Letter shows Peter Hendy, now the rail minister, threatened to withhold public contracts until firm disciplined workerThe new rail minister threatened in a previous role to withhold public contracts from one of the UK’s...
Read MoreNetwork Rail route directors will also attend next week as UK government aims to reform railways quicklyLabour has summoned the bosses of some of the worst-performing train operators, including Avanti West Coast and...
Read MoreAlmost three in four services between London, Edinburgh and York will be cut in Aslef members’ stoppageA train drivers’ strike will lead to almost three in four services being cut on Saturday on LNER, which operates...
Read MoreSalary of new senior post could dwarf DfT pay scales in bid to speed up troubled Great British Railways projectMinisters are bidding to install a highly paid rail industry figure in the Department for Transport to entrench plans...
Read MoreAndy Burnham and Andy Street team up with consortium to explore options including lower-speed lineAndy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, and Andy Street, the Tory mayor of the West Midlands, have joined forces on...
Read MoreRail experts say predicted passenger congestion north of Birmingham will mean ticket price rises to reduce demandNew plans to resolve the rail capacity issues created by the cancellation of HS2’s northern legs are years...
Read MoreUnion calls off planned 24-hour rail strike to consult members amid fresh hopes of an end to industrial actionThe RMT union has said members will vote in a referendum over the next 12 days on a revised pay offer from Network...
Read MoreThe often discounted rate is to be replaced with two singles costing the same as the present return fareReturn tickets will be scrapped and new digital ticketing introduced under reforms of the British rail system expected to be...
Read MoreIndustrial action over pay and working conditions has caused almost four weeks of disruptionThe last day in the latest stretch of railway strikes has begun, ending a run of almost four weeks of continuous disruption caused by...
Read MoreStrike by RMT workers at Network Rail set to bring most services to end by 3pm on SaturdayPassengers still hoping to travel for Christmas by train have been warned to check timetables and leave early, with a strike bringing most...
Read MoreSecond strike of week begins after TSSA union accepts pay deal with Network RailTrain services around Britain will be severely disrupted once more as national strikes resume on Friday, despite another union accepting Network...
Read MoreSecond strike of week begins after TSSA union accepts pay deal with Network RailTrain services around Britain will be severely disrupted once more as national strikes resume on Friday, despite another union accepting Network...
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