August 29, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Sizable losses by one of Britain’s largest nuclear power companies have reopened debate here over the limits of privatization, according to the New York Times. The company, British Energy, is the latest example of the problems Britain has had with...
August 29, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A wire service reports that a 40-mile (64 km) stretch of one of Britain’s busiest rail lines will be closed for four months next year for repairs and upgrades, the government said Thursday. The poor state of the West Coast Main Line, which...
August 27, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A slow-moving train hit platform buffers at a station in eastern England on Monday, injuring 31 people, police said. According to a wire service, the train, 10 carriages carrying about 400 people from Crewe in central England, hit the buffers at tiny...
August 27, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A wire service reports that train engineers in northwestern England began a 48-hour walkout Tuesday in a dispute over pay, prompting the cancellation of dozens of services across the region. The drivers, who work for train operator First North Western,...
August 21, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Train services across northern England were disrupted Wednesday as conductors held a one-day strike in a long-running pay dispute, according to a wire service. Several hundred conductors at Arriva Trains Northern have staged 17 walkouts this year in...
August 20, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — According to a wire service, two rail unions on Monday called a series of 24-hour strikes that will hit travelers on three days this week, including the long August holiday weekend. In a long-running pay dispute, members of the Rail Maritime and...
August 12, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Insolvent UK rail network operator Railtrack said on Sunday it would offer compensation to victims of a fatal train crash in May on the northern edge of London, even though blame has yet to be allocated for it, in a move to speed claims and limit...
August 8, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding throughout London’s rail network Thursday, closing several stations and cutting services before the morning rush hour, according to a wire service. The capital experienced the worst of storms that swept...
August 2, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A wire service reports that a union on Thursday called off a series of 48-hour strikes against a northern train network after accepting a package that included a pay increase and reduced working hours. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union at...
July 30, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — According to a wire service, train workers said Monday they will stage three 48-hour strikes against a northern rail network next month in a dispute over pay. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union at First North Western will walk out Aug....
