Fatal accident inquiry into train crash which killed three due to begin Three men died when the train derailed near Stonehaven on August 12, 2020. Evening Standard · Jan 26
Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years Changes are part of Government plans to rebuild a publicly owned Great British Railways. Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025
Cheaper rail travel boost as fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years Commuters on the more expensive routes will save more than £300 a year The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025
Launch of East West Rail services to be delayed in row over guards on trains Trains between Oxford and Milton Keynes put back to 2026 partly due to dispute, Chiltern Railways says The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025
RMT accepts three-year pay deal for London Underground staff Agreement that will increase drivers’ pay to nearly £80,000 by 2027 comes after strike action in September The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025
Monday briefing: ‘Heroic’ rail worker fights for life after 15 minutes of horror In today’s newsletter: The attack left nine in life-threatening condition but the police have ruled out any suggestion that it was a terrorist incident The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
Huntingdon train stabbing latest: Police say stabbing of teenager night before knife attack may be linked Anthony Williams has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following the attacks on the LNER train The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025
Cambridgeshire train stabbings: ‘heroic’ rail staff member fighting for life after tackling attacker British Transport Police say LNER worker ‘undoubtedly saved lives’ as suspect remains in custody The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025
Heroic rail worker who 'saved many lives' during London-bound train knife rampage 'critical but stable' in hospital Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says: ‘He went to work on Saturday morning to do his job and he left work a hero’ Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2025
‘Heroic’ rail worker ‘saved people’s lives’ trying to stop knife attack The staff member, who has not been named, was one of 10 people taken to hospital after the mass stabbing on the train. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2025
Tube staff offered new three-year pay deal to end strike threat The deal would provide a 3.4 per cent rise for the current financial year, followed by an amount equal to the RPI rate of interest for 2026/27 and 2027/28 Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025
Train services running despite drivers’ strike Drivers on Hull Trains walked out for the 75th day of industrial action since dispute started. Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
Tube talks: RMT criticises TfL's efforts to prevent more strikes as 'a slide show with no negotiations' ‘There was no offer made, no negotiations, no interest in coming to any agreement’, according to union memo Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025
RMT boss Eddie Dempsey 'almost optimistic' that TfL peace talks will prevent more Tube strikes ‘If we can get ourselves into a position where there's a compromise that works on both sides, then we'll settle’ Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025 RMT strikes expected to bring London tube to a halt for four days Buses and trains likely to be overcrowded as union members take action in row over pay and 32-hour week
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025 Travel chaos expected as train drivers confirm strike action IN FULL
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025 Disruption warning as CrossCountry train drivers announce October strikes Most or all trains are likely to be cancelled due to an Aslef overtime ban starting on 21 September
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025 Train drivers at CrossCountry vote to strike Members of Aslef will walk out on October 3 and refuse to work non-contractual overtime from September 21.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2025 Peak rail fares axe will be sustainable, says John Swinney John Swinney has said the £40 million cost of scrapping peak rail fares in Scotland will be financially sustainable, with the policy encouraging…
Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025 Cost of scrapping peak rail fares will be sustainable, says Swinney The First Minister said the policy would encourage people to use trains rather than cars.
Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025 Peak rail fares scrapped in Scotland in ‘historic moment’ It comes after a near year-long pilot which the Government refused initially to extend.
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 Bus strikes to cause travel disruption across the UK These are the cities affected by the planned industrial action throughout August and September
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 ‘We’ll keep going until we get the appropriate result’: Aslef boss warns Hull Trains strikes will continue Exclusive: Mick Whelan accuses bosses of ‘witch hunt’ as rail firm seeks ‘open dialogue to resolve dispute’
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Doctors should earn more than train drivers, says boss of train drivers’ union Mick Whelan said there is not enough respect for doctors’ skillsets, suggesting they should ask for an even bigger pay increase
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025 Train drivers vote for further strikes in long-running dispute Members of Aslef at Hull Trains have voted to continue taking industrial action after months of walkouts.