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‘Every train should have a second safety-critical person’, says new Aslef boss

But as the two-year pay dispute between the Aslef train drivers’ union and government-directed rail firms showed, a relatively small number of workers can bring much of the railway to a halt. “There’s ...
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What does controversial ‘driver-only operation’ mean for UK railways?

The RMT union is threatening industrial action against Chiltern Railways in a row about driver-only operation (DOO) trains. The train operator plans to operate the new East West Rail link between ...
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‘Heroic’ actions of train employee and driver saved many lives in England stabbing attack, police say

There were just 11 minutes between the moment British police received an emergency call about a stabbing on a train heading to London and the moment the suspect was arrested. Eleven victims were ...