Summer holiday getaway begins with fresh national rail strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Summer holiday getaway begins with fresh national rail strike

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The busiest summer holiday getaway since 2019 is under way – but families hoping to travel by train are facing thousands of cancellations as national rail strikes resume. “Our members and our union will not be cowed by rail bosses or government ministers and our dispute will continue until we can reach a negotiated settlement.” But as The Independent reports, the leader of Britain’s second largest rail union, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association has accused the RMT of putting jobs at risk by pushing ahead with its walk-outs. The TSSA’s general secretary, Peter Pendle, said: “Because of the line that our colleagues are taking, the deal – which was a good deal – has been swept away and all these changes are being imposed.” Thursday’s 24-hour walk-out coincides with the fourth day in the latest overtime ban by train drivers belonging to Aslef. “However, our modelling indicates that processing times may be up to 2.5 hours during the peak hours of 6am to 1pm during the first couple of Saturdays and Sundays of the summer holidays, due to the extreme popularity of these days.” On Wednesday evening delays built up at the UK’s two busiest airports, London Heathrow and Gatwick, with some flights departing close to midnight.

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‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s wear train passengers
6 days, 15 hours ago

‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s wear train passengers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ‘Sunday work’ and rest day working for train drivers and other rail staff has long been a polarising issue in …

January and February rail strikes: Nationwide train disruption on its way as Aslef plan weeks of walk-outs
11 months, 1 week ago

January and February rail strikes: Nationwide train disruption on its way as Aslef plan weeks of walk-outs

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nationwide rail strikes have entered their third year, with a series of “rolling” walk-outs planned to …

Fresh wave of train strikes: More travel chaos expected as union Aslef announce workers will walk out from the end of January and enforce an overtime ban in long-running pay row
11 months, 1 week ago

Fresh wave of train strikes: More travel chaos expected as union Aslef announce workers will walk out from the end of January and enforce an overtime ban in long-running pay row

Daily Mail  

Britain's rail network will be crippled by strikes once again later this month after train drivers announced they would stage a series of fresh strikes and an overtime ban. 'No trains' signs at the closed Kettering station during an Aslef strike on December 2, 2023 An almost empty concourse at London Euston during an Aslef strike on October 4 last …

Train strikes today: Everything you need to know about rail disruption
1 year ago

Train strikes today: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are: Intercity operators: Avanti West Coast CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Great Western Railway LNER TransPennine Express London commuter operators: …

Rail strikes: RMT members vote to accept pay deal – but Aslef drivers still set for walk out
1 year ago

Rail strikes: RMT members vote to accept pay deal – but Aslef drivers still set for walk out

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Members of the RMT, the UK’s biggest rail union, have voted overwhelmingly to back a settlement …

Train strikes: Full list of dates in December 2023 and rail lines affected
1 year, 2 months ago

Train strikes: Full list of dates in December 2023 and rail lines affected

Sky News  

ASLEF's train drivers are to stage several strikes and overtime bans in December in their long-running dispute over pay. ASLEF says the new walkouts will "ratchet up the pressure" on train companies and the government to give train drivers their first pay rise in more than four years. Image: ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan on a picket line at Euston …

Tube strikes called for two dates in October – everything London commuters need to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Tube strikes called for two dates in October – everything London commuters need to know

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The RMT union has announced Tube strikes on the London Underground on Wednesday 4 and Friday …

What can break the rail strikes deadlock with RMT after 15 months?
1 year, 2 months ago

What can break the rail strikes deadlock with RMT after 15 months?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Offer to Aslef: Pay rise over two years of around 8 per cent “which would take average driver salaries from …

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference
1 year, 3 months ago

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: “While we …

More misery for rail passengers as RMT stages 24-hour walkout
1 year, 3 months ago

More misery for rail passengers as RMT stages 24-hour walkout

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The RMT said it had received a reply from …

Bank holiday weekend travel chaos predicted as rail strikes resume
1 year, 4 months ago

Bank holiday weekend travel chaos predicted as rail strikes resume

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Travellers to, from and within the UK face difficult journeys over the August bank holiday weekend …

