Breakthrough in British strikes near
Strikes on Britain’s railways are reaching the beginning of the end. There is optimism that the industry’s longest-ever dispute could soon be resolved. Representatives of the train drivers’…
In Britain the fares debate between train and plane continues
Train travel is cheaper than domestic air travel. So says the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the operators, both passenger and freight, in the UK. However, independent research…
UK Strikes outlook stormy with action called for March and April
The long running dispute in the British railway industry has flared up again with the announcement of a fresh round of strikes. The trades union RMT (Rail, Maritime…
UK strikes to run up to Christmas and after New Year
Britain is braced for a series of damaging rail strikes, disrupting the run up to Christmas and the return to work in the new year. The largest trades…
UK rail sector calls for reform in transport tax policy
To recover the economy from the corona crisis and to reduce carbon emissions, Britain’s government should revolutionise the transport tax policy. Such a call was made the Rail…
UK operators will replace over half of carriages by 2025
The UK’s passenger railway operators are planning to introduce over 1,000 new and refurbished carriages in 2020. This improvement is a part of a 8,000-coach investment scheduled for…
Sqills to implement innovative train ticketing system in United Kingdom
Sqills, the Dutch provider of software solutions, will implement its sales and distribution platform ‘S3 Passenger’ on the UK railway market. The system will make the reservation and…