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U-turn: Plans to close hundreds of railway ticket offices scrapped after public backlash October 31, 2023 Proposals to close hundreds of ticket offices in the UK will be scrapped following backlash from watchdogs, unions and the public.
‘A travesty for passengers’: Avanti slammed as hundreds of services axed before new year October 29, 2023 RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch: “Avanti are one of the worst companies we have ever dealt with on the rail network and it is a travesty for passengers that they have been allowed to cut services yet again."
Strikes might not hurt Trainline as much as expected – here’s why October 29, 2023 Trainline will report its half-year results on Thursday, with the impact of rail strikes firmly on the mind of investors.
Gaza humanitarian access ‘must not be one-off’, says Cleverly October 21, 2023 Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said nee aid flowing into Gaza is a “lifeline” for those suffering in the territory.
More travel chaos coming after rail workers vote to keep striking for next six months October 20, 2023 Rail workers have voted to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said around 20,000 of its members were balloted across 14 rail companies with all of them individually achieving more than a 50% turnout and overwhelming [...]
Cost of rail strikes mounts to £716m as taxpayers forced to support struggling industry October 4, 2023 Industrial action has cost the rail industry £716m since the feud between unions and operators began, new figures have revealed.
London Underground strikes this week cancelled after last-minute deal October 3, 2023 Strike action set to cause chaos on the London Underground this week have been called off, the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has announced. 3,000 workers had planned walk outs on Wednesday and Friday this week but the RMT said that both will no longer go ahead after “significant progress” was made during the [...]
Tortilla weathers strikes and inflation as expansion drives 22 per cent revenue spike October 3, 2023 Tortilla Mexican Grill revenues jumped 22 per cent year-on-year to £32.7m as the fast-casual group continued to expand its sites across the UK. The popular Mexican chain reported a slight dip in pre-tax earnings amid headwinds from inflation and rail strike action and swung to a £600,000 loss, down from £300,000 profit last year. However [...]
‘His pledge is in tatters’: Khan slammed over tube strikes as London faces £62m hit October 2, 2023 Greater London Authority’s Conservatives have slammed Sadiq Khan ahead of fresh disruption on London’s tube network this week, as the mayor’s commitment to halting industrial action during his tenure comes back to haunt him. “Sadiq Khan pledged that there would be zero strikes under his mayoralty but he has the worst strikes record of any [...]
Tube strikes: Bosses warn of ‘hammer blow’ to London trade as dispute drags on September 26, 2023 Business chiefs have warned that rail strikes set to take place in next week will deal another “hammer blow” to trade in the capital as the cost of rail strikes on City businesses continues to rise.