Aslef union train drivers to strike again over pay
1 year, 4 months ago

Aslef union train drivers to strike again over pay

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary, said: “We don’t want …

Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute
1 year, 4 months ago

Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The union said proposals for staff in Edinburgh would see members becoming poorer, after …

More rail disruption as union announces new August overtime ban for train drivers
1 year, 5 months ago

More rail disruption as union announces new August overtime ban for train drivers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Passengers are being warned of further disruption to train travel after the train drivers’ union announced …

Ferry queues and rail strikes hit start of summer holidays
1 year, 5 months ago

Ferry queues and rail strikes hit start of summer holidays

The Independent  

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Trains between Scotland and England disrupted by RMT strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Trains between Scotland and England disrupted by RMT strike

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Train passengers are being disrupted on cross-border services between Scotland …

The great summer getaway: Rail chaos, soaring air fares and long delays on motorways to impact holidays
1 year, 5 months ago

The great summer getaway: Rail chaos, soaring air fares and long delays on motorways to impact holidays

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Britain’s biggest budget airline, easyJet, blamed “unprecedented ATC disruption” for the large number of cancellations it has made so far …

Passengers face fresh travel disruption amid strike by thousands of rail workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Passengers face fresh travel disruption amid strike by thousands of rail workers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rail passengers suffered fresh travel …

Is there a train strike today: Key dates for June 2023 and all you need to know
1 year, 6 months ago

Is there a train strike today: Key dates for June 2023 and all you need to know

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They include the leading intercity operators: Avanti West Coast CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Great Western Railway LNER TransPennine Express The …

Train passengers face disruption as rail workers strike in pay and jobs row
1 year, 9 months ago

Train passengers face disruption as rail workers strike in pay and jobs row

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Train passengers will face fresh …

How many trains run on rail strike days?
1 year, 10 months ago

How many trains run on rail strike days?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. CrossCountry, which links Scotland, northern and southern England and South Wales through its Birmingham New Street hub, ran 32 per …

RMT train drivers to join strike action next month
1 year, 11 months ago

RMT train drivers to join strike action next month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Train driver members of the …

How strikes will bring Britain to a standstill on February 1
1 year, 11 months ago

How strikes will bring Britain to a standstill on February 1

The Telegraph  

The biggest strike disruption so far is set to hit on Feb 1 after train drivers announced a walkout on the same day as teachers and civil servants. Bosses at the Trades Union Congress earmarked the date for coordinated national action to demonstrate their anger at the Government’s plans to introduce minimum service levels across key public sectors in a …

January train strikes days: Will my train run during the national walkouts?
1 year, 11 months ago

January train strikes days: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Great Western Railway GWR will run hourly trains to and from London Paddington on its key lines to Cardiff and …

Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins
1 year, 11 months ago

Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain’s rail network is running a massively reduced service on Thursday as the third consecutive strike …

Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year
1 year, 11 months ago

Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year

The Independent  

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Is there a train strike today? Every date in December 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Is there a train strike today? Every date in December 2022

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. What’s more, the ASLEF union of train drivers has since announced that its members will also strike over pay on …

Christmas travel: UK railways brace for busiest day on trains as travellers race to beat strikes
2 years ago

Christmas travel: UK railways brace for busiest day on trains as travellers race to beat strikes

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British travellers are heading to the railways in their droves on Friday 23 December, ahead of …

Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year
2 years ago

Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A fresh rail strike has been announced by train drivers at 15 companies several days after …

Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions
2 years ago

Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But what he did having heard that as the …

Train strikes: month of chaos begins as rail staff walk out on first 48-hour strike
2 years ago

Train strikes: month of chaos begins as rail staff walk out on first 48-hour strike

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Due to industrial action, there will be significantly reduced train services across the railway from Tuesday 13 December until Sunday …

RMT members reject Network Rail pay offer on eve of national train strike
2 years ago

RMT members reject Network Rail pay offer on eve of national train strike

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the first cancellations ahead of the next round of national train strikes take effect, Network …

More travel misery for rail passengers with fresh strike
2 years, 2 months ago

More travel misery for rail passengers with fresh strike

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rail passengers faced fresh travel …

