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• The Guardian view on Southern rail: the wrong kind of minister | Editorial

  13-12-2016 20:46
  
  Either Chris Grayling fixes this mess, or he must be replaced with a transport secretary who canTrain companies are not in the business of telling their passengers not to travel, but that is what Southern rail is doing this week. The company’s trains have no drivers, since they are now on strike. Unless the talks announced late on Tuesday afternoon are successful, the franchise is set to be hit by more industrial action next week, and over the new year, and again for the first full working
  
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• December strikes do not signify new 'winter of discontent'

  13-12-2016 19:14
  
  Unlike in 1978/79, unions no longer have financial muscle or volume of members to bring down government, officials point outTrain drivers are refusing to work across southern England, Post Office workers are planning five days of action in the run-up to Christmas and Argos delivery drivers are poised to down their van keys for 72 hours.Headline writers may well examine the current spate of December strikes and draw comparisons to the “winter of discontent”, which helped bring down th
  
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• Southern rail strike: Acas talks to take place on Wednesday

  13-12-2016 18:35
  
  Second day of industrial action set to go ahead despite announcement of talks at arbitration serviceTalks will be held at Acas on Wednesday in an attempt to resolve the Southern trains dispute, although the strike that has stopped all of its services and caused chaos for thousands of passengers is set to continue for a second day. Related: Southern rail strike causes worst disruption in 20 years – live updatesRelated: When, where and why is the Southern rail strike taking place?Continue re
  
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• 'My life shouldn’t be dictated by Southern rail strikes'

  13-12-2016 17:43
  
  London commuters express their fury at rail company, unions and government as notorious train service grinds to haltIn London Bridge station at 9.30 on Tuesday morning, big red crosses in LED lights shone above all but three of the 15 platforms. Beneath them, a young woman darted, talking into a hands-free mobile phone headset.“I have an exam today and I don’t think I’m going to make it on time,” Benan Yolcu, 21, told the Guardian. She was trying to get to Brighton, where
  
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• Southern rail strike causes worst disruption in 20 years – live updates

  13-12-2016 15:54
  
  Follow the latest on the disruption caused by strike action after the court of appeal rejected a second attempt by Southern rail to stop itLet us know how you have been affected
  Read the latest summary 2.54pm GMTHere’s a summary of what’s happened so far: 2.18pm GMTSouthern is topping one performance table, writes Gwyn Topham.The website Sorry for the Inconvenience, tracks the number of apologies issued by train companies on social media to passengers. Southern has apologised over 38
  
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• Southern rail strike causes worst disruption in 20 years

  13-12-2016 15:54
  
  Disruption caused by strike action after the court of appeal rejected a second attempt by Southern rail to stop itLet us know how you have been affected
  Read the latest summary 2.54pm GMTHere’s a summary of what’s happened so far: 2.18pm GMTSouthern is topping one performance table, writes Gwyn Topham.The website Sorry for the Inconvenience, tracks the number of apologies issued by train companies on social media to passengers. Southern has apologised over 38,000 times this year, wel
  
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• Disruption for commuters as Southern rail strike begins – video report

  13-12-2016 14:03
  
  There’s been long delays for commuters coming in and out of London after a strike by train drivers led to all of Southern’s 2,242 weekday services being cancelled. It’s after the court of appeal rejected a second attempt by the company to block the strike actionSouthern rail strike begins after court rejects appeal – live updatesContinue reading...
  
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• When, where and why is the Southern rail strike taking place?

  13-12-2016 13:01
  
  Key questions answered on the industrial action – and who is to blame for the messNo trains are running at all on Southern’s network on Tuesday morning, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers in Sussex, Surrey and beyond stranded. It is the biggest strike on the railways since privatisation in 1994, as drivers from the Aslef union have followed conductors from the RMT in taking industrial action in the long-running dispute on Britain’s biggest commuter franchise. Related:
  
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• How have you been affected by the Southern train drivers strike?

  13-12-2016 10:25
  
  Whether you’re staying at home, or taking a taxi or bus into the office, we’d like to hear from you
  Hundreds of thousands of commuters have been affected as trains run by Southern came to a halt on Tuesday morning.Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, told BBC News that the drivers’ strike was “palpable nonsense” and that “militant” unions were trying to bring the rail network to its knees. Continue reading...
  
