Nautilus International said its members will walk out on August 15 in a long-running pay dispute. Officers have been taking action short of a strike since June. The union said RFA officers have experienced a real-term pay cut of more than 30% since 2010, with a below-inflation pay rise of …
Read More »Stand up to road transport lobby and force more freight onto rail
With an electrified railway line running parallel to this route could this freight traffic be consolidated on to one or two train loads? The journey time could be quicker, plus the road and the environment would be saved from damage. Presently there is a daily train on the Highland Line …
Read More »Homeless man who pushed postman onto Tube tracks at Oxford Circus guilty of attempted murder
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Read More »Royal Mint rarest coins as 50p sells for £152 on eBay
The coin, a Kew Gardens 250th anniversary coin, sold for £152 on online auction site eBay. It is one of the Royal Mint’s rarest and most valuable coins, with just 210,000 copies entering circulation when it was released in 2009. As a result, the coin is one of the most …
Read More »Royal Windermere Yacht Club marks 120 years of 17 footers
The thrilling climax unfolded with yachts, some classic, inching towards a green buoy marking the Windermere finish line. Richard Thompson relished victory in the sole race of the day aboard Capella, as Royal Windermere Yacht Club commemorated 120 years of the 17 footers, a class designed for the lake. Richard …
Read More »Barnton postie celebrates 50 years ‘first-class’ service
Joe Piotrowski walked the same Locke estate round for 30 of those years, witnessing families have children, then watching those have children of their own. “And they’ve watched him go from young man to Tin Man,” said Joe’s wife, Jackie Piotrowski. “They all joke I have to WD40 him before he …
Read More »Heartbreaking identity of Royal Caribbean passenger who jumped to his death from ship after fight with wife is revealed
The man who threw himself to his death from the deck of the Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas in May has been identified as a highly decorated retired military veteran with PTSD. Lieutenant Colonel James Bryan Wright, 53, was on the first day of a week-long cruise from Florida …
Read More »Royal Mail train pictured in Carlisle after scrappage announced
The post office last week announced that they would not be renewing the locomotives after 30 years and would be moving to commercial services and road networks to deliver mail. The Royal Mail trains have been an iconic feature of Britain’s railways since the 19th century and inspired the poem …
Read More »Royal Mail urges ‘all’ UK households with stamps to act now to avoid £5 fine
Royal Mail’s app will let customers detect counterfeit stamps amid a growing scandal over £5 fines. Royal Mail has launched a scanner tool in its app that lets customers check if a stamp is counterfeit after people were fined £5 for carrying “fake stamps”. Royal Mail has also announced a …
Read More »Varamis anger at Royal Mail rail reversal
UK pioneering express logistics operator Varamis Rail is unhappy with the Royal Mail. The centuries-old company has decided to withdraw its fleet of dedicated mail trains. The founder and owner of Varamis, Phil Read, is on a crusade to highlight the decision and champion the cause of express logistics by …
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