Gas leak stops trains between Reading and Didcot
No trains are running between Reading and Didcot Parkway today, because of a gas leak in Didcot. The obstruction is affecting Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services, which are being replaced by road transport between Reading and Oxford. However, Great Western Railway is advising passengers to avoid the route entirely.
RMT claims EWR plan would be 'significant risk to safety'The RMT has staged a demonstration outside Marylebone station in London this morning, on the first full day of the renationalisation of Chiltern Railways. The RMT is opposing driver-only operation on the line, and the union's members are currently being balloted for a strike as part of its campaign,
Chiltern renationalisation set to bring East West Rail nearerThe renationalisation of Chiltern Railways will provide ‘a fresh opportunity to deliver East West Rail and its benefits’, according to the Government. Chiltern is now controlled by DfT Operator, having changed ownership at 02.00 on Sunday, and it has already been nominated as the future operator of East West Rail. However, although the reconstructed section beween Bicester and Bletchley has been able to carry scheduled services for the past two years, a dispute with the RMT has prevented trains running.
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