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The Latest Breaking News from Network Rail

More railway workers including GWR, West Midlands Trains and Northern to be balloted for train strikes

The union is demanding a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies for 2022

Birmingham Post

Blind Scots man says he narrowly avoided death after falling from train platform

Michael Tornow has called for adequate tactile paving to be used at all stations in Scotland to avoid such accidents

Daily Record

All the trains running during nationwide rail strike

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines will open for trains

The Independent UK

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East Lothian man saw lorry driver 'crawl through windscreen' to flee rail crash

The quick-thinking motorcyclist instantly pulled over and called the emergency services. He says he saw the man kick through his windscreen and crawl to safety from the tracks.

Edinburgh Live

Why are the train strikes happening?

Journeys by train are set to be disrupted on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week - but why are rail workers walking out?

The Independent UK

When is the UK train strike? Dates, times and everything you need to know

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines will be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

The Independent UK

Lorry driver 'kicked through windshield' to escape after crashing on to train tracks

A lorry crashed down an embankment on east coast mainline on Thursday afternoon.

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Blind man fell from Glasgow railway platform and was 'minutes from death'

Michael Tornow, 41, from Glasgow, fell onto the tracks at Bellgrove Station due to a lack of tactile paving which would have warned him of the platform edge. He was unable to climb back himself but was helped by other passengers.

Glasgow Live

East Lothian man claims HGV driver crawls through windscreen to escape railway crash

The quick thinking motorcyclist instantly pulled over and called the emergency services. He says he saw the man kick through his windscreen and crawl to safety from the tracks.

Edinburgh Live

Train strike – live: Weekend travel chaos looms in third walk out of the week

RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators walk out over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions

The Independent UK

Train strikes: More rail travel chaos today as talks yet to break deadlock

Only 60% of trains will run on Friday as delays from Thursday's RMT rail workers strike continue to affect transport services, with talks over pay and conditions deadlocked

Daily Mirror

Further disruption expected for rail services

Third walkout is planned for Saturday

Wales Online

Strikes cause more Tube disruption as Heathrow action piles on travel ‘misery’

British Airways workers in the GMB and Unite unions are set to strike during the summer holiday period over a pay dispute

Evening Standard

East Lothian line remains closed as Network Rail remove HGV from track

Network Rail have apologised for the inconvenience but say that the East Coast Mainline will remain closed between Edinburgh and Berwick-Upon-Tweed tomorrow morning.

Edinburgh Live

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The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: commuters stay home on day two of action as talks resume

Maintenance and train company staff in parallel negotiations as ministers plan to use agency workers to break strike

Manchester Evening News

Support from Gary Lineker and anger from a stranded shift worker - mixed views on second day of national train strikes

Thousands of railway workers joined picket lines today in the biggest rail walkout in 30 years

Evening Standard

Rail strikes: Passenger numbers below 20% as services hit by second walkout

Euston and Paddington were among the stations with fewer passengers than a typical weekday

The Guardian - UK

Rail workers and what they earn: who are the real fat cats?

As government says striking rail workers are well paid, we look at industry salaries from cleaning staff to chief executives

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The Independent UK

What train services will run on Friday after the latest strike?

Passengers are urged to check with train operators for updates to services.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian railway blocked as lorry plummets down embankment onto tracks

Emergency services are understood to be responding to the incident that has seen considerably sized HGV lorry lying on its side on a popular railway line used by hundreds of commuters.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle Central Station picket lines getting 'amazing public support' on second day of rail strike

Public have offered food, drinks and solidarity with strikers, and Newcastle City Council leader Nick Kemp has visited the picket line

The National (Scotland)

Further Scottish rail disruption as lorry crashes onto railway line

A LORRY has crashed onto the east-coast railway line, disrupting services to Edinburgh Waverley after strikes already seriously limited transport…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow train strikes: When do they end as union warns of further disruption

Thursday marks the second day of planned strikes by RMT members of Network Rail. Only two services are running from Glasgow Queen Street and two from Glasgow Central.

The Independent UK

Respect workers and resolve rail strike, Sturgeon tells UK Government

The First Minister addressed the issue as train services again ground to a halt across Britain as workers stage strike action.

Manchester Evening News

'We're not just fighting for ourselves, we're fighting for our communities': View from the picket line on day two of the biggest rail strike in 30 years

50,000 railway workers are on strike this week - the M.E.N spoke to two of those about why they felt it was the only option

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