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Savage weather halts Scottish trains First Christmas disruption report due today Tilted phone mast halted main line trains Chiltern main line closed by landslip Landslip line will stay closed 'for several weeks' Horses killed by trains 'Passengers must come first' says KX report Plans for more 24-hour trains are unveiled in London Northern, Transpennine Express details published Railway inspectors launch London Bridge overcrowding inquiry Plans to scrap BTP in Scotland are ‘premature’ Railfreight 'contributes £1.6bn to British economy' £6m rail innovation competition is opened for bids DfT still 'confident' about Network Rail board New recovery strategy for London Bridge West Coast ban after serious SPAD near Swindon Government 'played down' railfreight benefits West Coast Railways is back on track Network Rail condemns RMT strike call as 'ransom' bid RMT calls strike in Network Rail pay dispute RMT confirms new strikes over Network Rail pay Talks continue in bid to avert national strike Network Rail spending more than £120m a week Eurostar 'shambles' as ferry workers strike at Calais Majority vote for RMT strike at First Great Western Disruption ahead as union members prepare to strike Stagecoach to rebid for SWT after talks fail RMT calls Bank Holiday strike on Great Western Underground set to be hit by another 24-hour walkout Network Rail comes under fire for 'systemic weakness' Network Rail faces £2m fine for timetable errors Further walkouts planned after Night Tube talks fail Engineering restrictions may be eased by new Network Rail units Level crossing upgrade hits deadlock Last ditch talks to avert strike on Arriva Trains Wales Mystery presence of children on crashed TGV test Major Midland Metro expansion plans unveiled Flood damage will keep West Coast closed for days Floods left trail of havoc on West Coast Main Line West Coast Main Line reopens after Carlisle flood West Coast Main Line 'should be open by midday' Steam operator prosecuted over Great Western SPAD RMT demands action after door opens on moving train West Coast Main Line to stay blocked until March Underground strike called off West Coast prosecution moves to Crown Court Passenger figures break 90-year record Derby company becomes train operator Heritage operator off the rails over safety fears Underground disrupted by building site debris on track Flying Scotsman trespassers block East Coast Main Line Heathrow Express trains withdrawn for emergency checks Heathrow Express fleet withdrawn indefinitely Heathrow problems go on, but Northern rules out link Heathrow Connect gets back on track West Coast prosecution delayed again House of Commons gives approval to HS2 West Coast returns to the rails after safety shake-up New start for north as franchises are launched Injunction bid over 12-car Gatwick trains Strike by RMT disrupts Southern services Southern strike 'rock solid', union claims Tributes paid to c2c driver who died in cab Strike ballot starts over Night Tube offer Union postpones Southern conductors' strike War of words as further Southern strike is called Network Rail set to replace 'sensitive' electrification Southern conductors prepare for new walkout Disruption as Southern conductors strike for third day No trams to New Street just yet Govia returns to High Court over union's DOO ballot Rail complaints fall, but targets are still missed RMT calls for inquiry after 'overcrowding' incident Govia wins injunction against union Weekend trains disrupted by cable thieves Talks restart in Southern conductors' dispute New strike called on Southern in RMT dispute Summer of disruption looms on ScotRail in DOO row DOO strikes disrupt ScotRail, Southern Jail sentence for West Coast SPAD driver Southern reveals extent of service reductions Scottish project delays cause 'disappointment' RMT suggests pausing Southern DOO plan Angry commuters demonstrate as Southern cuts services Southern cancellations down, but more ScotRail strikes loom ScotRail industrial action goes on hold for new talks Southern DOO talks set to start at ACAS Tempers shorten as five-day strike starts on Southern RMT staff vote for industrial action on Virgin Trains East Coast Southern digs in over 'pointless' RMT conductors' strike Government yields to protests over Island Line plan RMT announces Bank Holiday strike on VT East Coast Southern talks break down: 'modernisation goes ahead' New strike threat on 'meltdown' Govia Thameslink RMT promises 'extreme vigilance' as Night Tube starts DfT announces £20m improvement fund for Southern Southern Judicial Review fund tops £12,000 Consultation launched over new Govia Thameslink services Conductors to stay on ScotRail routes RMT calls new autumn walkouts on Southern New deadline set to end Southern dispute Southern/RMT talks fail: strikes to go ahead RMT faces legal challenge from Southern in DOO dispute Welsh viaduct reopens after fire New war of words on Southern strike day ‘Customers come first – not the union’ HS2 'needed more than ever' 'Second person' argument derails Southern talks Scottish rail strikes threat over police plan Network Rail promises ‘careful review’ of viaduct report New speed restrictions following tram crash New DOO walkouts disrupt Southern services ASLEF calls drivers' strikes on Southern Southern at a standstill Peace talks to start in Southern DOO dispute Southern DOO talks break down Stadler wins contract to build new Merseyrail trains New talks offer as 'determined' Southern conductors DOO appeal set to be heard by Supreme Court Strike laws proposed as Southern conductors walk