RMT tells station staff they shouldn't grit platforms/ticket halls
This is not a situation where they say even if gritted, that train stations will still be too dangerous for passengers (especially the ladies who still wear high heals in the snow!), they are simply refusing the grit the platforms at all.IanVisits06 February 2012 08:34http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/
Buggy rolls on to train tracks | The Sun |News
Buggy rolls on to train tracks. Oblivious ... commuter walks past as pram goes over the side of train station platform in Melbourne, Australia. By NEIL MILLARD. Published: 06th February 2012 ...unknown06 February 2012 06:24http://profile.thesun.co.uk/profiles/michael528/
Rail workers on streets to fight cuts / Britain / Home - Morning Star
The union targeted major railway stations throughout the country during rush hour and activists handed out postcards calling on the public to lobby their MPs. Labour MP John McDonnell has tabled an early day motion urging ...unknown02 February 2012 11:58http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/101724
LA Train Sandwich | In Flux
Twelve hours after boarding at Oakland, the train pulled into Union Station, the last of America's great stations. It opened in 1939, fourteen years after the first motel. The journey had given me a privileged view behind the ...flux12 January 2012 13:15https://flux.org.uk/blog/
The year that you could catch a Helicopter from Waterloo Station
Why, they could fly of course – and from just outside Waterloo train station no less. What was officially known as the British European Airways (BEA) Waterloo Air Terminal was opened on the Festival of Britain site on July 25, ...IanVisits03 February 2012 16:15http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/
Boris bid to run every rail service in London | Mayor
Boris Johnson today made a bid to take over every rail service in London in a move described as the biggest shake-up since privatisation. ... Fast trains removed and replaced with all stations services. Over AN HOUR to .... "I would support Boris J in this bid because I believe he has the intellect to see the whole picture and to counter the inevitable objections and 'can't do wallahs', whereas I fear Ken L would be wrapped up in political dogma and union intransigence." ...Peter Dominiczak, City Hall Correspondent06 February 2012 07:03http://prigg.thisislondon.co.uk/
Tube bosses' safety policy 'is to cross their fingers' | News
well im sorry to say mr brown but i recognised everything that was said,loved the part when london underground said stations are always staffed while trains are running, so the many times my station has had no staff while im on my break is just a figment of my imagination i guess - k, london, 02/02/2012 23:04. Report abuse ... David Davies, London, a Region of the European Soviet Union, 02/02/2012 19:35. Report abuse. I remember the utter chaos Victoria Station ...Ross Lydall02 February 2012 07:11http://godwin.thisislondon.co.uk/
National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT ...
The Virgin Trains electric locomotive came off the tracks on the West Coast main line at Bletchley in Buckinghamshire in the early hours with the driver, the only person on-board the train, sustaining minor injuries. The Milton Keynes to London Euston line was completely closed ... British Transport police meanwhile have urged people to avoid Euston station altogether if they can due to overcrowding. The disruption is expected to continue into the weekend as well, ...Mark Kinsey03 February 2012 18:56http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/