Train services are being hit by more strike action from today. Workers who are members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will strike today (June 2), while train drivers who are members of Aslef will walk out tomorrow (June 3).
Rail passengers face travel misery today thanks to even more strikes in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the drivers’ union Aslef walked out on Wednesday, forcing operators such as Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Northern and Thameslink to cancel all
A train has crashed into a car in south-east Cornwall, causing the vehicle to push up against a lamppost and trap the driver inside. Emergency services rushed to the scene at Coombe Halt Crossing just before 4.30pm on this afternoon to cut
The Mexican government sent in marines Friday to take over part of a private railway line in southern Mexico. It was not clear whether the seizure of the rail line on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec constituted an expropriation. The government said it
An explosive device planted under the railway tracks south of the Crimean capital has derailed a Russian train, spilling vital grain supplies and forcing the shut down of rail services across the peninsula, it has been reported. The device exploded at 8.20am
Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday during a general strike in Greece that was called in response to a rail disaster last month. Protesters hurled gasoline bombs at a police cordon near parliament. Riot police responded with tear gas and sound grenades,
Three more Greek rail officials were charged on Thursday in connection with a train crash that killed 57 people, as protests continued and the government promised to overhaul rail safety. Two station managers and a supervisor were charged with endangering rail safety
But issues remain in the Ohio town, as destroying the carts has led to fears of toxic gases being released into the air. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been on the scene, monitoring air quality throughout the area, but have already
HS2 – the UK’s £60billion flagship high speed rail project linking the capital to the Midlands and the North – might not even reach central London because of soaring costs. Plans for the high-speed rail scheme to run into the centre of
The French state rail operator has been accused of “serious abuse and acts of cruelty” for the “deliberate” release of the train by 30 Millions d’Amis (30 Million Friends). The death of the cat was witnessed by its owners Georgia and 15-year-old