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Ryanair hopes pilot peace talks will avoid further strikes [Subscription]
Ryanair’s hopes of staving off further strike action received a significant boost yesterday when the pilots’ union accepted an offer of mediation.
Rival scheme files legal papers to challenge government's Heathrow third runway decision
A challenger to the recently approved third runway scheme at Heathrow has today filed papers at the High Court to try and force a judicial review of the Department for Transport's (DfT)'s decision.
Saturday, 04 August 2018
BBC News
- South Western Railway workers hold fourth guard strikeSouth Western Railway and the RMT union have been in dispute over guard roles.
- Northern Rail 'sorry' over mobility scooter mishapNorthern Rail apologises after a disabled passenger is told she may not travel with her mobility scooter.
The Herald
- First fully electric rail service operating on Edinburgh to Glasgow lineThe first fully electric service on the Edinburgh to Glasgow railway line is in operation.
Mail Online
- Sensors above train seats could bring an end to standing in the aisles The London North Eastern Railway will roll out sensors in the autumn which will allow passengers to locate empty seats and tell whether they have people or bags taking them up.
London Evening Standard
- London Underground commuters share horror stories of 'the worst person they've ever encountered on the Tube'Londoners have taken to social media site Reddit to share their horror stories of the worst people they have ever encountered on the Tube.
- Passengers braced for delays on South Western Railway this weekendRail passengers travelling into London with South Western Railway on Saturday face fresh disruption as new strike action begins.
The York Press
- Car and train in near-miss on York to Scarborough level crossing A TRAIN on the York to Scarborough railway line had a near-miss with a car at a level crossing last month, it has emerged.
East Anglian Daily Times
- No trains running between Ipswich and HalesworthBuses will replace all trains running between Ipswich and Halesworth today as work is carried out on the track.
Other Regional Press
- Reduced rail service as another strike hits Weymouth-Waterloo line today Passengers are warned there will be a reduced rail service on the Weymouth-Waterloo line again today due to another rail strike on South Western Railway (SWR).
- Rail strikes to go ahead tomorrow after crunch talks break downANOTHER round of strike action on the South Western Railway network is to take place tomorrow (Saturday).
Rail Technology Magazine
- Southeastern completes £30m upgrade to a third of its trains A £30m, three-year upgrade has been completed by Southeastern in a joint venture with Eversholt Rail and Bombardier to a third of its rolling stock. The revamp will benefit more than 600,000 passengers and comes as the Class 375 fleet approaches its 15th anniversary of operating. Each...
- First-ever drone flight over 'trespass hotspot' will send images directly to BTPA Network Rail drone will be making its very first flight over the south western rail route today to survey a trespass hotspot in order to record any incidences of people risking their lives on the tracks, with images set to be passed onto the British Transport Police. The drone will be flying...
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