Railways

Scrap HS2 and take rail off the fat cats
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Scrap HS2 and take rail off the fat cats

A new report laid bare the growing chaos behind the the HS2 project, just as Northern Rail hits the buffers
27 January 2020
Metro strike wins new offer
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Metro strike wins new offer

Workers on the Tyne and Wear Metro delivered a bloody nose to bosses
07 January 2020
New attack on right to strike, but workers can derail the Tories
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New attack on right to strike, but workers can derail the Tories

Privateering prime ­minister Boris Johnson was set to announce plans to attack workers’ rights in the queen’s speech this week.
16 December 2019
Workers determined as rail strikes enter second week
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Workers determined as rail strikes enter second week

“We’re not giving up” was the defiant message from train strikers entering their second week of walkouts on Monday.
10 December 2019
HS2—the high speed rail that’s a slow speed fail
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HS2—the high speed rail that’s a slow speed fail

As Boris Johnson plans HS3 in the north, Sarah Bates says the Tories’ high speed rail projects are about one thing only—making money for the bosses
02 August 2019
Questions raised about safety of rail system after two workers die on tracks
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Questions raised about safety of rail system after two workers die on tracks

Two rail workers died on Wednesday after being struck by a Great Western Railway train on tracks near Port Talbot in south Wales.
03 July 2019
Virgin rail smash and grab
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Virgin rail smash and grab

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group will have trousered £306 million in dividends from Virgin Trains by the time the franchise finishes operations within the next year.
16 April 2019
Overground strikes unite
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Overground strikes unite

Two groups of workers were set to strike on the London Overground this week.
02 April 2019
Determined strikes win gains at Northern rail
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Determined strikes win gains at Northern rail

Striking train guards were celebrating last week after bosses caved in to their demands about safety
12 February 2019
Strike at Northern Rail as Tories give bung to train giant
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Strike at Northern Rail as Tories give bung to train giant

Guards working for Northern rail struck against the implementation of driver only operation (DOO) trains for the 43rd time on Saturday.
08 January 2019
Protests across Britain as rail fares rise once more
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Protests across Britain as rail fares rise once more

Campaigners, union members and rail passengers staged a national day of action against fare rises on Wednesday.
02 January 2019
Day 35 of Northern strikes
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Day 35 of Northern strikes

 
13 November 2018