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Ryanair has said it will not pay compensation to customers affected by the cabin crew and pilot strikes that start today because of "extraordinary" circumstances.
Thursday, 26 July 2018
The Scotsman
- Thousands of ScotRail staff could take industrial action over payPassengers have been threatened with “massive” disruption by ScotRail workers who are to be balloted for industrial action over pay disparity.
Mail Online
- Booking train journeys late costs rail travellers an extra £4.5million a year, survey shows Booking train journeys late costs summer holiday travellers an extra £4.5million a year, a ticket website claims, adding one-quarter of riders leave buying the ticket to the week before buying.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Rail bosses to be grilled over timetable change chaosRAIL bosses will attend a meeting to discuss the recent severe disruptions to services in West Yorkshire.
London Evening Standard
- London Underground commuters vent fury as TfL says Central line will not get air-con until 2030Commuters battling
- South Western Railway strike: Commuters warned of rail chaos as eight days of walkouts get under wayCommuters have been warned of railway chaos as eight days of strikes on South Western services get under way.
Yorkshire Post
- Tom Richmond: It is Chris Grayling who is doing down the North – and not his critics HOW ironic that Chris Grayling’s travel plans in Yorkshire were disrupted on the day that the failing Transport Secretary told his many critics here – and presumably including this correspondent – to “stop talking down the North”.
Other Regional Press
- 'Commuters deserve better': MP Tom Brake slams Govia Thameslink‘Commuters deserve better’ was the message from Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Crossrail soars £600m over budget, further costs on the wayThe Crossrail budget is operating at £600m over budget and extra funding will still be required for the project in the future. In a written statement to Parliament yesterday, rail minister Jo Johnson said that despite it being “another productive year” for the project, cost...
- Independent HS2 construction commissioner announced Sir Mark Worthington has been appointed as the new HS2 construction commissioner. Sir Mark will investigate any complaints and unresolved disputes from those affected by the new high-speed service and provide independent advice on making a complaint. As Baroness Thatcher’s former private...
- £300m inclusion scheme in the works to make transport accessible by 2030All disabled passengers can travel confidently and easily following a £300m investment from the DfT. The department’s ‘Inclusive Transport Strategy’ will introduce the multi-million-pound plans which includes investment in rail accessibility infrastructure, commitments to...
Other News Sources
- HS4Air reveals two Kent stations will be upgraded as part of huge plans to connect with Heathrow and GatwickThe new rail link has been billed the "M25 for trains" and is being put before the Department for Transport
- New £10bn high-speed rail line HS4Air to connect HS1 and HS2 with Heathrow and Gatwick airportsPlans have been submitted by a group of three companies to the Department for Transport to build a new high-speed rail line HS4Air, which would connect HS1 and HS2 in the South East with the western region of the country, in addition to providing faster journey times to Heathrow and Gatwick
- Award-winning station gets a new visitor attraction A timeline illustrating the history of the railway to Wemyss Bay and the local community has gone on display at the station.
- Thousands of passengers can't get a seat on morning rush hour trains into LeedsMore than 10 per cent of commuters can't find a seat on morning Northern and TransPennine services into Leeds train station
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