Train companies team up for £85bn plan to boost Britain’s railway post-Brexit in public and private partnership October 30, 2017 Rail companies, their suppliers, and Network Rail, have today set out plans to work more closely together, in order to drive £85bn of additional economic benefits to the UK economy. Paul Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train firms and Network Rail, said the plan “will deliver the railway that the [...]
London commuters set for delays and disruption on train services as Southern rail strike kicks off October 11, 2016 Commuters travelling in and out of London on Southern services are facing delays and disruption as RMT union members embarked on the latest round of strike action – and engineering works are creating mroe chaos on the train lines. Workers are taking industrial action against Southern's plans to get rid of conductors and operate driver-only [...]
UK cities challenged to design drone uses of the future from emergency health services to parcel deliveries November 27, 2017 Cities across the UK have been invited to compete in thinking up innovative uses for drone technology, from flood search and rescue to inspection of attractions like the Blackpool Tower. The Flying High Challenge is being run by Nesta in partnership with Innovate UK to ascertain how drone technology can develop to meet the needs [...]
Rail strike: 24-hour industrial action on Southern trains causes travel disruption June 21, 2016 A 24-hour train strike on key commuter routes has caused chaos as a dispute continues between RMT union and Southern rail. Southern has had to cancel certain trains, while others are expected to be severally delayed, including routes to London Victoria. Southern said: "The strike will have a significant effect on Southern services on the whole [...]
Virgin train workers have voted for strike, RMT says August 9, 2016 After the misery caused by the RMT strike on Southern Rail, workers on the Virgin trains have now voted for industrial action. Workers on Virgin East Coast have voted to strike in a dispute over jobs, working conditions and safety, the RMT rail union said. Read more: RMT offers to suspend Southern strike – if it [...]
European stocks stand up to terrorism November 1, 2017 London. Manchester. Brussels. Paris. Nice. Copenhagen. Stockholm. Normandy. These are just a few of the European cities struck by terrorists in recent years. Attacks are sadly becoming increasingly frequent, and whenever they occur, people speculate about the potential market and economic impact. It is impossible to know where or when terrorists will strike next, but [...]
Transport for London pledges no compulsory redundancies in London Overground overhaul of ticket offices as strike threat looms | City A.M. September 18, 2017 Transport for London (TfL) and Arriva Rail London (ARL) said today that “there will not be a need for compulsory redundancies” in plans to overhaul the London Overground, as unions warned ticket office closures could lead to industrial action. ARL will begin meeting with staff and unions to discuss proposals to improve customer service, including [...]
Now there’s going to be a strike on Virgin trains – but Virgin has promised a “normal timetable” August 12, 2016 Virgin Trains has promised to run a "normal timetable" during three 24-hour strikes which were confirmed by the RMT union today. In a statement today, RMT said the three 24-hour strikes on Virgin East Coast, which were announced on Tuesday, will take place on Friday 19 August, Friday 26 August and Monday 29 August, threatening to disrupt [...]
This was a mixed Budget for British SMEs November 27, 2017 British businesses waited with bated breath for the chancellor to serve them another blow in his Budget speech last week. But Philip Hammond has finally cut small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) some slack, and dished out a number of policies to try to win them over. In his Autumn Statement last year, flat-rate VAT [...]
A one-day walkout on Virgin Trains East Coast started this morning October 3, 2016 A 24-hour strike on Virgin Trains East Coast kicked-off in the early hours of this morning as part of a long-running dispute over jobs. The rail franchise said that it plans to run a normal service despite the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union saying that around 1,800 of its members would be taking action. Read [...]