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Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike

Train drivers are to stage a fresh strike early in the new year, threatening travel chaos as people return to work after the festive break. Members of the drivers’ union Aslef at 15 train companies will walk out on Thursday January 5 after ...

20 Dec 2022 at 15:12

Rail strikes: Passengers urged to complete Christmas Eve journeys by lunchtime

Train passengers planning Christmas Eve trips are being told to complete journeys as early as lunchtime due to strikes. Operators are warning passengers that the rail network will shut down early due to a walkout by thousands of members ...

15 Dec 2022 at 16:49

Will my station’s ticket office close?

Train operators are taking different approaches to the closure of ticket offices. Avanti West Coast, which runs services on the West Coast Main Line, said it proposes to close “all ticket office windows at stations”. That includes ...

05 Jul 2023 at 14:33

Train drivers at 16 operators to refuse to work overtime

Train drivers at 16 rail operators will refuse to work overtime for six days next month in the long running dispute over pay. Aslef said its members will withdraw non-contractual overtime – known as rest day working – from Monday ...

19 Jun 2023 at 12:28

Train operator slashes timetable due to ‘fuel problem’

A train operator has slashed services due to a “fuel problem”. South Western Railway (SWR) said it will run a reduced timetable between Basingstoke, Salisbury and Exeter St Davids “until further notice”. Performance issues with ...

21 Apr 2023 at 09:51

Fatal crash train operator runs services at lower speeds over ‘slippery rails’

A train operator involved in a fatal crash suspected to have been caused by slippery rails is running services at reduced speed on Wednesday because of the same issue. Two Transport for Wales (TfW) trains collided head-on near ...

23 Oct 2024 at 20:06

Swan on the line disrupts train operator for second day in a row

A train operator is being disrupted by a swan for the second day in a row. South Western Railway said “a swan on the line” is affecting services in south-west London between Clapham Junction and Wimbledon. This issue caused a ...

21 Sept 2023 at 11:15

Driver failed to brake early enough before Salisbury train crash, report says

A train driver involved in a crash which injured 14 people did not apply the brakes early enough before encountering a red signal, a report has found. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said Network Rail had not ...

24 Oct 2023 at 16:12

Train drivers at 16 rail companies to stage fresh strikes over bank holiday week

Train drivers at 16 rail companies are to stage a fresh series of strikes in their long-running pay dispute, disrupting travel in the week of the May bank holiday. Members of Aslef will walk out on May 7, 8 and 9 at ...

22 Apr 2024 at 19:55

Rail travel disrupted after reports of fire at London Waterloo

Rail travel disrupted after fire at London Waterloo

Rail travellers suffered disruption after four platforms were evacuated at London Waterloo following reports of a “small fire”, South Western Railway said. Trains between the country’s fourth-busiest station and ...

12 Jan 2025 at 13:08

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Fallen trees cause injury, damage and disruption as Storm Pia winds hit 115mph

Fallen trees have caused injury, damage and travel disruption as Storm Pia battered parts of the UK with gusts hitting 115mph. One man was taken to hospital with what is understood to be non-life-threatening ...

21 Dec 2023 at 20:05

Drivers’ strike will see no train services in parts of country

Parts of the country will have no train services on Friday because of a fresh strike by drivers in a long-running pay dispute. Members of Aslef at Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, ...

04 Apr 2024 at 17:38

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