Full list of train strikes dates for September and October 2023: How rail disruptions will affect commuters

Britain’s railways will be hit by more strike action in September and October as the dispute between rail workers and train operating companies continues.  Members from the Aslef announced a further two days of strike action for autumn, with more days to be affected by  an overtime ban, impacting 16 rail companies.  It comes over … Read more

RMT boss Mick Lynch suggests his union is willing to compromise in talks scheduled for next week

Could rail chaos soon be over? RMT boss Mick Lynch suggests his union is willing to compromise in talks scheduled for next week RMT boss suggested strikes scheduled for March 30 and April 1 could be averted By David Churchill Chief Political Correspondent Published: 00:21 GMT, 17 March 2023 | Updated: 00:25 GMT, 17 March … Read more

Rail union baron says he is ‘popular’despite signs of waning support for strikes

Rail union baron Mick Lynch boasts he is a ‘popular person’ despite signs of waning support for strikes – while drivers’ chief tells MPs talks to end industrial action have gone BACKWARDS Rail chiefs gave combative performance in evidence to Transport Committee RMT chief boasted he was more popular than most politicians despite strikes ASLEF … Read more

Mick Lynch wants an ‘end to disruption’ just 24 hours before 40,000 members of RMT union strike

Now Mick Lynch says he wants an ‘end to disruption’… just 24 hours before 40,000 RMT union members launch their latest strike chaos and bring Britain’s rail network to its knees for FIVE days Head of RMT Union, Mick Lynch, says he wants deal to end ongoing pay dispute His comments come as a fresh … Read more

Fury as rail fares rise AGAIN: Commuters blast 5.9% increase in ticket prices for ‘abysmal’ service

Commuters have expressed their outrage following the announcement that train tickets would rise by 5.9 per cent from March – with a trip from Reading to London soaring by £298. Rail passengers took to social media to blast the pay increase for an ‘abysmal’ service they said had a ‘broken timetable’ and constant delays without … Read more

More misery for commuters as it is announced train ticket price will go up by 5.9% next March

Rail fares rise AGAIN! More misery for commuters as it is announced ticket prices will go up by 5.9% in March – increasing cost of a yearly pass from Reading to London by £298 to £5,342 It comes following a year plagued by cancellations and disruptions due to strikes Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: With industrial action growing across the land, it’s time for a seasonal song

There’s been nothing like it since the Winter of Discontent in 1978/79. Unions are falling over each other to cause as much disruption as possible this Christmas. Maybe it’s time to rewrite a favourite seasonal song… On the first day of Christmas, The unions sent to me, A strike by the RMT.  On the second … Read more