TfL takes first step towards ending outsourcing
Transport for London has taken the first step towards ending outsourcing, a practice which is vigorously opposed by the unions on the grounds that the employees of third party companies can have less favourable conditions. TfL has confirmed that a comprehensive 12-month pilot to examine how cleaning services at bus and Underground stations can be carried out by in-house staff is beginning today.
Avanti West Coast renationalisation date revealedAvanti West Coast is to be renationalised on 7 March 2027. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to confirm this at the Labour Party Conference. The contract for AWC was the last of the old franchises to be awarded, to FirstGroup and Trenitalia, and started in December 2019. It was replaced by two short contracts as a result of the Covid pandemic coupled with performance problems at Avanti, and a formal National Rail Contract did not follow until October 2023.
Another Scottish station is set to openThe new station at Balgray will welcome its first passengers on Sunday. Built to serve one of East Renfrewshire’s growing communities, the station will provide convenient links to Glasgow. It will open ahead of schedule and within budget.
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