RMT and ScotRail start new talks over long-running pay dispute The RMT is in new talks with ScotRail today over the long-running pay dispute which has seen weekly strikes every Sunday since March. However, the union has warned that it will have no hesitation in taking action during COP26 to secure

HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson has assured MPs that HS2 'is going full steam ahead', although he made no comment about the future of the eastern leg, which some reports claim is being on the verge of being abandoned. Mr Stephenson was speaking at the end of a debate in Westminster

Metrolink tram drivers to strike after 'pitiful' pay offer Tram drivers in Manchester are set to strike on 25 and 26 September, after 97 per cent voted in favour of walkouts in protest at what their union Unite has described as a 'pitiful' pay offer. The strikes will coincide with two

RMT stages Waterloo protest over South Western changes The RMT is protesting at London Waterloo station today as the union steps up its campaign opposing proposed service reductions on South Western Railway. Other operators are also considering trimming their timetables, including ScotRail and LNER. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: 'We’re

Minister refuses to confirm eastern leg of HS2 HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson has refused to be drawn on the fate of the eastern leg of HS2, which is planned to connect the West Midlands, East Midlands and Yorkshire, with a terminus at Leeds. There has been lively speculation for several months

There could be long-term damaging effects on city centres and High Streets unless workers return to commuting by train, new research warns. Train commuting is currently just 33% of pre-pandemic levels, while car journeys have reached pre-pandemic levels, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said. RDG added that a 20% shift from rail

Engineers worked flat out to repair cable damage Train services were disrupted between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley after overhead power cables were damaged on the northern section of the Cross City line. Network Rail apologised to passengers yesterday afternoon as its engineers worked flat out to repair the

A new study from Denmark has suggested road traffic and railway noise is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Researchers in Denmark monitored almost two million adults aged 60 or older living in the country between 2004 and 2017. Also see The study, published in the BMJ, found that over an