Well we have had strike action since last Summer causing untold grief to our rail service. Just as I thought that the service was improving we are now advised that there will be no trains between Ashford and Hastings this weekend. This is apparently due to scheduled engineering work by National Rail, but the timing […]
(From the BBC News Web Site) Next week’s industrial action by drivers on Southern rail has been suspended ahead of fresh talks on Wednesday, the TUC has announced. Aslef had offered to suspend the strikes if the company agreed to “engage in intensive talks”. Drivers were due to strike for three days. The RMT union […]
MarshLink travel services next week – but the devil may be in the detail For rail users, next week’s good news, arguably, is that ASLEF has reduced the number of strike days next week from six to three – strike days for next week are now on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The further, again arguably, […]
Why ASLEF is taking strike action on Southern Rail (From the ASLEF Web Site www.aslef.org.uk) ASLEF represents nearly all the train drivers in the UK, across every company. Our members are professionals who safely and securely transport millions of members of the British public from A to B each day… Driving a train carrying […]