Rush hour misery on Midlands-London train line
24 Mar 10 13:09 Filed in: News | News-Walsall
Rush hour misery on Midlands-London train line
William Oliphant B’ham Mail 24 Mar 10
Hundreds of commuters between Birmingham and London were delayed after a power cut caused signalling problems on trains. A disruption in the power supply between Milton Keynes and Wolverhampton caused signals to go offline from 4pm on Tuesday and power was not restored until 7pm...
B’ham Post 9 Feb 10 Second day of rail delays between Birmingham and London
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Rail strike threat over Easter
19 Mar 10 13:10 Filed in: Business | Business-walsall
Rail strike threat over Easter
David Millward Telegraph 19 Mar 10
Britain is facing a national rail strike at Easter after signallers voted to walk out in a dispute over rosters. The signallers' dispute is one of two involving members of RMT. Maintenance workers have also voted to strike in a row over job cuts, which the union says would put safety at risk...
BBC News 19 Mar 10 RMT rail signal workers to take strike action
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