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MPs narrowly back transport secretary Chris Grayling in vote of no confidence over timetable chaos
Labour abandons support for new Heathrow runway [Subscription]
Labour will drop its formal support for a third runway at Heathrow today in a significant U-turn that leaves the plan on a knife edge.
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
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- Railway graffiti: Props, respect and deathDangerous, uncompromising and illegal - what's the attraction of railway graffiti?
- No rail network stability 'for four months' in NorthElectrification works will be complete in November, a Network Rail boss told a rail watchdog.
- Northern Rail: Guards row sparks fresh strikesThe RMT union says imposing driver-only services is a risk to public safety.
The Guardian
- Electrification of north-west railways delayed until NovemberNorthern rail chief blames lack of ‘stable network’ for prolonged chaos across region
The Independent
- MPs narrowly back transport secretary Chris Grayling in vote of no confidence over timetable chaosMPs narrowly back transport secretary Chris Grayling in vote of no confidence over timetable chaos
- Northern Rail strike adds to commuters’ misery“Consider whether travel is necessary,” is the message from the train operator Northern as the latest round of strikes begins.
Times Online
- Satisfaction with railways goes south [Subscription]Passenger satisfaction with train journeys in Britain is “significantly down” amid poor punctuality, a lack of seats and the bad condition of stations, according to a major study.
- All aboard the Grayling train [Subscription]Oh blissful irony: a Labour vote of no confidence in Chris “Failing” Grayling, the beleaguered transport secretary, was delayed yesterday owing, as Network Rail likes to say, to overcrowded lifts in the House of Commons area.
- Train cancellation misery set to hit passengers again [Subscription]Passengers could suffer further chaos over the introduction of new train timetables during the next year, the rail watchdog has warned.
City AM
- Multiple people injured after explosion at Southgate tube stationMultiple people have been injured after an explosion at Southgate tube station this evening.
Mail Online
- Satisfaction with Britain's railways has fallen as passengers 'buffeted by a perfect storm of extreme weather and timetable chaos'Satisfaction with Britain's railways has fallen amid poor punctuality, a lack of seats and shabby stations.
The Sun
- Boris Johnson set to miss showdown on Heathrow expansion after No10 arrange crunch vote when he is in LuxembourgForeign Secretary and fierce opponent of a third runway is due at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday when the Commons battle is due to take place
London Evening Standard
- Loughborough Junction deaths: Outrage after Former TfL board member calls graffiti artists killed 'common scum'A former TfL board member has sparked outrage after calling three suspected graffiti artists killed after a train struck them in south London “common scum”.
Cambridge News
- Unpicking Great Northern's apology and explanation for train timetable chaosWe also translate their comments into Plain English
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- Council calls for Northern to be stripped of franchise after rail ‘fiasco’WARRINGTON Borough Council is calling for Northern to be stripped of its franchise following the rail ‘fiasco’.
- Network Rail seeks teams for £5bn track works tenderNetwork Rail has launched the tender process for the next generation of track work contracts, worth £5bn over the next 10 years.
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