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The Latest Breaking News from Network Rail

Rail strikes: only 1 in 5 normal train services to run on Saturday

Network Rail tells passengers in Great Britain to travel only ‘if absolutely necessary’

The Guardian - UK

Merseyrail, Northern and Avanti latest advice before Saturday train strike

A number of operators have advised people not to travel unless necessary

Liverpool Echo

Rail strike action to hit four out of five train services on Saturday

Network Rail says just 20% of trains will run normally during the strike with half the network closed all day

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Battle over £1.5bn hotel and office plan for Liverpool Street station

Sellar, the developer of the Shard, wants to build a 16-storey tower block on top of the historic mainline station

Evening Standard

MSP visits rail team to learn more about new bridge at Ravenscraig

Central Scotland MSP, Graham Simpson visited the Network Rail team building a new bridge that will be installed under the West Coast Main Line at Motherwell and heard first-hand about progress on the work to date.

Daily Record

Drunken man clambers over barrier and stumbles across track just seconds before train thunders past

The man was seen dicing with death on a city centre level crossing

Wales Online

Unions call for urgent meeting with Nicola Sturgeon over rail network

Scottish Government is accused of a 'lack of vision' a year on from its report on the future of Scotland's railways

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Unions call for urgent meeting with Nicola Sturgeon over future of rail network

Scotland’s rail unions have called for a meeting with the First Minister to discuss the future of the network, accusing the Scottish Government of…

The National (Scotland)

Planned rail strikes to cause further travel disruption in Perth and Kinross

Two 24-hour walkouts will take place nationwide on Saturday (Network Rail workers) and Monday (ScotRail workers)

Daily Record

What train strikes are happening in October and how will rail passengers be affected?

After the rail unions announced a series of 24-hour strikes and vowed to shut down the railway, this is the state of play

The Independent UK

ScotRail issues urgent update as Glasgow services cancelled amid 'severe weather'

ScotRail has announced disruption to its services due to "extremely heavy rain", revealing that many Glasgow routes will either "take longer" or be fully "withdrawn"

Glasgow Live

Train misery as engineering work adds to rail strike woes

Newcastle-Edinburgh, London-Exeter and Rugby-Stafford are all experiencing many days of maintenance this month

The Independent UK

Swanning about – bird on the line delays rush hour commuters

Network Rail said the bird was rescued from tracks in Staines, Surrey.

The Independent UK

Merseyrail announce limited timetable for Saturday due to train strikes

Merseyrail has provided an update on what trains will be running on Saturday, October 8

Liverpool Echo

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Glasgow Live

Hedgehog 'highway' opens in Glasgow south side stretching one mile long

Network Rail has included regular holes in the fencing during renovation at Muirend, set to help hedgehogs living on the embankment move between their foraging areas and nests.

Bristol Post

When are the next rail strikes and who is striking? The next industrial action explained

Rail unions are striving for better pay and conditions

The Independent UK

Hundreds gather in support of rail and postal workers’ strike action

Network Rail workers who are members of RMT began the first of two 24-hour walkouts on Saturday.

The Independent UK

‘Government plans to close all rail ticket offices,’ claims RMT boss

Exclusive: ‘No ticket office will exist on the national railway network if Grant Shapps’ plan goes forward’

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The Independent UK

Worst rail disruption of year as train workers walk out in pay dispute

Government urged to intervene in bitter dispute

Glasgow Live

Rail workers walk out today in first of two days of planned strike action

The RMT Union is holding a 24 hour strike for the entirety of today, with a second strike to take place next Saturday (October 8) in an ongoing pay dispute with Network Rail.

Daily Record

Rail passengers told 'do not travel' as workers strike today in fair pay demand

ScotRail will only run 11 trains on 11 routes over Saturday as Adlef and RMT unions strike across the country.

The Guardian - UK

Biggest rail strike in decades halts most trains in Britain

Unions to join forces on Saturday to coincide with start of Conservative party conference in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Saturday’s train strike: how bad will services be across Great Britain?

Find out which services are affected and what kind of schedule to expect during the year’s most disruptive strike yet

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh train passengers facing huge delays as stormy weather damages lines

ScotRail and Network Rail have taken to Twitter to warn passengers that the adverse weather conditions experienced throughout most of Friday will mean that some services are unable to run.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh LNER passengers issued urgent travel warning as major cancellations announced

Passengers hoping to use a LNER service from Edinburgh has been issued an urgent update ahead of strike action for Saturday October 1. This comes as thousands of rail workers will walk out.

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