Rail passengers are being urged only to travel if ‘absolutely necessary’ during train strikes planned for next month. South Western Railway (SWR) there will be major disruption[1] to its services due to strike action on September 1 and 2.
The action by…
Great Western Road, in the West End of the city, will be reduced to one lane from Herschell Street to Ascot Avenue until September 5.
Great Western Road will be reduced to one lane from the hours of 7am until 5pm.
Drivers have been advised that the a…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe first national rail strikes since the 1980s began in June 2022. The unions involved are Aslef, representing train drivers, and th…
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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe first national rail strikes since the 1980s began in June 2022. The RMT and Aslef trades unions are involved in parallel disputes…
Strikes have been announced once again on the South Western Railway, as RMT announce further industrial action for the last weekend of August, and first weekend of September. Surrey has seen reduced services recently, with some stations being crossed o…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailFourteen months on from the start of the first national rail strikes since the 1980s, the disputes between the main rail unions and t…
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Train strikes this weekend throw Surrey into chaos as South Western Railway asks customers to only travel if it is “absolutely necessary”. There is a largely reduced service today (Saturday July 29), as many routes are completely cancelled.
Certain rou…
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A council has added its voice to those calling for train station ticket offices to be saved from the axe, branding the potential closures as “disastrous news”. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council[1] has unanimously backed a campaign to save the offic…
Train operator South Western Railway (SWR) has released details of reduced services on strike days and days of industrial action[1] in July. It comes as journeys on eight days in the space of two weeks could be hit by cancellations, disruption, and del…
Hundreds of rail station ticket offices around the country are to close.[1]
The Rail Delivery Group, an industry body representing private railway operators, confirmed on Wednesday that up to 1,000 offices will be closed.
Some of the busiest stations i…