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• Chris Grayling: Southern rail strike is 'palpable nonsense'

  13-12-2016 10:06
  
  Transport secretary maintains hardline stance as trains stop running for hundreds of thousands of commutersHow have you been affected by the strike?
  The Southern rail strike affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters is “palpable nonsense”, the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, has said, maintaining his hardline stance on the industrial action. Related: Southern rail strike begins after court rejects appeal – live updates Southern rail passengers have been abandoned by the
  
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• Southern rail strike begins after court rejects appeal – live updates

  13-12-2016 09:20
  
  Follow the latest on the disruption caused by strike action after the court of appeal rejected a second attempt by Southern rail to stop it8.20am GMTBack on Balham station Joseph Volcy, 32, is wondering how she well ever get to work at a digital marketing company.“I just didn’t know and it’s awful, by the way I’m seeing it I won’t get to work until 11, because it’s in Kingston. “I need to get on my phone, talk to all my clients one by one.“It&rsquo
  
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• Southern train drivers strike after court rejects appeal

  13-12-2016 08:20
  
  Court of appeal’s ruling against franchise owner means industrial action will go ahead for three days this weekA strike by train drivers has brought Southern services to a halt after the court of appeal rejected a second attempt by the rail company to block the action. Judges upheld last week’s ruling by the high court to dismiss claims by Southern’s owner, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), that industrial action called by the train drivers’ union, Aslef, infringed rights u
  
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• YP Comment: An airport with a sky-high ambition Doncaster leads by example

  13-12-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - IF FAR-REACHING plans to build a direct rail link to Doncaster Sheffield Airport do materialise, theres no reason why it cannot become this regions main aviation hub and, in time, rival Manchester and Stansted.
  
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• Well strike for a decade, rail union tells minister subscription

  13-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains railways could be hit by a decade of industrial action, unions have warned, as one of the countrys biggest networks was shut by the worst train strike in a generation.
  
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• VIDEO: Platform 0 opens at Doncaster train station

  13-12-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - The new platform 0 has opened at Doncaster train station today, as Virgin East Coast launches its earliest ever train service to London.
  
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• US passenger airlines 3Q net profit down 59 to $3.8 billion

  13-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- US scheduled passenger airlines made a $3.8 billion net profit in the 2016 third quarter, down 58.8 from $9.3 billion in 3Q 2015, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) survey of 25 US airlines released Dec. 12. read more
  
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• Unions snubbed my talks offer, says Chris Grayling as Southern Rail chaos grows

  13-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling offered to sit down with union chiefs to try to avert chaos on the Southern Rail network this week but they failed to respond, it was claimed today.
  
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• Union boss behind Southern Rail strikes threatened ministers with a decade of industrial unrest

  13-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• UK petrol prices could rise by 3p a litre after Opec oil deal

  13-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Producers agreement with Russia, Mexico and Bahrain is likely to add to inflationary pressuresHouseholds face further pressure from rising inflation as experts predicted a surge in petrol prices following an agreement by oil producers to cut global output.The cost of petrol is close to rising above £1.20 a litre in some parts of the UK after a weekend deal between members of the Opec oil cartel and non-Opec countries. Continue reading...
  
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• Trainline continues Europe expansion

  13-12-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Rail ticketing operator offers tickets across Benelux area
  
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• Switzerlands Gotthard Base Tunnel enters into service

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -Swiss Travel System has announced that the longest Gotthard Base Tunnel has entered into service.
  
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• Southern warns rail passengers not to travel

  13-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Dispute-hit operator unlikely to run any trains on December 13, 14 and 16
  
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• Southern tells passengers not to travel after appeal fails

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Southern Rail is anticipating such severe disruption because of tomorrowmp;rsquo;s Aslef strike that it is warning passengers not to travel at all. The Court of Appeal rejectedmp;nbsp;the latest attempt to get an injunction against the three-day strike, after the initial application made by...
  
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• Southern Railway strikes to go ahead after firm loses appeal

  13-12-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Strikes by train drivers on Southern Railway will go ahead after the Court of Appeal refused to grant an injunction.
  
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• Southern Railway owner loses appeal bid to block strikes

  13-12-2016 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -The owner of Southern Railway has lost its appeal against a judge's refusal to grant an injunction blocking a series of crippling strikes by train drivers.
  
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• Southern Rail strikes: Commuters told not to travel after operator loses High Court appeal over drivers' strikes

  13-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of thousands of commuters have been told not to travel for the rest of the week after Southern Rail lost a court bid to halt drivers' strikes.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Unions accuse operator of 'deliberately sabotaging' service by 'axing trains despite crew availability'

  13-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Southern has denied union claims it cancelled a number of trains in the midst of unprecedented strike action, despite having staff free to operate them
  
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• Southern rail strike: Train drivers begin 48-hour walkout

  13-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers face the worst rail disruption yet as a train drivers strike halts Southern services.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Rail watchdog urged to launch probe into 'deliberate sabotage' of services

  13-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The rail watchdog is being urged to launch a probe into claims Southern Rail "deliberately sabotaged" services.
  
