26 September 2018

Private firms and toothless regulator to blame for trains chaos - nationalise rail now!

Britain's rail regulator admits it was asleep at the wheel in the run up to the May 2018 timetable change which resulted in chaos on vast swathes of Britain's railways.

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23 May 2018

Government continues to back failed private rail

The companies running the East Coast Main Line (ECML) rail franchise from London to Scotland - Virgin and Stagecoach - are to lose it because they "got their sums wrong" according to Chris Grayling, the transport secretary

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25 January 2017

RMT determinedly continues Southern strike

Aslef suspended its action but the RMT has pressed on

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18 August 2016

Corbyn backs teaching assistants at hundreds-strong rally

"Corbyn is likely to be the first ever prime minister to have stood on a picket line" said former Derby North MP Chris Williamson

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12 February 2014

Posties vote yes - where now for postal workers?

Postal workers across the country have overwhelmingly voted in favour of two national agreements

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6 December 2007

Rail fares unfair

THE PRIVATISED firms in the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) are raising rail fares throughout Britain again - this time by up to 15% from 2 January...

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26 October 2006

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

Rail privatisation: RAIL PRIVATISATION in the 1990s was an expensive and chaotic disaster. Railtrack has been replaced with Network Rail. Three private firms control all train... By An Aslef member

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