The Railway Magazine
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Vacancy: Construction Project Manager at Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway
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The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway (FFWHR) is looking for a part-time Construction Project Manager with experience of construction.
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Recruitment firms attack plans to allow agency workers to replace strikers
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Recruitment firms have stepped up their opposition to controversial Government plans to allow agency staff to replace striking workers, warning they would “inflame” industrial disputes. Leaders of a number of the biggest recruitment companies in the country wrote to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng expressing concern at the proposals, which were announced in response to the…
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Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps hit out at striking rail unions as he announced a £1 billion investment in digital signalling. He said that giving the go-ahead for the replacement of Victorian signalling infrastructure on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) proves the Government is modernising the railways “despite the best efforts of unions”. But the…
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What rail services will run on Friday after the latest strike?
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Rail services will continue to be disrupted on Friday due to the knock-on effects of the second day of this week’s rail strikes. Here are answers to 10 key questions about what passengers should expect to see on Friday. How many trains will run on Friday?
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UK rail strikes start today
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The national UK rail strikes have begun today, Tuesday, June 21. We speak to Graeme Pickering, Senior Correspondent, The Railway Magazine; and round-up some of the latest reports from today’s strike action.
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Rail strikes to go ahead after last-ditch talks fail
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The rail strikes are to go ahead after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
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New TV series to feature York’s National Railway Museum
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The National Railway Museum is set to feature in a new TV series produced by Whitworth Media appearing on More4 this summer. Called “Cleaning Britain’s Greatest Treasures”, the programme will follow the museum’s conservation team as they clean and maintain the NER / LNER Dynamometer Car and Queen Victoria’s famous LNWR saloon carriage. Narrated by…
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Transport for London and FirstGroup to admit safety failings over tram crash
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Transport for London (TfL) and FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have indicated they will plead guilty to health and safety failings over the 2016 Croydon tram crash.
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RIA reacts to passenger numbers returning to 90% pre-Covid levels
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has responded to the Department for Transport’s latest statistics released on rail travel in Great Britain.
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Rail strike: Talks held to avert industrial action later this month
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Railway workers will go on a three-day strike over pay and jobs later this month.
