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InTheNews: The latest rail news on Tuesday, 7th May 2024
Rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country will be scrapped today because of a fresh strike by drivers in a two-year long pay dispute.
An article on The Standard website says members of Aslef at operators including those running services into London such as Southern, Southeastern, the Gatwick Express, South Western Railway will walk out for the day.
Further strikes will be held on Wednesday and Thursday at different operators, while drivers are also banning overtime until Saturday which is also causing disruption.
There is a glimmer of hope that negotiations will start in a bid to resolve the row after the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) invited Aslef to talks about exploring any common ground which could break the deadlock.
Inspectors are continuing to “gather evidence” a week after a crash between a train and a car.
An article on the BBC website says the crash occurred at a level crossing near Redcar station, in Teesside on 1 May.
There were nine passengers on board the train but no one was injured.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said a decision was “yet to be taken” on whether a full investigation was needed into the cause of the crash.
Flying from Europe to North Africa might take a few hours, but in some years there could be a completely new route – involving a high-speed railway.
An article on the Metro website says plans are being discussed for a new underwater tunnel that could connect Spain to Morocco ahead of the 2030 World Cup.
The ambitious project could see the north African country, which is hosting the football tournament with Spain and Portugal, connected to Europe for the first time.
Currently, the Moroccan National Company for Strait Studies said it was figuring out the financial and strategic elements required to actually build the tunnel.
A new Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer have taken the helm at Northern this week.
As Managing Director, Tricia Williams now leads the UK’s second largest train operator, an organisation that makes an annual contribution to the national economy of £1.25 billion.
In the Chief Operating Officer role, Tricia is succeeded by Matt Rice, who joined Northern from Network Rail where he was Route Director for the North and East Route.
