ASLEF members have voted to end their long-running pay dispute and to accept the offer which was made by the Department of Transport in August. ASLEF drivers at most train operators in England have been in dispute since 2022 over pay, and there has been a series of strikes.

Arriva has published a series of proposals which it says are designed to improve the railways in the shorter term. Its report ‘Accelerating the Government’s Ambition to Fix Britain’s Railways’ includes recommendations such as making more effective use of the existing network, rolling stock and other assets, making timetabling more flexible and responsive, and also allowing train operating companies to make decisions about timetables.