UCL: Train commutes could make Londoners feel less stressed September 28, 2021 Train commutes can reduce stress and anxiety for Londoners, if used to mentally prepare for the day or decompress on the way home, according to a new study. The study, by the rail industry and the University College London (UCL), found that nearly half of commuters saw their mental health and motivation improve when they [...]
Transport to Europe crippled as French national strikes take hold December 5, 2019 Travellers trying to get the Eurostar to the continent have been thwarted today, after 78 trains linking London to Paris, Belgium and the Netherlands were cancelled amid ongoing strikes in France. Most affected routes are for trains from St Pancras to Paris, with the cancellations taking place between 5-8 December. Read more: Eurostar warns customers [...]
Schools shut and thousands without power as back to back storms batter most of the UK January 31, 2022 A cold and blustery start to Monday follows a stormy weekend of devastating winds across the north of England and Scotland. Schools will be shut and thousands of people are without power after back to back storms battered parts of the UK. A nine-year-old boy in Staffordshire and a 60-year-old woman in Aberdeen died after [...]
Ministers set to reveal radical rail shake-up May 15, 2021 Ministers are set to reveal the biggest overhaul of the UK’s rail system in three decades, with reforms including the introduction of flexible season tickets and pay-as-you-go travel across the network. The coming week will see the publication of a long-awaited white paper on the future of the country’s rail network, the Times reported. Chief [...]
Another strike: Londoners face severe tube disruption on 26-28 November, 3-5, 10-12, 17-18 December November 22, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) is hitting back at the strike action planned by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), warning that commuters could face severe disruptions because of the “unnecessary strikes”. If going ahead, the strikes – which will disrupt services on two days and eight nights between 26 November and [...]
Government lacks ‘convincing’ plan to get travellers back on trains July 7, 2021 The government does not have a “convincing and timely plan for encouraging passengers back to the railway” after the pandemic, a new report from the public spending watchdog has found. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that the lack of direction on this issue from the Department for Transport (DfT) risked pushing people back into [...]
Rail fares could be hiked by 5 per cent – it’s time for an overhaul of how we view public transport September 9, 2021 This week marked the start of the new academic year in earnest and for many it was also a return to work, coming back into London for the first time after months of working from home. But for rail commuters, the latest inflation figures could mean the biggest fare hike in a decade. If the government sticks to its current formula of bumping up fares by one percent [...]
More staff yearn for their pre-pandemic commutes as return to looms July 12, 2021 More staff yearn for their pre-pandemic commutes as return to looms
RMT union to claim higher pay for Network Rail workers following row with Chris Grayling August 28, 2018 The RMT union has said it will lodge a claim to increase the pay of its members working at Network Rail, raising the possibility of a tense standoff that could result in further disruption for British passengers. Relations between the union and the Department for Transport (DfT), which controls Network Rail, are at an all-time low [...]
RMT deals TfL umpteenth blow announcing two-day strike in March February 4, 2022 The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has dealt Transport for London (TfL) the umpteenth blow as it announced this morning a two-day strike. The day-long industrial actions will take place on 1 and 3 March and risk causing the closure of the entire London Underground network. The move was voted by [...]