Rail Express
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Drivers’ strike to cause severe disruption to rail services
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Rail services will be severely disrupted on Saturday because of a strike by train drivers in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest in the industry.
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Network Rail begins consultation process with unions on maintenance reforms
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Network Rail has formally started the legal consultation process with unions on the maintenance reforms it says are needed to modernise and improve productivity and efficiency, one of the issues at the centre of the current wave of strikes.
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Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs
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A controversial Government plan for rail schemes in the North and Midlands should be “reconsidered” to avoid a “missed opportunity”, MPs have warned.
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HS2 tunnelling machine ‘Dorothy’ becomes first to complete its journey
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One of the giant machines digging the tunnels for HS2 has become the first on the project to complete the full journey underground.
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Starmer challenged on taking railways back into public ownership
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was questioned on whether he still intended to take railways back into public ownership.
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How will this week’s rail strike affect services?
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More rail strikes are set to take place this week, causing misery for passengers.
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Government changes law to help plug staffing gaps caused by strikes
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Businesses can now provide skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps caused by strike action under changes to the law coming into force on Thursday, the Government has announced.
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The Dedicated Traveller
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The bell of the omnibus circuit phone rang just the once. That was how Arthur Platt in the signal box at Knottewithought Junction alerted the staff at the station that a stopping train was about to arrive. This time it was the branch train from Wempole, terminating at Knottewithought.
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Rail travel between Scotland and England disrupted following record heat
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Rail services between Scotland and England faced disruption on Wednesday following Tuesday’s record breaking temperatures.
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The rail network cannot cope with extreme heat as track hits 62C, admits Shapps
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The hottest railway track reached a scorching 62C on Monday, as the Transport Secretary admitted it will take decades to upgrade existing lines to be more resilient.
