FirstGroup’s GWR has been awarded a new National Rail contract to replace a direct award which began on 1 April 2020. The contract will start on 26 June, and First said it has a core three-year term to 21 June 2025, with an option for the DfT to extend it by

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says he is considering a change in the law to allow agency staff to take the place of striking railway workers, but the prospect has hardened the unions’ stance. Any change could not be achieved in time to affect the various strikes planned for later this month,

The government’s plans to run about a fifth of normal train services during the RMT strike days this month are being threatened by action being taken by the other rail unions, and it is now possible that the system will come to a complete halt. ASLEF has announced strikes of its

The forthcoming RMT strikes on 21, 23 and 25 June could disrupt services on the intervening days and also into 26 June, industry sources have warned. The walkouts will affect 13 train operators in England as well as Network Rail. Transport for Wales and ScotRail are not directly affected, but

The RMT has used its favourable strike ballot result to call three days of national rail strikes later this month. The walkouts have been set for 21, 23 and 25 June, and will affect 13 train operators in England as well as Network Rail. Services on Govia Thameslink Railway could be

Passenger totals rose to a new post-Covid record in late May, according to new figures from the Department for Transport. Totals had hovered around 80 per cent of the totals before the lockdowns since the start of May, but they peaked at 92 per cent on the 25th, which was a

Transport for London is advising passengers to avoid the Undergound today, because industrial action by the RMT is causing ‘severe disruption’. The walkout by station staff in a dispute over job losses, pensions and working conditions will mean that many Underground stations will not be open today, with those in

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The number of people taking their lives on the London Underground has dropped by 44 per cent in the past five years, and a member of the London Assembly has paid a warm tribute to Underground staff. New data has been published following a written question to the Mayor of London

About 320 services were cancelled on ScotRail yesterday, because of the continuing shortage of drivers, aggravated by the effects of the pay dispute with ASLEF. Many drivers have been refusing to be available for voluntary Sunday shifts. Although ScotRail’s timetable has been reduced by a third in a bid to