May 14, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A wire service reported that the company responsible for Britain’s railway infrastructure denied that it had been warned about the faulty track switching mechanism that caused a derailment, which killed seven people. But rail maintenance...
May 13, 2002 | Accident, Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A wire service reports that Britain’s rail chief was worried about casual, unqualified laborers being hired to repair tracks and railway points less than 48 hours before Friday’s fatal Potter’s Bar crash, the Times said on Monday....
May 13, 2002 | Accident, Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — A British railroad worker warned management about problems with a section of track three weeks before a train crash that killed seven people and injured 70, a trade union official claimed Monday, according to a wire service. Rail authorities believe...
May 10, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
EDINBURGH , Scotland — According to a wire service, train drivers in Scotland accepted a 14 percent pay raise Thursday, ending the threat of more walkouts which have crippled train services across Scotland in recent weeks. The announcement follows several days...
May 10, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Several passengers were injured on Friday when a passenger train derailed north of London, and police said there were reports some may have been killed, according to a wire service. “There are reports of fatalities although there is no confirmed...
May 7, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — According to the New York Times, Schroder Salomon Smith Barney is conducting an internal investigation into suspicious trades in the shares of Railtrack, the insolvent company that owns Britain’s railroad tracks and stations, a spokesman for...
April 12, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — According to a wire service, the company that operates Britain’s railway infrastructure said Friday it was suing a motorist for 11 million pounds (dlrs 15.73) over the fatal train crash he caused last year. Railtrack said it had served a writ...
April 11, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Rail commuters in England’s north face further disruption later this month and in early May when drivers involved in a row over the disciplining of workers plan to stage a series of one-day strikes, according to a wire service. Train...
April 8, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Train drivers’ union Aslef has warned of further one-day rail strikes in north Wales, which have caused major disruption in the last week, BBC News reports. Aslef and the RMT union are at loggerheads with First North Western, following three...
April 5, 2002 | Headlines, UK Railways
LONDON — Train passengers have been hit by another day of disruption as train drivers and other rail staff went on strike, BBC News reports. Services across northern England and north Wales were brought to a standstill during rush hour because of stoppages by...
