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    Barrow Crossings

    Carmarthen still has a barrow crossing and this provides the only passenger route to and from platform 2. Passengers can (and do) cross it without staff being present. There are, however, now very few, if any, trains scheduled to traverse this barrow crossing. This is because the tracks over...
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    ASLEF strikes W/c 6th May

    Labour's recently announced rail policy calls for a "resource-led" timetable to be introduced. Thus, if Sundays were to be brought into the working week Labour would presumably seek a reduction in the weekday service to cover this ... and not just for London and South East operators.
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    Do strikes apply to all railway staff across the network, or just specific roles?

    What happens for railway staff employed by the likes of Carlisle Support Services? Does the TOC pay these third party companies for days when there is no work for them? Are their staff still on zero hours contracts?
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    LU staff vote to strike following dismissal of employee for issuing a refund without a customer present

    We do not know the full story. If it were a LU test, this may have been part of regular 'random' testing (so would have tested whichever member of staff happened to be nearest). Or it may have been a test specifically targeting this particular member of staff, perhaps because of something that...
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    LU staff vote to strike following dismissal of employee for issuing a refund without a customer present

    We are still not getting the full story, as there is no mention of how this incident came to light. For example, was the 'customer' a genuine customer or actually someone that LU had engaged to conduct this scenario in order to obtain evidence of any cash mishandling?
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    LU staff vote to strike following dismissal of employee for issuing a refund without a customer present

    Why is there a strike instead of the case being taken to an employment tribunal? Any why were so few staff eligible?
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    Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway

    This month's Railway Magazine reports (on page 80) that "during their first nine weeks in use, four Class 701/0 10-car units were used and were said to have performed consistently well. SWR says it is working closely with unions to progress the full training programme for drivers and guards".
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    Pay dispute at London Underground

    There is no mention of TSSA's strike on TfL's strike page: https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes
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    Strike dates announced for Scotrail

    Is this strike going ahead? There is no mention of it on ScotRail's website: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/passenger-disruption/industrial-action
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    ASLEF strikes 5th-8th April weekend

    Which is probably why the poster gave the practice at the other TOC/depot as an example of an archaic working practice still in use, at that TOC/depot. The set of archaic working practices still in use will, of course, vary from TOC to TOC. For a specific TOC, the archaic working practices...
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    Southern timetable changes consultation Coastway West

    From a quick look, the westbound SWR trains generally continue to Bournemouth and then work to Winchester before returning to Southampton and then an eastbound stopping service back to Portsmouth: xx.46 Portsmouth & Southsea to Southampton Central (arr xx.44) xx.58 Southampton Central...
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    ASLEF Strike LNER & Northern 1st March

    Why would the RDG or Government take part in further talks if there is nothing new to discuss? The RMT were in a similar position last year. They broke the deadlock by initiating talks with the RDG to discuss fresh proposals from the RMT. Those talks led to the deal that RMT accepted. RMT was...
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    ASLEF Strike LNER & Northern 1st March

    It was not "out of the blue", as it was the result of RMT initiated talks that started before the booking office decision. Furthermore, it was subject to the RMT providing assurances that were incorporated into the Memorandum of Understanding that was part of the deal. As far as I know, ASLEF...
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    ASLEF Strike LNER & Northern 1st March

    The change in stance in the RMT dispute was because the RMT initiated fresh talks and, in due course, provided assurances about pausing strikes and entering negotiations in good faith. Those assurances are detailed in the RMT's Memorandum of Understanding with the RDG. If ASLEF wishes to...

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