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Government on track to lower minimum age for train drivers to 18 in Great Britain

Labour will introduce legislation to cut threshold from 20 in effort to head off looming shortages

The Guardian - UK

Strike threat alert on London Underground as RMT union ballots Tube drivers over four-day week

Passengers could face major disruption in March if walkout is authorised

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

‘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

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

Train services running despite drivers’ strike

Drivers on Hull Trains walked out for the 75th day of industrial action since dispute started.

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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

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’

The Guardian - UK

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

Travel chaos expected as train drivers confirm strike action

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The Independent UK

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

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)

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

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

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

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

‘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’

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