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Union tells Overground staff to refuse railcard discounts over disciplinary ‘errors’

The RMT’s move could force passengers to pay higher off-peak fares—unless they travel via stations outside the London Underground network

Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2025

Are the London Overground strikes cancelled? RMT union issues update

RMT says next week’s London Overground strikes have been suspended after they received an ‘improved pay offer’

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024

London Overground strikes by RMT staff next week called off

Planned strikes next week by London Overground workers have been called off after a pay offer was improved, the RMT union announced.

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

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Rail operator pledges ‘robust contingency plans’ in event of strike

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on Arriva Rail London backed industrial action by revenue protection officers.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Train driver jailed after falling asleep at the wheel causing crash and derailment

Erkan Mehmet, a driver of a London Overground train who fell asleep at the wheel causing it to derail and was later found to have cocaine in his system has been jailed

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023

Train driver who derailed front carriage after falling asleep at controls jailed

A urine test showed that Erkan Mehmet had cocaine in his system when the incident happened

Manchester Evening News · Jul 7, 2023

Overground driver who had cocaine in system when he fell asleep and derailed train is jailed

Erkan Mehmet has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

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Train driver jailed after falling asleep and derailing Overground train

Erkan Mehmet fell asleep at the wheel of the train before derailing the front carriage.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Driver ‘tested positive for cocaine’ after crashing train through station buffers

An investigation into the incident in October last year stated the driver did not brake early enough due to ‘losing awareness of the driving task’.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Train strikes: Why are this week’s rail walkouts happening and who will be affected?

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022

Train strikes: Why are this week’s rail walkouts happening and who will be affected?

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Tube strikes: When is the London Underground industrial action?

The day-long strike is expected to put much of London’s TfL network out of action, with disruption either side

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Train strikes: Why are this week’s rail walkouts happening and who will be affected?

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Tube strikes: When is the London Underground industrial action?

The day-long strike is expected to put much of London’s TfL network out of action, with disruption either side

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

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Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2022

Who’s striking and why? From Ryanair to Amazon — what you need to know about London’s summer of chaos

The heatwave isn’t all that’s getting the capital’s workers hot under the collar this August. As barristers and pilots join the rail unions and TfL, Katie Strick looks at the key players — and their reasons why

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

London Tube and train strike set to proceed as union rejects pay offer

London’s Overground and Underground train networks will grind to a halt in mid-August

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

Tube and London Overground staff announce fresh strikes on same day

More misery for passengers as industrial action on 19 August comes amid two 24-hour walkouts by rail operators

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

London Overground and Tube workers announce fresh strike action on same day

London Overground staff will join Tube workers in strike action later this month after talks between unions and transport bosses collapsed.

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Wales Online · Jul 30, 2022

Drivers’ strike set to cause severe disruption to rail services

Industrial action will affect sports events around the country, including the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and many English football league matches

Daily Mirror · Jul 30, 2022

Travel warning: Rail strike today as passengers head to football and Commonwealth Games

Train drivers are going out on strike today which is set to cause havoc for passengers trying to head to football matches around the country and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

Train drivers announce yet another rail strike on July 30 in summer of travel misery

Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains will all be hit by the walkout

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Trains pulled off with passenger hand trapped in door, dragging them along platform

Several cases have been investigated this year of trains in the London Overground network starting off while people or other objects have been trapped in the doors

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