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Passenger trains could be blocked by freight trains during strikes

It’s ‘important that we try and prioritise rail freight wherever we can’ says Department for Transport minister

The Independent UK

Warning petrol stations and supermarkets may run-out due to train strike

Fuel and food are delivered by rail freight across the UK and national strikes could cause disruption

Wales Online

Drunk student killed by train after driver not warned, coroner finds

A drunk student was hit and killed by a train travelling at more than 80mph after the driver was not warned that a person could be on the tracks, a coroner has found.

Evening Standard

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Rail strike: Every station affected by June train strikes and when they will close

RMT members voted overwhelmingly for strike action in June 2022 - here are all the stations that could be affected by the biggest train strikes in 30 years

Daily Mirror

Rail worker killed by a train was using 'unsafe' lookout system linked to other deaths

Investigators said Network Rail had not learnt from a previous double fatality which happened in similar circumstances

Wales Online

All the lines affected as UK set to be hit by biggest rail strike in decades

Members of the RMT union backed strike action after staff 15 train operating companies and Network Rail - spanning the breadth of the UK - were balloted over pay, conditions and cutbacks

Manchester Evening News

Rail strike 2022, when train staff could strike and which lines would be affected

Northern, LNER, Crosscountry and Transpennine train staff are among those set to walk out in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

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UK Rail Strikes: Dates, train companies involved and what happens next

Union members with GTR - which includes Gatwick Express, Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern - voted for industrial action short of a strike

Edinburgh Live

How the rail strike in England could affect services and passengers in Wales

It would affect cross border services between Wales and England

Wales Online

Biggest rail strike in years to hit UK as travel chaos looms - list of Scots lines impacted

The confirmed walkout is likely to cause major disruption for passengers.

Daily Record

National rail strike: Government faces down ‘disrespectful’ union threatening rail chaos

The Government is determined to “face down” the Tube union threatening to bring chaos to the Tube and mainline railways, a transport minister said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

GMB's Richard Madeley under fire over 'abuse of power' comments

The Good Morning Britain host did not hold back during Wednesday's instalment of the show

Liverpool Echo

Rail strike: When will it start and which train lines will be affected?

In the event of a strike by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines would be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

The Independent UK

Workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of national rail strike

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union’s leaders will now decide when to call strikes, which will bring huge parts of the network to a standstill

Evening Standard

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Manchester Evening News

Rail workers vote to strike - with huge disruption set to hit network in coming weeks

The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action

The Independent UK

Railway workers vote for ‘biggest strike in modern history’

Union is discussing ‘a timetable for strike action from mid-June’ and says ‘most of our membership is on around £24,000’

Daily Mirror

Biggest UK rail strike in decades is set to go ahead - full list of affected lines

Members of the RMT union backed strike action after 15 train operating companies and Network Rail - spanning the breadth of the UK - were balloted over pay, conditions and cutbacks

Daily Mirror

Rail union leader says blackouts a 'realistic possibility' in biggest strike in a generation

In an interview with the Mirror, RMT chief Mick Lynch said walkouts could begin in mid-June and refused to rule out a general strike - saying Tory ministers want to 'shut virtually every ticket office in Britain'

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Evening Standard

Threat of ‘crippling’ national strike moves closer as ballot closes

The threat of a national rail strike was poised to move a step closer on Tuesday in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

The Guardian - UK

What is the dispute on UK railways and could strikes be biggest in modern history?

The RMT has balloted about 40,000 members for industrial action over pay and cuts

Wales Online

Threat of biggest train strike in 30 years moves step closer today

Just 20% of rail services could run with trains operating for just 12 hours a day

The Independent UK

Rail strikes: Is a nationwide walkout on the cards and how will trains be affected?

‘A national rail strike will bring the country to a standstill, but our members’ livelihoods and passenger safety are our priorities,’ says union

The National (Scotland)

Reston station welcomes first passengers in 58 years after Scottish Government funding

Reston train station has reopened its doors for the first time since its closure in 1964 after a £20m refurbishment funded by the Scottish…

The Guardian - UK

Unions vow to fight ministers’ proposals to curtail right to strike on railways

Faced with threat of national action, government says it will consider imposing ‘minimum service levels’

Wales Online

Crisis talks amid fears rail strike could lead to empty supermarket shelves

Unions have warned of 'potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history'

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