Industrial

End of the line for direct Eurostar trains to Disneyland Paris

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Alex Bestwick

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30th August 2022

Eurostar is to axe its direct train service between London and Disneyland Paris from June next year.
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Train drivers at another three firms vote for strike action in pay dispute

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Alex Bestwick

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25th August 2022

Train drivers at another three companies have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay.
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Majority of Tube line services suspended due to worker strikes

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Alex Bestwick

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19th August 2022

A strike by London Underground workers is disrupting travel across the capital.
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Rail dispute could be prolonged ‘indefinitely’, warns RMT chief

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Alex Bestwick

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18th August 2022

A union leader has warned the rail dispute could be prolonged “indefinitely” as the latest strike by thousands of workers caused travel chaos.
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Planned strike ‘threatens Tube’s financial recovery’

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd August 2022

A planned strike on London Underground increases the risk of its financial recovery, officials have warned.
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Drivers’ strike to cause severe disruption to rail services

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Arianne Davey

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29th July 2022

Rail services will be severely disrupted on Saturday because of a strike by train drivers in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest in the industry.
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Network Rail begins consultation process with unions on maintenance reforms

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Arianne Davey

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28th July 2022

Network Rail has formally started the legal consultation process with unions on the maintenance reforms it says are needed to modernise and improve productivity and efficiency, one of the issues at the centre of the current wave of strikes.
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Passenger numbers reach 93% of pre-pandemic levels

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2022

Figures published by the Department for Transport show that passenger numbers are now closing in on pre-pandemic levels.
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Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs

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Alex Bestwick

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27th July 2022

A controversial Government plan for rail schemes in the North and Midlands should be “reconsidered” to avoid a “missed opportunity”, MPs have warned.
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South Western Railway travel advice over 27 July strike

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Sam Hewitt

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26th July 2022

South Western Railway (SWR) is urging customers only to travel by rail if absolutely necessary for the planned RMT strike day on Wednesday 27 July.
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