RMT Confirms Heathrow Express Strike
The RMT has confirmed a ‘wave’ of industrial action on the Heathrow Express in a row over a sacked driver member. The RMT said Zahid Majid was ‘unfairly dismissed’ and despite a series of meetings, Heathrow Express have ‘refused to reinstate him’. Members of the union will strike for 24 hours between 12:15 Sunday 26th…
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Bike Thrown Onto Railway Tracks & Hit
British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information after a train struck a mountain bike that had been deliberately thrown onto the railway line at Yate station, near Bristol, on Sunday 19 February. Sgt Cliff Parker, of BTP, said the incident could have had serious consequences as the bike was struck by a…
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London 2012 Security Drill Takes Place
A major safety exercise to test the emergency service and Government response to a terrorist incident during the Olympic and Paralympics Games period will be begin today (February 22nd 2012) in central London. It is thought over 2,000 personnel will take part in the event which will test their response to a simulated attack on…
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Good News – Bombadier Is Recruiting!
We’ve all seen the headlines about Bombardier’s factory in Derby. They all reported on the recent loss of the Thameslink contract, job losses, and even threats to the plant’s long-term future. These headlines were large, and loud, and usually had at least one exclamation mark after them! While it was certainly bad news for the…
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NR Plead Guilty Over Crossing Deaths
A court has heard that Network Rail is to plead guilty to health and safety offences over the deaths of two girls at a level crossing. The Office of Rail Regulation’s prosecution of Network Rail is for breaches of health and safety law which led to the deaths of Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson, at Elsenham…
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DfT Issue West Coast Tender Invitation
An invitation to tender for the West Coast franchise has been issued by the Department for Transport. Although the successful bidder will have to provide principal first and last trains, along with a minimum number of station stops per week, they will also be given, from December 2013, the freedom to vary timetables on…
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DRS Launch Trial for Sellafield Special
Starting on Monday 9 January 2012, Direct Rail Services Ltd (DRS) will be running a six week trial train service for the Sellafield workforce, starting at Carlisle. The train will be made up of three reserved carriages for Sellafield workforce and one additional carriage for members of the public. The return service will run Monday to…
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DRS Invests in New Diesel Locomotives
Direct Rail Services (DRS), the UK’s leading rail freight operator, has recently ordered a fleet to of newly designed mixed traffic diesel locomotives for use in its key intermodal and passenger train operations. The Vossloh Espana Eurolight UK locomotives are a derivative of the Eurolight locomotive (already running…
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Future Croydon Trams Tested
The Variobahn from Berlin rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Pankow GmbH has successfully completed its test run and ‘will shortly be delivered to London’. Last summer, British tram operator London Tramlink ordered six Variobahn five-carriage trams, with an option on eight more vehicles, in order to provide…
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Green Light for NUCKLE Rail Link
The Government has given the go ahead for a multi-million pound upgraded rail link between Nuneaton and Coventry. Transport Secretary Justine Greening today rubber-stamped a £9.8 million funding bid for the £18 million scheme which will include a new station at Bermuda Park. Cllr Peter Butlin, Warwickshire…
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