out again Bill to limit effects of rail strikes rejected by MPs ASLEF DOO settlement 'a disgrace' says RMT Southern DOO talks restart with RMT DOO peace talks were ‘a mockery’ says RMT New Southern walkout next week ASLEF referendum result today DOO discontent spreads across north RMT prepares strike ballot for Night Tube staff Railway at a ‘crucial turning point’ Three operators hit by DOO strikes Merseyrail guard on safety charge is acquitted RMT rejects proposed DOO Southern deal Another thousand trains a day within four years New DOO strike ‘a barefaced attack’ Liverpool Mayor intervenes over Merseyrail strike Merseyrail urges RMT to cancel strike Allegations multiply as DOO strikes loom RMT claims ‘rock solid’ support as strikes go ahead RMT announces two days of strikes on East Coast RMT to strike on Northern in DCO dispute Mayor intervenes in Croydon tram crash investigation Metrolink outage ‘not cyber attack’ Three new RMT strikes called over DCO ASLEF turns up the heat with new Southern action RMT demands post-election rethink over DCO Chris Grayling faces new call for safety talks London trams to get new safety system Southern warns of service cuts when ASLEF ban starts Three more strikes staged in DCO dispute RMT drivers join ASLEF walkouts on Southern Rail suppliers warn of looming CP6 problems Rail network ‘now full in many areas’ Conductor disputes spread again Latest rail strikes condemned as ‘opportunistic’ Chris Grayling offers digital future to north RMT urges Theresa May to intervene in disputes Strikes go ahead, but Underground walkout is cancelled Electric milestone for ScotRail Alliance RMT makes widest strike call yet over DOO Grayling DOO letter is ‘unprecedented, damaging and dangerous’ Safety debates continue as five strikes begin Second day of strikes in DOO disputes as ASLEF accepts deal Hyperloop could be ‘a couple of decades’ away Many passengers disregard closing door warnings Kenilworth station delay is ‘beyond disappointing’ Tram crash driver may have been in ‘microsleep’ RMT calls for summit to break DOO deadlock Carillion liquidation raises questions over HS2 New Transport ministers facing ‘key challenges’ Network Rail plans are on track even though Carne is going Fewer Network Rail ‘mega projects’ in CP6 RMT to strike again on Merseyrail, Northern, Southern More Northern strikes confirmed New Northern strike ‘rock solid’ says RMT ‘Peace talks agreed’ in Merseyrail DOO disputel RMT launches attack on RSSB District Line strike ‘unnecessary’ says TfL ‘No talks for two months’ claim as Underground drivers strike New strike called on Greater Anglia RMT announces new strikes in May ScotRail CCTV staff set to strike over staff cuts South Western strikes called off RMT, TSSA, call off planned ScotRail CCTV strike Industry welcomes new Network Rail chief Northern crisis deepens amid more RMT strikes Northern crisis continues, as new strike dates are called Network Rail ‘must spend more on reliability’ Beleaguered Thameslink chief steps down Heat restrictions slow down trains New hope in Merseyrail DOO dispute ‘Stark’ lack of Welsh rail investment revealed SWR services cut back as first strike starts Official letter describes ‘toxic’ nature of DOO Tractor blocks East Coast Main Line More SWR strikes after peace talks break down TfL launches inquiry after ‘open doors’ incident RMT in new clash over London Overground staffing Intercity Express problems mount on East Coast Intercity Express failure stranded 400 passengers Major railway review ‘could be announced this week’ Plans to merge BTP and Police Scotland ‘may never happen’ More strikes called on Northern, SWR after talks failed RMT launches Overground ticket office campaign Three days of Underground strikes to go ahead Distracted motorists ‘risking their lives’ at crossings December launch for ECML Azumas now ‘challenging’ RMT announces more strike days on Northern Five more days of SWR strikes start December launch of East Coast Intercity Expresses cancelled Underground strikes set to go ahead Northern ‘in crisis talks’ over revenue shortfall ‘No winners’ in RMT disputes Central Line closed by strike, but Piccadilly walkout called off FirstGroup starts renegotiation of SWR franchise MSPs reject ScotRail termination proposal Chris Grayling ‘set to stay’ in worsening Brexit row ‘Deep seated problem’ revealed by Waterloo crash RMT accuses Northern, SWR of ‘snubs’ Northern strike goes ahead, in spite of RMT offer Northern peace talks collapse RMT calls new South Western strike Lessons learnt from Clapham crash are ’fading’ 30 years on More South Western strike dates announced New Northern strikes called as RMT rejects inquiry RMT set to stage 43rd Northern strike New automatic system to brake speeding trams Rising Underground crime triggers RMT call for jobs rethink RMT digs in over SWR deadlock ‘Radical’ Network Rail changes unveiled RMT agrees provisional deal over SWR guards Williams sets the stage for rail revolution No-deal Brexit could threaten Channel rail freight Green light for East Coast Azumas Union says railway Brexit protests are acts of ‘sabotage’ Complexity and skills shortage still hampering Crossrail Underground staff to be balloted in jobs dispute ‘Cautionary’ welcome for Crossrail rescue plan New GWR IETs under fire over lack of buffets Azuma carries first passengers to Leeds Railway trespass victim backs safety drive Delayed Aventras start running on London Overground Fire Brigade issues safety warning to Underground Five days of strikes called on South Western 6 June: news in brief | ![]()
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