April 4, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Train services in north Wales could come to a standstill on Friday for the second time this week if talks to end strike action fail, BBC News reports. The planned action is part of a series of 24-hour walkouts by members of the drivers union Aslef and...
April 4, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Railway workers voted Thursday to strike in a dispute over pay, threatening further disruption to Britain’s beleaguered rail network, reports a wire service. Conductors working for Silverlink Trains, which runs services across north London and to...
April 3, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Negotiations are under way to try to end a series of planned 24-hour rail strikes — the first of which blighted the journey of thousands of workers in north Wales on Tuesday, BBC News reported. Members of the drivers union Aslef and the Rail...
April 2, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Commuters in northern England faced severe disruption Tuesday as nearly 700 train drivers staged the first of three walkouts in a dispute over disciplinary action, reports a wire service. Train operator First North Western canceled all its services...
April 1, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A helicopter is being brought in to fight the growing problem of trespass and vandalism on railway lines in south Wales, BBC News reports. Over the Easter holiday, Operation Hawk will use helicopters to monitor hotspots and catch people who put their...
March 28, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — The unions brought trains to a standstill four times Rail unions have urged striking ScotRail train drivers to accept a new pay offer, BBC News reports. A three-year deal, equivalent to a 22% rise, was put forward by the train company after five days of...
March 27, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Workers at Arriva Trains Northern plan to strike Wednesday and Thursday, causing widespread disruptions for commuters in northern England, their union said Tuesday. The walkout by about 300 station and ticket office workers will partly coincide with a...
March 26, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — According to a wire service, a government-backed company offered Monday to pay $710 million for Britain’s stricken rail network, in a deal that would compensate shareholders for some of the losses they suffered when the government took steps that...
March 25, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Shareholders of the Railtrack Group will be offered a £1.3 billion ($1.8 billion) bailout this week as part of a government-backed bid for the company, the insolvent owner of Britain’s train tracks and stations, according to a wire service. The...
March 22, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Talks aimed at breaking the deadlock in the ScotRail pay dispute have broken up in London, BBC News reports. Negotiations between management and the drivers’ union Aslef will now continue on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The rail unions...