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• Southern Rail passengers entitled to refunds for 15-minute delays to journeys

  13-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Rail passengers can now apply for refunds for journeys delayed by just 15 minutes.
  
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• Southern Rail: 'No trains' warning after company loses court appeal over drivers' strike

  13-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Operator Govia Thameslink Railway finds itself at odds with two unions over the roles of drivers and conductors
  
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• Southern Fail subscription

  13-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - With a captive clientele of half a million passengers, Southern Rail should be a train operators dream. Dependable revenues of up to £5,000 a season ticket should allow it to plan ahead, modernise and at the same time provide a reliable train service for those who live in Sussex, Surrey and Kent and depend on Southern to get them to work in one of the worlds great cities.
  
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• Southern at a standstill

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The first walkout by Southern drivers has begun, and no trains are runnning on most routes. Hundreds of thousands of commuters in Sussex and surrounding counties have been left without their usual transport, while transport secretary Chris Grayling has accused the unions of having 'a political agenda' in the dispute over extensions of driver-only operation. RMT general secretary Mick Cash has called on Mr Grayling to 'get out of his bunker and start taking direct and immediate re
  
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• Railway station decked out for Christmas season

  13-12-2016 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -COMMUTERS will get their fill of festive cheer at Westhoughton train station after volunteers pitched in to decorate it for Christmas.
  
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• Rail usage up 11 in Selby

  13-12-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -THE number of passengers using railway stations in the Selby area has soared, highlighting the need to make it easier and safer for passengers with mobility restrictions and heavy luggage.
  
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• Passengers blast transport chiefs following 'frightening' crush at Oxford Road station

  13-12-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -A broken down freight train sparked transport chaos at the station during rush hour
  
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• Northern Rail charge woman £410 for a £6.90 journey from Lime Street

  13-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - She only realised when her card was declined two days later
  
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• No problems with leaves on the Greater Anglia lines this year

  13-12-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A year after East Anglias train services were badly hit by major problems with leaves on the line, rail bosses are celebrating after the autumn of 2016 passed with few incidents.
  
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• New Oxford to London trains launched

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Trains have started running on an alternative route between central Oxford and London for the first time since 1963. The first advertised train departed from Oxford at 07.20 this morning, although a few test services ran yesterday. Chiltern Railways is using the modernised line between Oxford and Bicester to provide a half-hourly service between the university city and London Marylebone. Trains are using the recently-built chord at Bicester to join the main line towards High Wyco
  
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• New one-way system on Sheffield road 'could increase risk of crashes'

  13-12-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Plans to turn a Sheffield road near a doctor's surgery into a one-way system 'could increase crashes' say police.
  
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• New 41m Edinburgh Gateway station now open

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The new mp;pound;41m Edinburgh Gateway train-tram interchange was officially opened by the Scottish transport minister Humza Yousaf last Friday (9 December). The new station, in the west of Edinburgh, will be of great benefit to passengers from Fife and the north of Scotland by granting them easy...
  
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• New 41m Edinburgh Gateway interchange opens

  13-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new 41m interchange linking rail and tram services opens on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
  
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• MTR takes over Stockholm commuter services

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - SWEDEN: MTR Corp subsidiary MTR Pendeltgen took over train operations, station management and rolling stock maintenance on the Pendeltg suburban network serving the Stockholm area with effect from the December 11 timetable change.
  
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• Mersey Tunnels gridlock warning over loop-line renewal work

  13-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Travel out of peak times or allow more time for journeys, say Merseytravel
  
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• Majority of shoppers say no to buses in Cornmarket

  13-12-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -SHOPPERS have voted overwhelmingly that buses should not be allowed back into Cornmarket Street in Oxford.
  
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• Letters to the editor: Rail devolution would cause havoc

  13-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Transport Secretary is quite right to refuse any further devolution of rail services to Transport for London. Until recently, I was a TfL board member and was a great supporter of further devolution.
  
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• Leaked BP report reveals risk of lethal accidents

  13-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Internal investigation finds shortcomings in the way oil group monitors plant safety
  
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• Landmark day as Scotland welcomes first new Class 385

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The first Hitachi Rail Europe Class 385 for ScotRail was unveiled at Glasgow Shields Road on December 11
  
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• Khan calls for end to Southern strikes as GTR launches court appeal

  13-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for unions to call off strike action on the troubled Southern network. Elsewhere, operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) confirmed that it will appeal against a legal ruling to try to stop the strike. Aslef is due to lead a driversmp;rsquo; strike from 13 to 16...
  
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• Invest £3bn in East Coast Mainline to generate £9bn, say councils

  13-12-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -A £3 BILLION investment in the East Coast Main Line could deliver a 9 billion boost to the UK economy, according to independent research.
  
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