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Concerns raised over impact of open access

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Other News Sources - Heidi Alexander suggests operators are not paying their way; Alexander: mp;#145;Open access can create pressure on the networkmp;#146;; Rail Partners has responded to a letter from transport secretary Heidi Alexander urging the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to adopt stricter criteria for approving new open access rail applications. Alexandermp;#146;s letter to ORR chair Declan Collier outlined concerns about the financial and operational impacts of the growing number of open access services. Читать дальше...



Elizabeth Line has helped create 400k jobs in and around London

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City AM - The area around the City of Londonmp;#146;s Liverpool Street Station has been one of the biggest benefactors of the new Elizabeth Line research shows. Londonmp;#146;s most popular route has carried more than 0.5bn passengers since its inception.mp;nbsp; Fresh figures from Transport for London (TFL) and Arupmp;nbsp;show Crossrail has helped create thousands of new jobs by ...

Rail passengers face disruption from Avanti strikes every Sunday until June

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The Guardian - Train managers on west coast mainline to take action from 12 January to 25 May in dispute over rest-day workingPassengers on Great Britainmp;#146;s west coast mainline have been warned of disruption to Avanti services on every Sunday from this weekend to the end of May.Train managers represented by the the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) have said they will strike on every Sunday from 12 January to 25 May 2025, in a dispute over their pay for working on rest days. Читать дальше...

Mick Lynch, you’re a legend – and the unapologetic working-class leader the left is missing Polly Smythe

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The Guardian - The outgoing RMT head dismantled pundits one by one on live TV, and showed a new generation why we need trade unionsMick Lynch is the trade union icon who nearly wasnmp;#146;t. Leaving school at 16 to train as an apprentice electrician, he worked in construction until being blacklisted for his union activities. Unable to find work in the building trade, in 1993 he took a job at Eurostar and became involved with the RMT. Constructionmp;#146;s loss was to be the labour movementmp;#146;s... Читать дальше...





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