London Underground drivers are starting strikes on Friday in a dispute over timetable changes, causing travel misery for passengers.
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Category: Metro
Countdown begins to major Birmingham extension opening
WEST Midlands Metro tram No. 20 became the first to work through to Centenary Square in Birmingham on October 23, as testing continued along the new Westside extension from Grand Central (New Street). This city
Read moreConsultation on Bakerloo extension project
TRANSPORT for London has launched a 10-week consultation into the latest plans to extend the Bakerloo Line into south-east London. Views are being sought on proposals for the tunnel routes, tunnelling worksites, and also whether
Read moreRoof topped out as Bank upgrade passes halfway stage
WORK to upgrade Bank Tube station passed a milestone in early September when the roof over the new entrance on Cannon Street was topped out. This entrance will provide direct access to the Northern Line
Read moreHitachi ruled out of Tyne & Wear bid?
Hitachi is no longer in the running to build the next generation of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro
Read moreDelay to Birmingham’s eastern £137m extension
GOVERNMENT approval for the West Midlands Metro’s £137million Eastside extension to Digbeth, which would serve the proposed HS2 station at Curzon Street, is being delayed by uncertainty over the high-speed rail project. The extended tramline,
Read moreNew South Shields interchange opens
HE new £21million transport interchange in South Shields opened on August 4, with the first Tyne & Wear Metro train departing at 07.00 that day. The station replaces the previous South Shields Metro stop, which
Read moreUK railway news round-up
This week we cover Stephenson’s Rocket returning to the National Railway Museum, a senseless attack at a tube station in London, a Caledonian sleeper service strike and a UN report that claims hundreds of miles of coastal railways are at risk of flooding by 2100.
Read moreUK’s oldest train fleet to be replaced
The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
Read moreTube drivers vote for industrial action in noise dispute
London Underground drivers have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over the level of noise on the Tube. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on the Jubilee, Central, Northern and
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