For what it’s worth, Southern Rail has restored 63 services to its timetable October 20, 2016 Southern Rail, the company currently locked in a battle with unions over who gets to close the doors on its trains, has said it is restoring 63 more services to its ravaged timetable. In a statement today the company said its West London Line timetable will go back to full capacity on Monday, while it [...]
Southern Railway strikes to go ahead despite last-ditch legal action October 10, 2016 A three-day strike starting on Tuesday is going ahead, despite Southern Railway's late legal challenge. The company said it had ruled out further talks with the RMT union. RMT general secretary Mick Cash confirmed the receipt of a legal challenge from the train operator over the guards safety row. "It is appalling that rather than [...]
London travel disruption: Delays into London Liverpool Street between St Pancras and Blackfriars October 12, 2016 Londoners are facing delays on a number of forms of transport this morning, as the Southern rail strikes continue. Trains between London St Pancras and Blackfriars are delayed due to a broken down train. Trains between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars may be delayed by up to 15 minutes because of a broken [...]
Tube strike 2016: Train drivers’ action over Night Tube set to be suspended January 20, 2016 Planned strikes by London Underground (LU) train drivers are set to be suspended, after progress was made in talks today between LU and the drivers' unions. Industrial action had been planned to begin on the evening of Tuesday 26 January, with further strikes to take place on Monday 15 February and Wednesday 17 February. Discussions between the parties [...]
Commuter chaos during morning rush hour as Northern Line disrupted by faulty train and Piccadilly Line woes continue November 30, 2016 Commuters using the Northern Line this morning are facing severe delays due to a faulty train. There is no service between Camden Town and Edgware and severe delays between Camden Town and Kennington, with minor delays on the rest of the line. https://twitter.com/northernline/status/803873580408852480 https://twitter.com/northernline/status/803878116003348480 There is also no service from Finchley Central to Mill Hill [...]
Planned Southern rail strike on 3 November suspended – following a request from the British Legion October 20, 2016 A Southern rail strike planned for 3 November has been suspended following a request from the British Legion. Southern workers were originally planning to strike on 3 November, as part of a long-running industrial dispute over the role of train guards. However, 3 November is the date of this year's London Poppy Day, which sees thousands of [...]
Here are all the rail and station closures in London over Christmas October 31, 2016 Brace yourselves, commuters. There have been many headlines about incoming Christmas travel chaos, and now Network Rail has announced major station closures as an extensive programme of rail improvements goes ahead, it looks like there'll be a few more yet… Read more: Could Network Rail have to go cap in hand to the government? Rail [...]
Chris Grayling set to strip Network Rail of its dominance over rail maintenance December 3, 2016 Chris Grayling is set to to hand over power of Britain's train tracks to operators in a speech next week. The transport secretary wants take away the state-owned Network Rail's sole control of the nation's rail infrastructure and share it with private firms in what would mark a huge change in how Britain's rail network [...]
UK national train strike: Heathrow and Gatwick Express routes to be disrupted by Network Rail bank holiday walkout May 21, 2015 UPDATE 2.45pm: The RMT has followed the TSSA union in suspending strike action after an improved offer from Network Rail. The looming Network Strike threatens not only to derail travellers' plans to get around the country, but even those looking to go abroad after Heathrow Express announced it would run during shortened operating hours on Monday 25 and Tuesday [...]
Aslef postpones ballot of Southern Rail drivers after “technical hitches” November 7, 2016 Train drivers' union Aslef has postponed its ballot of Southern drivers after a series of "technical hitches" over the weekend. Aslef had given out the papers on Friday 4 November, but noticed technical issues on Saturday. A spokesman told City A.M. there would be a re-ballot as it was "important to give members an opportunity to [...]