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London firms cautious on High Speed Rail 2 - Heathrow "must link up" 
Posted on  12-03-2010 05:08:05 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

London's Chamber of Commerce have given High Speed Rail 2 a cautious thumbs up today as businesses chew over government's plans for the rail network.

A 250mph link from London-to-Birmingham was announced yesterday by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis today - but there is no direct link for Heathrow ...


  
March madness as three-day BA strikes announced - BA: Not a "shred of justification" 
Posted on  12-03-2010 12:30:59 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

The Unite Union has announced several three day strikes by British airways Cabin Crew.

Staff will walkout for three days from 20th March and four days from 27th March.

BA have said there is not a “shred of justification” for the strike and is extremely disappointed.

The UK's ...


  
Double threat as unions team up for Easter National Strike action 
Posted on  12-03-2010 11:33:30 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Another rail union has joined the RMT in voting for National Strike action over the Easter holidays.

The Transport Salaried Staffs Association, who represent mainly white collar workers are balloting 2,000 members over National Rail's maintenance job cut "massacre".

1,500 posts are set to be axed as part ...


  
RMT strike action goes ahead, Easter rail disruption likely 
Posted on  11-03-2010 01:21:47 AM (GMT +00:00)
Travel Desk

The RAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that members on Network Rail maintenance have voted by 77% for strike action and by 89% for action short of a strike over plans by the company to axe up to 1500 safety-critical jobs and to ...

  
RMT call for Tube Lines contract to be terminated 
Posted on  10-03-2010 12:42:04 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

Travel Desk

The problems on London Underground today took on a new dynamic with the Tube union RMT calling on Mayor Johnson to take “urgent and decisive” action to terminate the Tube Lines contract on London Underground, as it emerged that LU are calling in ...

  
China Express, new train service from Beijing to London 
Posted on  09-03-2010 09:23:22 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

London to Beijing?  Board the next train at St Pancras in 2020

Travel Desk

China is spending £480 billion to expand its domestic railway network which will include links to Europe that will see 19,000 miles of new railways across China, and eventually ...


  
£400 million short? Tube Lines dilemma to upgrade Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee Lines 
Posted on  08-03-2010 10:11:40 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Transport Desk

Transport Desk

Tube Lines the company which has the job to upgrade the Piccadilly Line, is according to a report by The Guardian, seeking to raise a further £400 million to "keep alive" the so called PPP or the public private partnership, which ...

  
Heathrow omitted from High Speed network - 10 miles to connection - Crossrail cop out 
Posted on  05-03-2010 02:42:49 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Heathrow airport will not have a direct link to a new high speed rail network, according to the outlays of a government white paper.

Airport passengers wanting to use the new London-Birmingham link will have to trek nearly ten miles to a new station at Old Oak Common ...


  
Thieves strip Tube station of power generators 
Posted on  05-03-2010 01:38:52 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

British Transport Police have launched an investigation after thieves made off with a tube stations portable power generators.
 
The two petrol powered generators worth £1000 each were stolen from Stonebridge Park London Underground depot in February.

A warning was also issued as the units have to ...


  
National Rail strike ballots open - tens of thousands to walkout - unions "stuck in the past" 
Posted on  26-02-2010 11:20:59 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Tens of thousands of National Rail staff are gearing up for strike action that could parallelise Britain’s transport network.
 
One ballot opened yesterday involving 13,000 maintenance staff and the other involving all signaling and supervisor workers is set for 4th March.

The Rail Maritime and Transport Union decided ...


  
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