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A photo in dark lighting shows a train station platform with a train with red lights pulling away from it. The glowy letters on the train sat Crewe and the platform is empty.

With five million working days lost, will strikes surpass the 1980s?

The number of working days lost to strikes in the UK has risen to more than five million in a

South Western Railway announces schedule for strike day on 27 July

South Western Railway (SWR) has published its schedule for the planned RMT strike day next Wednesday (27 July). SWR is

Commuters trapped in Twickenham station amid ‘systematic operational failing’

Unsuspecting rail users were left stranded inside Twickenham station after the gate for late night commuters was padlocked shut before

Another week – and chaos continues at South West trains

South Western Railway commuters faced a challenging commute as signal failure and strikes again hit the service this week. Major

‘Point of refuge’: TravelWatch to discuss proposed closure of 51 London Overground ticket offices

London’s transport watchdog TravelWatch is holding a public board meeting tomorrow after a public consultation into plans to close 51 ticket

Aslef members reject second deal with Southern Rail as more strikes loom

Members of a key rail union have rejected a deal that would have brought an end to the strikes crippling

London Transport Committee chair Caroline Pidgeon slams Chris Grayling over Southern strikes

Caroline Pidgeon has slammed transport minister Chris Grayling for being ‘tribally party political’ in the wake of Southern strikes hitting

Southern rail festive strikes are an ‘unwanted Christmas present’ for thousands of passengers

Thousands of Southern rail passengers will face the misery of travel disruption over Christmas and New Year as six more

Frustrated demonstrators brand Southern Rail a ‘shambles’ and demand answers at Victoria protest

Demonstrators packed Victoria Station last night to protest the government’s handling of the Southern Rail crisis which has seen thousands of commuters’ journeys interrupted by

London transport chair calls for TfL intervention in Southern Rail dispute as talks continue to break down

London’s Transport Committee chair has slammed both sides of the Southern Rail dispute and is calling for TfL to intervene.

Deal struck but passengers could still be ‘vulnerable’ on inadequately staffed Night Tube say RMT

As crime on tubes continue to fall, TfL could be faced with fresh challenges once the new night time service

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