BBC News: 9 May 2012

Train services in the north-east of Scotland were severely disrupted after a freight train came off the line.

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RMT: April 20 2012

RAIL UNION RMT today demanded a halt to a ticket office closure programme across the London Midland service after internal DfT emails revealed that the Minister has already agreed to the savage cuts in return for a cash payment from the company

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Metro: 04 April 2012

Network Rail has been fined £4million over health and safety breaches that led to the fatal derailment of a Virgin Pendolino train near Grayrigg, Cumbria, in 2007.

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Metro: By Hayden Smith, 29 March 2012

Some of the busiest railway stations in the country are becoming even more crowded.

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Metro: By John Higginson, 25 March 2012

The boss of an independent rail watchdog has been awarded a 25 per cent pay rise by the government department he is paid to scrutinise.

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Metro: By John Higginson, 12 March 2012

Train fares are too high because the government is failing to hold the rail authority to account, MPs warned.

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The Metro: By John Higginson - 8th March, 2012

Train commuters are facing even higher ticket prices in peak hours under plans to cut billions of pounds of spending on the railways.

Continue reading "Peak hours train rates 'to start earlier and cost more' under new plans" »

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The Morning Star: 08 March 2012

More fares robbery, more cuts, more profiteering - and a network that continues to be the laughing stock of Europe. That's the Con-Dem vision for railways as set out in a consultation paper which was jaw-droppingly audacious in its claims that black is white, up is down and soaring prices are "more affordable."

Continue reading "The Great Train Robbery" »

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The Independant: by Christian Wolmar 09 March 2012

Failure to find cuts is likely to lead to precisely the opposite of what the Government has promised

Continue reading "No more 'inflation-busting fare rises'? They must be off the rails" »

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2nd March 2012.

Signallers working for Network Rail voted unanimously to challenge the recently introduced Standard 019 as they believe it is over complicated and potentially dangerous.

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Bristol Evening Post. March 05, 2012

The West of England Partnership – the body that represents the four local authorities – officially launched the Greater Bristol Metro Rail campaign last week.

Continue reading "Campaigners for Greater Bristol Metro set out plans to transform rail services by 2018" »

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29th February 2012

RMT Young Members vowed to keep up the pressure on employers to stop removing jobs from the workplace. Jobs cut through natural wastage are seriously affecting the chances of young workers in this country from ever getting a decent job.

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Bristol Evening Post: February 23, 2012

Bristolians are being asked to get on board with a campaign to transform local rail services in the region.

Greater Bristol Metro Rail aims to bring former stations back into use, increase frequency of services and secure greater investment in branch rail services.

Continue reading "Campaign launched for a Greater Bristol Metro." »

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Continue reading "'How We Can Win' - BADACA Meeting with Unite the Resistance - Monday 6th February" »

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Bristol Evening Post: 4 February 2012

A rail depot at St Philip's Marsh near Bristol Temple Meads station will still have a future, despite planning permission being given for a new depot at Stoke Gifford, according to rail campaigners.

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Bristol Evening Post: 03 February 2012

Protesters outside the South Gloucestershire Council offices in Thornbury ahead of the public planning meeting over the rail depot at Stoke Gifford Picture: Jon Kent

A CONTROVERSIAL rail depot at Stoke Gifford has been given approval – opening the door to electrification of the main line between Bristol and London.

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BBC News: 3 February 2012

A freight train engine has derailed on the West Coast main line at Bletchley leaving no services running between London Euston and Milton Keynes.

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Metro: 3 February 2012 by Matthew Champion

Thousands of commuters found themselves unable to get to London after a freight train derailed overnight on one of the country's busiest lines.

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BBC News: 2 February 2012

The UK transport minister has told MPs that the government's powers to prevent bonuses at Network Rail are "limited".

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Bristol Evening Post: 1 February 2012

MINISTERS are to hand control of major transport schemes to local bodies – boosting hopes of a regional authority for Greater Bristol.

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BBC News: 31 January 2012

Network Rail has admitted three health and safety breaches over the deaths of two girls at an Essex level crossing in 2005, a court has heard.

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TUC: 30 January 2012
The falling proportion of national output that goes on wages has meant that UK workers today are taking home £60bn a year less (in today's money) than workers did 30 years ago, according to a new report published today (Monday) by the TUC.

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RMT Bristol will be leafletting commuters at Bristol Temple Meads on Thursday 2nd February 2012 in both the morning and evening peaks. All members are invited to join us.

The public need to know that McNulty is all about protecting private companies profits by cutting front line staff.

The Government has said the Greater Western Franchise will follow the McNulty Report recommendations and this will enable privateers to sack Guards, Station Staff and close Booking Offices throughout the region.

IT IS TIME TO FIGHT BACK.

Continue reading "Bristol Save our Railways - No to McNulty" »

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Bristol Evening Post: 28 January 2012

South Gloucestershire councillors are being urged to give their permission for a controversial rail depot at Stoke Gifford to go ahead..

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Bristol Evening Post: 26 January 2012

TRAINS could be running on the Portishead railway line again within five years.

That is the view of a rail industry insider who says plans to reopen the line from Bristol Temple Meads to the North Somerset town are already at an advanced stage.

Continue reading "Henbury and Portishead rail lines to re-open within 5 years" »

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