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Strike brings more rail misery for London commuters

LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of London commuters were left with no train service on Tuesday as the latest strike in Britain's worst rail dispute in decades brought more travel misery the day after major disruption on the capital's underground system. Drivers working for

UPDATE 1-UK's Southern rail strike next week cut short but union adds more dates

(Adds updated ASLEF statement) LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Train drivers on Britain's Southern rail commuter network have cut a planned six-day strike on one of London's main commuter networks next week but added more stoppages later in January. Strikes next week will now take place on

UK's Southern rail strike next week reduced to three days

LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Train drivers on Britain's Southern rail commuter network have cut a planned six-day strike on one of London's main commuter networks next week to three days, the ASLEF union said on Wednesday. Strikes will now take place on January 10, 11 and 13 after ASLEF reduce

Six-day Southern strike slashed in half, but mayor wants more

(ShareCast News) - Long-suffering commuters on Southern Railway services were handed some reprieve on Wednesday, with the news a planned six-day drivers strike was to be halved. Drivers belonging to the Aslef union were due to walk out for six days from 10 January, wreaking havoc in the first full w

UK's May slams strike wave as showing "contempt" for ordinary people

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May criticised a wave of strikes sweeping Britain as unacceptable action that showed "contempt" for ordinary people in the run-up to Christmas. Among planned strikes this month are walkouts by airline cabin staff, baggage handlers, rail cond

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Southern Rail Strike Continues Friday As Talks End Without Agreement

UK train strike to continue as talks fail to end dispute

By Michael Holden LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A strike by train drivers which has brought rail services in southern England to a standstill and caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of London commuters will continue after talks on Thursday failed to end the dispute. Drivers on the Sou

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Go-Ahead flags profit concerns due to Southern rail dispute

(ShareCast News) - In light of the ongoing industrial disputes over its Govia Thameslink rail franchises, Go-Ahead Group has warned that full year revenues will be slightly lower and costs higher. In a pre-close trading update for its first-half to end-December, the FTSE 250 group said its bus divis

Britain's Go-Ahead says Southern rail strikes hitting costs

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - British transport operator Go-Ahead said its full-year expectations for its rail division were slightly below previous forecasts due to the repeated strike action on its Southern rail contract. The Southern network is part of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which

UPDATE 1-PM May condemns UK's worst rail strike in two decades

(Adds PM comments, background, share price) By Sarah Young LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned as "appalling" a rail strike that left hundreds of thousands of London commuters facing a second day of travel chaos on Wednesday. Speaking in parli

Strike action and TfL switcheroo unlikely to hit UK train ratings, Fitch says

(ShareCast News) - With UK train companies' debt coming under the investor microscope, ratings agency Fitch Ratings said the current uncertainty in the rail market and various industrial strikes were unlikely to have an effect on their credit ratings. Incumbent rail operators rated by Fitch include,

UPDATE 1-Britain plans biggest rail overhaul in 20 years

(Adds additional comments, background, detail) By Sarah Young LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The British government is planning a major overhaul of the country's much-criticised railways in a bid to improve efficiency and stop excuses for poor service like the wrong kind of snow or leaves

Go-Ahead's Southern rail contract extended until December

(ShareCast News) - The Department of Transport has extended Go-Ahead's contract for the Southeastern franchise by 24 weeks until December 2018. The franchise was due to end in June 2018 but it contained a clause that can be invoked by the DfT to extend the agreement on existing terms. Southeastern