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers
2 years, 2 months ago

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The union’s London officer, Finn Brennan, said: “The management’s …

Worst rail disruption of year as train workers walk out in pay dispute
2 years, 2 months ago

Worst rail disruption of year as train workers walk out in pay dispute

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The companies with whom we are in dispute have not offered us a penny, and we think it is outrageous …

Passengers hit by rail strike face car hire bills soaring above £350 as 50,000 workers walk out
2 years, 2 months ago

Passengers hit by rail strike face car hire bills soaring above £350 as 50,000 workers walk out

Daily Mail  

Passengers were met with travel woe on Britain's rail networks today as unions kickstarted the biggest rail strike in decades during one of the busiest sporting weekends of the year, with 50,000 train workers walking out across the country. Those wishing to travel on Saturday faced a vastly reduced service, even from major stations such as London's Kings Cross Kings …

Train drivers seek to derail Tory conference with two-day strike
2 years, 3 months ago

Train drivers seek to derail Tory conference with two-day strike

The Telegraph  

Train drivers are to cause a wave of disruption at the Conservative Party Conference with a two-day strike next month. Although Aslef has not confirmed the October strike dates, David Horne, managing director of the state-owned LNER line, said that he had been notified of the walkout. He said: “This morning we have been notified by the Aslef trade union …

UK-wide train strikes announced for two dates in September
2 years, 3 months ago

UK-wide train strikes announced for two dates in September

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Over 40,000 RMT members from Network Rail and 14 train operating companies will take to picket lines, “effectively shutting down …

Is there a train strike today? All the rail walkout dates happening this summer
2 years, 4 months ago

Is there a train strike today? All the rail walkout dates happening this summer

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These are: Chiltern Railways CrossCountry Greater Anglia LNER East Midlands Railway c2c Great Western Railway Northern Trains South Eastern South …

Rail workers can cope with going on strike for MONTHS and are 'fully committed', union barons say
2 years, 4 months ago

Rail workers can cope with going on strike for MONTHS and are 'fully committed', union barons say

Daily Mail  

Rail union barons yesterday insisted workers can afford to carry on striking for months despite already losing thousands of pounds in pay. RMT boss Mick Lynch claimed workers remain ‘fully committed’ to striking despite many of them losing an estimated £1,500 over the union’s last four walkouts. The RMT boss has said workers remain ‘fully committed’ to striking despite many …

A FIFTH of Britain's train services will operate on Thursday and Saturday during latest rail strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

A FIFTH of Britain's train services will operate on Thursday and Saturday during latest rail strikes

Daily Mail  

Rail passengers are being warned to travel only if 'absolutely necessary' on Thursday and Sunday as just a fifth of Britain's trains services are set to run amid the latest strikes. In addition to Network Rail, members of the RMT and TSSA unions will also strike at 14 national and regional rail operators on Thursday and Saturday. These are: Avanti …

Further strike action possible as latest walkout cripples rail services again
2 years, 5 months ago

Further strike action possible as latest walkout cripples rail services again

The Independent  

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Rail strikes WILL go ahead tomorrow: Millions of workers face another battle to work
2 years, 6 months ago

Rail strikes WILL go ahead tomorrow: Millions of workers face another battle to work

Daily Mail  

Mick Lynch's militant RMT has declared that tomorrow's rail strikes will go ahead from midnight, in a move that condemns millions of commuters, patients and students to misery, undermines Boris Johnson's anti-WFH push, and delivers yet another hammerblow to Britain's flailing economy. The Met Office said there is a chance of further rail and bus cancellations due to lightning strikes, …

EXPLAINED: Britain Rail Strike, The Biggest In 30 Years, Over Pay Freeze And Job Cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINED: Britain Rail Strike, The Biggest In 30 Years, Over Pay Freeze And Job Cuts

ABP News  

With tens of thousands of workers walking out, causing major disruption across the network and leaving major stations deserted as trains stand cancelled, Great Britain is facing the biggest rail strikes in three decades. The strike started Monday night as the workers’ unions and the government refused to budge from the respective stands in a row over pay freezes and …

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