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Unions say 'biggest rail strike' in modern history will bring Britain to a 'standstill'

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is due to ballot more than 40,000 staff on potential industrial action in a row over pay and jobs. Passengers could face stoppages as early as June

Daily Mirror

Union threatens ‘biggest rail strike in modern UK history’

RMT to ballot more than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and train firms in dispute over jobs and pay

The Guardian - UK

Rail strike threat with 40,000 workers urged to vote for walkout in pay row

Crippling strike action could begin in June if workers vote to walkout in the ballot running from April 26 to May 24

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'Unfair parking charges and access issues': Experimental bus lane trial in Salford made permanent

There had been no collisions on stretch since its introduction, a report said

Manchester Evening News

Railway revolution as 34 new train stations could open across UK - see full list

All over the UK new stations are in the pipeline. From under construction to just a twinkle in city planners' eyes, these projects will transform their local area.

Daily Mirror

Network Rail shares Bristol Temple Meads update as ticket office relocates

Transformation is ongoing for better rail services

Bristol Post

List of 35 new train stations and wish list schemes leading the UK railway upgrade

Here is a rundown on the latest rail station developments currently underway with details of schemes that local leaders say will transform the economy if they get built.

Birmingham Post

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Travel advice issued over Easter weekend amid fears of flight, train and ferry chaos

Holidaymakers have already faced flight cancellations this week and queues for ferry services look set to continue.

Daily Record

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter and unlock ‘extraordinary potential’ – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Network Rail invests £2m to clean ‘eyesore’ graffiti on Bristol railways

Large amounts of fly-tipped waste have also been removed

Bristol Post

Easter travel disruption to hit air, rail, road and sea in UK

Dozens of flights cancelled and ferry firms struggling to meet demand in run-up to bank holiday weekend

The Guardian - UK

Network Rail carries out £2m spring clean to clear graffiti

The work included thousands of graffiti tags being removed across the West Midlands over the past 12 months.

The Independent UK

Work on £6.5m railway investment set to begin in Penzance

Three new sidings will allow longer trains to run and be maintained in Cornwall

Birmingham Post

‘Learning to live with it’? From Covid to climate breakdown, it’s the new way of failing

The government is trying to wish away problems such as flooding by doing nothing. It’s incompetence by design, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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The Independent UK

New signs at level crossings as home delivery surge prompts safety fears

The Department for Transport said there was ‘room for improvement’ in the clarity of signage at private level crossings.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool FC fans urged not to travel by train to FA Cup semi final

Trying to get to Wembley by train on the big day is a no-no, say rail operators

Birmingham Post

£1.3m Easter weekend station track upgrade will see no trains calling in Hull after Good Friday

Network Rail investment is part of a huge national programme over the double bank holiday weekend

Birmingham Post

ESP Group opens new Hull base as it consolidates city operations after £3.8m Network Rail contract win

Further contract wins are in the offing for the company that is uniting operations in the city

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Manchester Evening News

Senseless vandals 'kicked in' doors of lift at Mills Hill station - just 15 months after it was first installed

People who need step-free access can no longer catch trains to Rochdale from platform two due to the lift being out of service

Evening Standard

Watch: Terrifying moment man nearly gets hit by train in north London

The man was milliseconds from being hit by the train after jumping the crossing’s barriers

Wales Online

Network Rail crossing warning as man narrowly avoids being hit by train

Network Rail said 'don't be like this'

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Central staff set up welcome stall for refugees arriving from Ukraine

As Scotland prepares to welcome thousands of refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine, Network Rail staff have set up welcome stalls for those arriving via train to Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Nottingham Post

Derelict pub will not be demolished despite posing a 'safety risk'

Daily Mirror

Inside the mysterious 'strange little house' with no door near railway lines

The 'strange' house in Earlsdon, Coventry, formerly a car show room and then a carpet store, has a hidden door, nestled behind graffiti and posters

Daily Record

Glasgow trains halted as emergency services rush to concern for person at station

Services travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh have been replaced with buses after Network Rail closed the line to allow emergency services to access the area.

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