloop, there are valuable lessons to be learned
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- Grayling blames rail industry for timetable chaos Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has blamed the rail industry for the widespread travel disruption that has followed the introduction of new timetables on Sunday 20 May.Problems have been...
- Burnham pushes four-zone tram ticketing overhaul A four zone ticketing system has been proposed as part of a major rethink of Metrolink fares and ticketing.Greater Manchester Combined Authority is planning to replace the existing system of fares...
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