After finishing my Councillor surgery yesterday, Gill and I drove out to North Weald for a 4.7‑mile circular walk — a route we first did in 1998, again in 2011, and then somehow managed to forget entirely. It begins near the historic North Weald …Read more…
Spinning the railways
UK passengers spend up to six times as much of their salary on rail fares than commuters using largely publicly owned railways in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. We have the most expensive commuter fares in Europe – and it’s no coincidence that out of those countries listed, we’re the only one…Read more…
HS2-TUC partnership: A major opportunity for workers, industry and passengers alike
No one person, organisation or body is more critical to the success of HS2 than the workforce that will build it. And that’s why everyone involved in HS2 has a responsibility to that workforce and must be committed to upholding the highest standards in every aspect of employment.
The post HS2-TUC…Read more…
Rail Rank & File – A Short History 1900-1917
Railway workers notes
L. Ever Before the 20th century railwaymen were considered to be the most submissive section of the wage workers.While miners and engineers had strikes the railroad…Read more…