Industrial
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London Underground polling day strike suspended
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The union claimed RMT rep Gary Carney had been unfairly sacked.
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Network Rail named in Times Top 50 Employers for Women
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Network Rail has been named as one of the top 50 employers for women in the UK.
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Transport Secretary urged to electrify railways to meet carbon targets
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More railway lines must be electrified if the UK is to meet its targets to cut carbon emissions, according to the rail industry.
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Flexible rail season tickets offering 15% discount planned
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Passengers in England will be able to purchase French-style carnet tickets allowing them to make five return journeys in a month under a new system to be rolled out in June, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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Long-running dispute over guards on South Western Railway settled
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Railway workers have accepted a deal to end a long-running dispute over guards on trains.
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Complaints after rail timetables turned grey to mark Duke of Edinburgh’s death
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The decision for online train journey planners to greyscale their websites to mark of respect following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death has led to complaints that they are now difficult to read.
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Camilla praises station manager’s idea to help abuse survivors
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The Duchess of Cornwall has praised former station manager Darren O’Brien for his “brilliant initiative” helping people escape abusive relationships by rail.
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MPs call for rolling programme of rail electrification projects to cut carbon
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The Commons’ Transport Select Committee (TSC) called on the Government to take action “as soon as possible” to help the UK bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
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Public transport usage ‘won’t be the same’ after lockdown is eased
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Rail passenger numbers have been hit, currently standing at just 21% of normal following a recovery to 43% in September last year.
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New HQ for Department for Transport in Birmingham and hub in Leeds
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The Department for Transport (DfT) is to open a second headquarters in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds by 2025.
