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Read More »Rail strikes resume as government proceeds with mass closure of ticketing offices
Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are taking further strike action at 14 train operating companies (TOCs) on July 20, 22 and 29 against a pay freeze and brutal restructuring in the longest running dispute among the past year’s wave of strikes. Rail workers voted …
Read More »Six Crewe sites that could be used for Great British Railways HQ
Crewe is currently one of the favourites to become the headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR). It has made the shortlist after more than 40 places entered, leaving the town facing Derby, York, Newcastle, Doncaster and Birmingham. The news that the Cheshire town had made the shortlist was greeted with …
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