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Virgin Trains, Northern and TransPennine services have been cancelled today due to the broken rail, in Ardwick
Tuesday, 06 November 2018
City AM
- Train union threatens Christmas 'shutdown' as commuters gear up for Central and Piccadilly Line strike on WednesdayTrain driver union Aslef has threatened a widespread Christmas "shutdown" amid its ongoing industrial spat with Transport for London (TfL).
- Tube delays: Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line as commuters advised to use the bus insteadSevere delays are affecting the Metropolitan Line after a signal failure, spelling commuter chaos for those heading to work from west London.
London Evening Standard
- TfL Tube strike: Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo & City line walkouts set to go ahead as last ditch talks take placeA Central line strike scheduled for Wednesday is set to go ahead after Tube chiefs refused to reinstate a sacked train driver at the centre of the dispute.
Manchester Evening News
- Manchester Piccadilly trains cancelled due to broken rail track LIVE travel updatesVirgin Trains, Northern and TransPennine services have been cancelled today due to the broken rail, in Ardwick
Rail Technology Magazine
- Northern Rail and German owner in crisis talks with government over risk of £282m bailout Northern Rail are locked in crisis talks with the government along with its owner, Germany’s nationalised train operator Deutsche Bahn, as massive levels of disruption cripple the rail franchise’s finances. The Telegraph revealed that “catastrophic mismanagement” has led...
- Rail overhaul on Brighton Main Line to improve the chaotic route in £67m upgrade Plans to overhaul the Brighton Main Line in a £67m upgrade to the line to tackle delay hotspots and improve reliability have been unveiled. The Brighton Line, which has the worst punctuality of any major route, will undergo improvement works with initial work this month and a public...
- New ORR chair tells MPs the regulator will focus on passengers and 'end user' of rail industryThe preferred choice to take up the post as chair of the rail regulator has told MPs that he will take in a customer-focused and “end users” perspective to future operations on the railway. Speaking to MPs at the Transport Select Committee, Declan Collier, who was announced to be the...
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