The Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival on Sunday 14 July 2010 saw more trade unionists attending than ever. See pictures of the banners, read the report, click here.
Daily Mirror: 23 January 2012 by Tom McTague
David Cameron is backing an anti-trade union group set up by Nazi scandal Tory MP Aidan Burley.
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RMT day of action in Bristol on Thursday 2nd February
McNulty proposals are part of the Greater Western Franchise being put out to tender NOW. It states it wants to remove Guards, Catering Staff, Station Staff and Booking Offices. It also insists on more jobs being removed from the Maintenance and Operations of the railway network.
It is time to fight back and warn the public of the fact that McNulty’s proposals put profits before a safe public railway. It is time to fight for YOUR jobs.
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Morning Star: 17 January 2012
Thousands of rail passengers suffered travel chaos today after stolen cables and a cracked rail led to huge disruption on some of the country's busiest routes.
BBC News: 17 January 2012
Railway staff in Indonesia have started hanging concrete balls above train tracks to try to prevent commuters from riding on carriage roofs.
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Facing our railway are cuts, cuts and more cuts. The McNulty report will lead to massive attacks on our local railways. Come to meeting to learn more and get involved in a local campaign to fight back.
BBC News: 14 January 2012
Work has started on a new heritage steam railway line in Gloucestershire.
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BBC News: 13 January 2012
Network Rail is to be prosecuted over the Cumbrian rail crash at Grayrigg in which one passenger died.
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Morning Star: 13 January 2012
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said today that Network Rail (NR) is to be prosecuted over the 2007 Grayrigg train crash in Cumbria in which one passenger died.
Morning Star: 12 January 2012
Rail union RMT leader Bob Crow attacked the government today for steaming ahead with tendering for the new Greater Western franchise before the McNulty rail review has passed through Parliament.
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BBC News: 10 January 2012
Plans for a £33bn high-speed rail network have received a mixed reaction, after being approved by the government.
BBC News: 5 January 2012
Two rail passengers have been injured after a train hit a tree on a line as weather-related disruption continued across Scotland.
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BBC News: 4 January 2012
A rail watchdog has attacked a 13% increase in a rail fare between Birmingham and London.
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this is Bath: 4 January 2012
Railway enthusiasts and amateur historians are being invited to share in the latest collection to arrive at Bath & North East Somerset Council's Bath Record Office.
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BBC News: 3 January 2012
There has been a "seismic collapse" in private sector pensions, and the gap between private and public pensions is widening, a report warns.
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BBC News: 2 January 2012
Rail commuters preparing to return to work after the Christmas break face fare rises of up to 11% from Monday, watchdog Passenger Focus has said.
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BBC News: 2 January 2012
A West Yorkshire rail boss has accepted passengers are not getting an "improving service" despite fares rising by an average of 8%.
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BBC News: 1 January 2012
Three people have escaped from a car after it crashed on a railway bridge and fell in front of a steam train travelling on the track below.
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BBC News: 28 December 2011
A bullet train crash which killed 40 people in China in July was caused by design flaws and sloppy management, the Chinese government says.
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BBC News: 28 December 2011
Derby trainmaker Bombardier has been awarded a £188m contract.
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BBC News: 26 December 2011
Travellers on London's Underground have been disrupted by a 24-hour strike staged by drivers.
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BBC News: 24 December 2011
A reduced rail timetable is in place on some routes in the west of Scotland due to strike action.
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BBC News: 22 December 2011
A Boxing Day strike by Tube drivers is set to go ahead after a High Court judge refused to halt it.
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BBC News: 21 December 2011
Aslef union officials created a "false mandate" by balloting Tube drivers for a strike on Boxing Day, the High Court has heard.
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BBC News: 20 December 2011
Train fares will rise by an average of 5.9% in January 2012, the Association of Train Operating Companies has said.
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