The strikes involving LNER, Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry are set to impact on services running to and from Scotland. Train drivers are to stage a series of one-day strikes and a nine-day ban on overtime next month in their long-running dispute over pay.
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The proportion of cancelled trains has been cut to 'as low as 1.1%' over the past year.
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Workers on CrossCountry trains will take four consecutive Saturday strikes in a dispute over working conditions.
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LNER, Avanti and CrossCountry services affected as RMT members walk out at 14 train operators across England.
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The removal of HSTs from CrossCountry saves cash now, but will it throttle passenger growth?
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CrossCountry rail services return to Fife in May, but critics have pointed out there will still be fewer trains than there were before Covid hit.
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A collection of four murals have appeared at Prestonpans train station depicting old railway scenes. The murals were funded and sponsored CrossCountry rail operators and East Lothian Community Rail Partnership with support from ScotRail.
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Some trains into Edinburgh from Aberdeen will be diverted via Stirling, causing delays. Some Glasgow trains will be scrapped. ScotRail, LNER and CrossCountry are hit.
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Inverkeithing will no longer be serviced by CrossCountry trains as the company cuts all Fife services.
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Strikes by railway workers and catering staff in two separate disputes are to go ahead on New Years Eve, union leaders have confirmed.
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There will be a limited timetable in place on some services, with cancellations on others due to the industrial action.
(Permalink) Cancellations Christmas Eve CrossCountry Strike

Hogmanay revellers travelling between Edinburgh and Glasgow on New Years Eve are set to be hit with travel chaos as rail engineering works will shut down a line on the route.

From December 27 until December 31, all lines will be closed between Glasgow Central and Motherwell which will prevent ScotRail, LNER and CrossCountry services running on the line.
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Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has been awarded a new contract to continue running services for three more years.

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The Man Who Pays His Way: Why squander public cash and burn fossil fuel sending a 100-ton ghost train more than 200 miles?
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CrossCountry resumed providing reservations for specific seats on all its trains with effect from September 7.
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LNER have issued a 'do not travel' warning while CrossCountry are running no services north of Edinburgh.

Those travelling to Glasgow from the south using Avanti West Coast will be forced to deal with a reduced hourly service, however most ScotRail trains are operating normally with some delays.

ScotRail said the routes most likely to affected by the weather include Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, Glasgow to Fort William, Oban and Mallaig, and Kilwinning to Largs and Ardrossan.

Services will be suspended on the West Highland Line from early afternoon until noon on Monday.

Those travelling to Largs or Ardrossan should expect disruption around high tide, at midday, with the storm potentially meaning trains will be unable to run.

Trains going between Edinburgh and Helensburgh Central will terminate at start back from Dumbarton Central with a shuttle bus operating between Dumbarton and Helensburgh in both directions.
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Worcestershire County Council has appointed Buckingham Group to construct the new Worcestershire Parkway station, with a completion date set for Winter 2018-19.
The scheme for the station, close to junction 7 on the M5, is worth £22m and construction will commence on the project in autumn.
The new build will serve passengers with a single platform on the North Cotswold line and two other platforms on the Birmingham to Bristol line as it aims to address Worcester's poor accessibility to and from London as well as create easier connections to the CrossCountry network.
The council has promised to deliver a fully accessible modern station building including a 500 capacity car park and easy access to onward transport routes via local bus services with a bus/rail interchange.
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