More than 150 jobs were axed today after a rail repairs and refurbishment company went into administration, with hundreds more workers facing redundancy, unions said.
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Hopes for UK jobs as Siemens quits its £1bn trains bid
Saturday 06 July 2013
Contract for 600 carriages could go to Bombardier of Derby
Government rail policy 'a nonsense' says RMT
Monday 24 June 2013
Two thirds of Britain's rail operators are owned by overseas companies, leaving passengers paying high fares to boost the profits of foreign firms, according to a new report.
Train cleaners vote for strike action on day of England and Wales rugby clash
Friday 08 March 2013
Workers who clean trains which travel between Wales and England are to stage a 24-hour strike on the day of a crucial rugby game between the two countries.
Commuter chaos set to last a week after downed cables at Radlett
Thursday 14 February 2013
Rail passengers were plagued with problems today with major disruption continuing on busy commuter routes.
Fare rises will continue until 2019 to fund £37bn rail investment
Tuesday 08 January 2013
National Rail also announce 4,000 jobs will go in the same time frame
Disruption at Oxford Circus Tube as plaster falls from ceiling
Monday 07 January 2013
Services at one of London's busiest Tube stations were affected during the morning rush-hour after plaster fell from a ceiling.
Tube station cleaners stage strike
Monday 31 December 2012
Workers who clean London Underground stations are striking over the new year in a dispute over pay.
Pre-Christmas rail strikes called off but Boxing Day Tube strike will go ahead
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Pre-Christmas strikes that threatened to cause chaos for hundreds of thousands of rail passengers have been called off.
Relief for train passengers as Scotrail and CrossCountry Christmas strikes called off
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Planned strikes by workers at two train operators, which would have caused travel chaos in the run up to Christmas, have been called off.
Strikes promise Christmas misery for rail and Tube passengers
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers face delays and cancellations over Christmas because of a series of strikes.
Planned rail strikes to cause Christmas holiday headaches
Monday 17 December 2012
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers face delays and cancellations over Christmas because of a series of strikes.
Rail cleaners to strike at Christmas over pay
Monday 17 December 2012
Underground cleaners are to stage a strike over Christmas in a long-running row over pay.
RMT mark 25th anniversary of Kings Cross fire by demanding the scrapping proposed staffing cuts
Sunday 18 November 2012
Transport trade unionists marking the 25th anniversary of a devastating Tube station fire today demanded the scrapping of proposed staffing cuts.
Calls for a major Tube safety investigation after third child is found on tracks in just two weeks
Wednesday 10 October 2012
The latest incident involved a 12-year-old boy who accidently stayed on board a Bakerloo Line train when it went into sidings after its final passenger stop.
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