March 21, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Rail freight services through the Channel Tunnel, suspended March 9 after asylum-seekers invaded a depot on the French side, have partially resumed amid tightened security, a wire service reported. The French government has quadrupled the number of...
March 21, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — According to a wire service, the company that operates Britain’s rail infrastructure will remain in administration for about a month longer than planned, the administrator announced Thursday. Railtrack, which the government forced into...
March 18, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — U.K. Transport Secretary Stephen Byers has admitted the latest rail performance figures paint a “grim picture” of the UK network, with nearly one in three trains running late, BBC News reports. Just 71.2% of trains ran on time between...
March 15, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — The latest talks aimed at resolving a Scottish train drivers’ dispute have broken down, BBC News reports. ScotRail met union representatives at the Glasgow offices of the conciliation service Acas on Thursday. However, little progress appears to...
March 15, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A wire service reports that Britain’s rail infrastructure company and a train operator were told Wednesday they will be prosecuted for a 1999 train accident in England that killed 31 people. The Health and Safety Executive, the government agency...
March 14, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Train drivers involved in a pay and conditions dispute with ScotRail have staged a demonstration outside the company’s offices, BBC News reports. Union officials urged members to show “the strength of feeling” in the row which has...
