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Railway workers to stage series of strikes in December and January

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Alex Bestwick

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22nd November 2022

Railway workers are to stage a series of 48-hour strikes in December and January in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Further strikes ‘highly likely’, rail union warns

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Alex Bestwick

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22nd November 2022

A leading rail workers’ union has warned it is “highly likely” that more strikes will be called after accusing employers of refusing to make an offer aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Train cancellations hit record high

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Alex Bestwick

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21st November 2022

Train reliability in Britain reached the worst level on record after another month of disruption.
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Rail passengers face Christmas chaos due to engineering work

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Alex Bestwick

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21st November 2022

Rail passengers face major disruption over Christmas as Network Rail carries out 300 engineering projects.
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Self-charging train project gets Government funding

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Alex Bestwick

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15th November 2022

A project developing so-called self-charging trains is among the winners of a Government funding competition to transform the future of transport.
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Train company restores Post Office services to rural village

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Alex Bestwick

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14th November 2022

A rural community deprived of a Post Office since February 2020 has had their services restored by a train operator.
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Government is ‘working on options’ for boosting Bradford’s rail services

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Alex Bestwick

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10th November 2022

New rail minister Huw Merriman said the Government is “working on our options” for improving train services at Bradford.
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Rail minister: Government has ‘changed the tone’ on train strikes

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Alex Bestwick

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10th November 2022

New rail minister Huw Merriman claimed the Government has “changed the tone” on strikes which have decimated train services in recent months.
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Public transport fare zones should be considered across England – peers

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Alex Bestwick

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9th November 2022

Public transport fare zones should be considered for towns and cities across England to boost passenger numbers, according to peers.
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Train operators criticised for service cuts four days after strikes were axed

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Alex Bestwick

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8th November 2022

Train operators have been criticised for continuing to run reduced timetables four days after planned strikes were called off.
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