A dispute is rumbling along between cleaning and facilities contractor Mitie and the RMT union, acting on behalf of employees working on a Merseyrail contract. Negotiations were underway to lift workers’ pay to a minimum […]
The open-access train companies are having a tough time. With passenger revenues way down and no government support, unlike the franchised operators, they are struggling to keep going. As a result, Hull trains suspended operations […]
Following demands from TSSA union general secretary Manuel Cortes and others, the British Transport Police (BTP) has announced that 500 officers will be deployed to ensure that passengers make only essential journeys during the Coronovirus […]
As the government tries to make people stay at home, not gather in groups and not travel unless absolutely necessary, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) has called for police to be deployed at all […]
The measures announced in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s first budget were naturally overshadowed by the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. He announced a series of measures to protect workers, jobs, employers and the general […]
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), is urging the government to convene a transport sector summit on tackling the Coronavirus as soon as possible. In a letter to the Secretary […]
According to figures released on International Women’s Day (8 March 2020), there are now more female train drivers on Scotland’s Railway than ever before. The number of female train drivers has increased by 39 per […]
The National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report High Speed Two: A Progress Update on Friday 24 January 2020, stating that HS2 is over budget and behind schedule because the Department for Transport (DfT), HS2 […]
Crossrail has revised its estimate of when London’s new Elizabeth line will open, and also warned that the costs have increased once again, this time by between £400 and £650 million. In April, Crossrail announced […]
Representatives of the railway industry gathered at Southwark Cathedral on 6 November 2019 to remember the thousands of workers who lost their lives during World War 1. The congregation included representatives from Network Rail, Rail […]
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