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Central line strike: TfL commuters face Tube chaos as union announces new strike on same day as Piccadilly line walkout
Hundreds of thousands of commuters will be hit by a double Tube strike after the RMT union announced a Central line walkout on the same day as industrial action on the Piccadilly line.
Thursday, 25 October 2018
BBC News
- Edinburgh Trams: Decision on extension in early 2019Councillors will make a final decision on whether to proceed with Edinburgh's trams to Newhaven in early 2019.
- New hope for reopening Aberystwyth-Carmarthen rail lineA bid to reopen a railway line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen more than 50 years after it closed has received more backing following a feasibility study.
- Tube strike: Action to impact three London Underground linesThe Central, Piccadilly, and Waterloo and City Lines will all close for 24 hours on 7 November.
- Crossrail: London 'to bear cost' of delayed line openingThe £15bn route is Europe's biggest infrastructure project and will link Heathrow to Canary Wharf.
The Telegraph
- The famous Tube station that commuters cannot useWhile every Londoner will reserve the right to complain about Transport for London’s services, it’s hard to deny the capital’s transport network is a remarkable feat of engineering and logistics. The world’s oldest underground railway network, London Underground incorporates 11 lines, 402 kilometres of track and 270 stations, and handles up to 5 million passengers per day. Across its buses, trams Overground services and more, TfL as a whole facilitates more than 31 million journeys daily.
Network Rail
- How we moved a river: re-routing a waterway and protecting the environmentTo save a railway and preserve the area surrounding it, we moved a river.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Edinburgh tram extension decision delayed for three monthsA DECISION on whether to go ahead with the tram extension down Leith Walk and onto Newhaven has been put off for three months, council chiefs announced today.
London Evening Standard
- King's Cross station evacuated during rush hour due to fire alertKing's Cross station has been evacuated in rush hour due to a fire alert.
- Central line strike: TfL commuters face Tube chaos as union announces new strike on same day as Piccadilly line walkoutHundreds of thousands of commuters will be hit by a double Tube strike after the RMT union announced a Central line walkout on the same day as industrial action on the Piccadilly line.
- Running for the Tube? Adidas release TfL trainers inspired by London UndergroundBuy a pair of kicks and get a £80 Oyster card free
Northern Echo
- Highs winds put paid to Darlington railway station footbridge installationTHE installation of a new bridge that will link the Central Park development with Darlington Railway station has been delayed.
- Tees-Scotland rail link as port operator eyes growthA PORT operator has launched a rail service connecting the Tees with Scotland to meet demand and open up further growth opportunities.
Other Regional Press
- New Greater Anglia employees become CATS to help passengers during disruption as scheme reaches second birthdayGreater Anglia has boosted the number of staff taking part in its new Customer Actions Teams to help even more passengers during disruption as the initiative reaches its second birthday.
- Trains to and from Scarborough cancelled yet againYesterday, passengers travelling to and from the coast experienced disruption due to trains either failing to complete their journeys or departing from York rather than Scarborough.
Rail Magazine
- EXCLUSIVE: GB Railfreight revisits plans to operate unwanted High Speed TrainsHigh Speed Trains operating for GB Railfreight are once again being considered as an option by the operator.
Rail Technology Magazine
- 'Vital' upgrade work to West Yorkshire's signalling system has been completedNetwork Rail has completed “vital” upgrade works to the signalling system used between Pudsey, Bradford, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Huddersfield and Shepley as part of the Great North Rail Project. The project sees a new state of the art Rail Operating Centre in York taking control of...
- Watchdog forced to postpone closure of London Overground ticket offices after 'unprecedented and overwhelming' responseThe closure of 51 London Overground ticket offices has been put on hold by London TravelWatch after a campaign by the RMT union. The watchdog was forced to temporarily suspended the plans after they received over 7,500 objections from passengers, which it described as “unprecedented and...
- Age of UK's rolling stock decreasing thanks to a range of new fleetsThe average age of trains in the UK has decreased following the introduction of new fleets, figures from the ORR show. The rail regulator has revealed figures showing a 0.6-year reduction in the average age of UK trains in 2017-18 compared to last year. Govia Thameslink Railway has the youngest...
Other News Sources
- Improvement work begins at TPE depotModernisation of TransPennine Express’ (TPE) train maintenance depot on Leeman Road, York, is now underway.
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