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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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ASLEF blocks train drivers’ strike at LNER to fall in line with UK Starmer government

The suspension of strike action by train drivers on LNER last Thursday following last-ditch talks held between the ASLEF union and the company has been carried out at the behest of Britain’s Labour ...
Railway Technology

UK lowers train driver minimum age to 18

The UK government has announced it will lower the age required to begin work as a train driver from 20 to 18. The statement from the Department for Transport said jobs and apprenticeships would become ...
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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 ...