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The leaders of the country's two largest unions for train staff would not be blamed for the ongoing crisis on Southern Rail

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  • Heathrow third runway expected to get May cabinet green lightCabinet’s airports subcommittee meeting on Tuesday morning to make a final decision after Davies commission recommended Heathrow expansion Theresa May’s government is likely to back a third runway at Heathrow on Tuesday, six years after the coalition scrapped plans for the project. Related: Heathrow or Gatwick? Airport expansion decision day – politics live Continue reading...
  • Heathrow or Gatwick? Airport expansion decision day – politics liveGovernment to give green light to a third runway at Heathrow, extending an existing runway at the same airport, or a second runway at GatwickQ&A: airport expansion in London – what will happen next 7.21am BST The co-leaders of the Green party, which opposes expansion at both Heathrow and Gatwick, have warned of the environment impact of today’s decision.Caroline Lucas said: The government is on the brink of announcing climate-wrecking plans for airport expansion in south east England. We know that that laying more tarmac at either Heathrow or Gatwick will bust any hope we have of meeti...

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  • ScotRail reveals 'golden trains' performance improvement plan Following an increase in delays, ScotRail has promised to review its operations, infrastructure and rolling stock in order to improve performance. ScotRail’s moving annual average (MAA), the aggregate of its public performance measure (PPM) for the past 13 period, was at 90.3% in April...
  • Business case for Maghull North station in Liverpool approvedA new railway station in Liverpool has come a step closer as the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) approved the business case. The Maghull North station will be situated between the existing Maghull and Town Green stations on the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail’s Northern Line...
  • Luton airport calls for express train services in new East Midlands franchiseThe new East Midlands rail franchise should add three more fast trains an hour from central London to London Luton Airport (LLA), airport authorities and their partners said today. An independent economic analysis showed that increasing the number of services from one to four could increase rail...
  • Reassurances sought over Derby jobs as Bombardier to axe 7,500 globallyRail union RMT has sought reassurances from Bombardier after the company announced it plans to cut 7,500 jobs globally. As a result of the cuts, the firm expects to achieve recurring savings of approximately $300mby the end of 2018. It said these savings would be supported by workforce...
  • Severn Tunnel reopens after six-week electrification projectWork to prepare the Severn Tunnel for electrification has been successfully completed after it closed for six weeks. The tunnel has been closed since 12 September to allow for more than eight miles of conductor rail to be installed, with 7,000 anchors to support them. Network Rail engineers...

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  • It�s goodbye to ATOC in industry shake-up A railway industry organisation created in the early years of privatisation and which has played a key role for more than 20 years has disappeared. The Association of Train Operating Companies was set up in June 1995, several months before the first franchises were awarded, but it has now been merged with the much newer Rail Delivery Group. The reform follows feedback from stakeholders, members and staff. The RDG has also emphasied the changeover by launching a new logo.

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