Trains are leaving Amsterdam Centraal station almost three-quarters empty in an attempt to avoid long queues January 28, 2023 7:00 am(Updated 7:07 am) Eurostar revealed this week that it is deliberately withholding hundreds of seats on its trains every day because of delays caused by post-Brexit border rules. The failure to adequately prepare for new … Read more
Britain’s HS2 vision has become a monstrous vanity project, a national embarrassment. The original dream was for a Y-shaped high-speed network between Leeds, Manchester and London. There was even talk of Manchester to Paris. Leeds has gone. What chance the Manchester leg won’t be “delayed”, in the hope of inflation falling? And the Euston leg … Read more
Industrial action became a hallmark of 2022 as trade unions walked out in disputes over pay and working conditions amid the cost of living crisis – and strikes have continued into 2023. They have affected everything from rail services and Royal Mail deliveries to NHS nurses, ambulance drivers and teachers. In the capital, key transport … Read more
Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has said he cannot see “any conceivable circumstances” in which HS2 would not run to its planned Euston terminus, amid reports that part of the project could be scrapped. Soaring inflation means the high-speed rail project may not run to Euston until 2038 or at all, with trains instead stopping at a … Read more
After disrupting rail travel throughout much of last year, train strikes have continued into 2023. Trade unions have been calling for better pay for their members amid the cost of living crisis, with inflation still over 10 per cent, but negotiations are continuing to stall. Here’s everything you need to know about the drivers’ strike, … Read more
The Federal Government has stated that the Nigeria-Niger Republic rail project would boost trade and other socioeconomic interactions between both countries. A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Transportation, Henshaw Ogubike, said the minister in charge of the ministry, Mu’azu Sambo, stated this in Abuja at the signing of … Read more
British holidaymakers planning a trip to France in the coming weeks could be hit by strike action on railways and action among ski resort workers, with the UK Foreign Office issuing a warning. “Several unions have called for cross-sector strike action and demonstrations on Tuesday 31 January,” said the Foreign Office. “This may lead to … Read more
After disrupting rail travel throughout much of last year, train strikes have continued into 2023. Trade unions have been calling for better pay for their members amid the cost of living crisis, with inflation still over 10 per cent, but negotiations are continuing to stall. Train drivers will walk out again in February following action … Read more
For much of the past year, services in the UK have been affected by strikes involving everything from rail services and Royal Mail deliveries to NHS nurses, ambulance drivers and Border Force operations. The train walkouts returned with a sustained period of industrial action at the start of 2023, as part of ongoing union disputes over pay and working conditions. More strikes are … Read more
Ambulance workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland represented by Unite have announced strike dates ranging between 6 February and 20 March. The strikes will affect different areas on different days. This comes as the RMT union considers a new pay and job security offer for train drivers, who are currently due to join a … Read more
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