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Train managers on Avanti West Coast who belong to the RMT are set to strike on three days over the Christmas period, in a dispute over rest day working. The union said the company’s proposals had been ‘inadequate’, and that staff had rejected them in a …
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Train managers on Avanti West Coast who belong to the RMT are set to strike on three days over the Christmas period, in a dispute over rest day working. The union said the company’s proposals had been ‘inadequate’, and that staff had rejected them in a …
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FirstGroup is stepping up its open access ambitions by completing the buyout of Grand Union Trains and bidding for a new route to Somerset and Devon. The move is the latest in a series of open access operations from the private sector, which have been made as the Government moves ahead with ...
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TUESDAY BRIEFING: Controversial London Euston screen to be used again ::: Lord Hendy faces grilling by MPs ::: Operators prepare for timetable changes ::: Fourth platform restored at Lincolnshire station ::: Search is on for longest-serving railway family Some train services are …
Restoring Your Railway fund cancelled | Railnews | Today's news …
Jul 29, 2024 · The Chancellor has told the House of Commons that the £500 million Restoring Your Railway fund has been cancelled. Rachel Reeves said the Fund had not been costed, and that she was seeking savings in transport spending worth £1 billion. The decision will save £76 million next year.
Rail fares to rise, but HS2 will get to Euston
Oct 30, 2024 · Autumn Budget 2024 The chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that road fuel duty is to be frozen next year, and the 5p reduction for each litre introduced by the last government will continue. However, regulated rail fares will rise by 4.6 per cent on 2 March 2025, one percentage point above RPI. HS2 tunnelling to London Euston will be funded, and t he Transpennine Route Upgrade is to go ...
ASLEF predicts pay deal for drivers could be in sight
Jul 25, 2024 · More talks over the long-running train drivers’ pay dispute are set to be held in the near future, after a first meeting this week between ASLEF and the Department for Transport was hailed a success and officially described as ‘constructive’.. Before the election on 4 July, ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan had blamed the Conservative government for the stalemate in the dispute and the ...
King’s Speech confirms creation of Great British Railways
Jul 17, 2024 · HM the King has confirmed that Great British Railways will be created and private sector passenger operators nationalised. ‘Shadow’ Great British Railways to be set up straight away to start industry collaboration Three railway bills planned to allow public ownership, create full GBR, and look again at rail projects north of the West Midlands
New hope for industrial peace on railways - Railnews
Nov 8, 2023 · The RMT and the Rail Delivery Group have announced what appears to be a major step forward in resolving the long-running industrial dispute over pay and conditions.. New offers will now be subject to ballots of RMT members at the train operating companies still involved in the dispute, which are most of those in England.
Report claims possible rethink over National Rail Contracts
Nov 20, 2023 · The government is said to be poised to reintroduce a degree of commercial freedom in National Rail Contracts, with the intention of allowing operators to increase profits.. It is reported that the owners of operators are urging the government to loosen the tight restrictions of the present contracts.
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