Train drivers are set to go on strike yet again in the early days of October due to a perceived lack of pay after the planned strikes of September were cancelled in respect for the death of Queen Elizabeth. https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/national/21816146.train-drivers-set-resume-strikes-pay/
TfN has called the government for investment due to fear that many networks will be left without any improvement whatsoever. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsliverpool/northern-transport-decline-inevitable-without-government-investment/ar-AA11ASGc
Coventry’s light rail is getting close to reality after it was awarded a major 115m pound boost in funding. https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/coventrys-very-light-rail-received-major-funding-boost
Joe Biden has announced that he has come to a deal with railway workers ensuring that workers will be paid better and have generally better conditions to work. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-railroad-strike-agreement-b2168033.html%3famp
After the death of the Queen railway workers agreed to not go on strike out of respect for her Majesty. However the strikes continuing is only an inevitability and users of the railways can only ask, when will they continue? https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2022/08/31/when-is-the-next-train-strike-dates-of-the-september-2022-walkouts-17271904/amp/
The southern western railway have began to look into community projet funding and are inviting bids for upcoming projects. https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/south-western-opens-door-community-project-funding
New feeder stations are being implemented for over 100 million pounds in Scotland with the hope of these allowing electrification to create better connections to the national grid. < p style=”text-align: left”>https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/feeder-station-upgrades-spur-scotlands-electrification-forwards
Scotland, and more specifically Coatbridge is set to receive a 2.2m infrastructure upgrade. This is the first time it’s conception 50 years ago that upgrades will be installed. https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/coatbridge-receive-ps22m-infrastructure-upgrade-freight-passage?utm_source=Rail%20Technology%20Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13417922_RTM%20newsletter%2019th%20August%2022&dm_i=IJS,7ZLC2,4JGHXG,WO06F,1
Chevron are considering rail transport to ensure that oil can still move through Kazakhstan. https://www.google.com/amp/s/uk.finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/chevron-considering-rail-transport-kazakhstan-132954147.html
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