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The Latest Breaking News from CrossCountry

Travel chaos expected as train drivers confirm strike action

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The Independent UK

Disruption warning as CrossCountry train drivers announce October strikes

Most or all trains are likely to be cancelled due to an Aslef overtime ban starting on 21 September

The Independent UK

Train drivers at CrossCountry vote to strike

Members of Aslef will walk out on October 3 and refuse to work non-contractual overtime from September 21.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

UK Bank Holidays Derailed: CrossCountry Strike Leaves Travellers Stranded

Limited services on 24-25 Aug, with £500,000 economic hit. Pay dispute fuels debate as passengers face holiday travel chaos

International Business Times UK

Trains replace rail replacement buses in bank holiday weekend first from Birmingham New Street to International

Exclusive: Despite Network Rail warning of line closure, trains are running on the key intercity route

The Independent UK

Bank holiday getaway sees delays of nearly two hours at Port of Dover

Operator DFDS warned customers shortly before 1pm that waiting times were up to one hour and 15 minutes at border control and 40 minutes at check-in.

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Warning over bank holiday getaway delays on roads and trains

The RAC urged drivers to set off as early as possible or ‘be prepared to spend longer in traffic’.

Evening Standard

CrossCountry passengers face strike disruption on bank holiday weekend

RMT action over pay and conditions means no services on Saturday and reduced rail timetable on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Train outages and flight delays: Simon Calder’s big bank holiday travel guide

Exclusive: All CrossCountry trains serving England, Wales and Scotland are cancelled on Saturday due to a strike

The Independent UK

Trains to Scotland disrupted this weekend as 'do not travel' warning issued

Passengers have been warned of significant disruption to train services to Scotland this bank holiday weekend ...

The National (Scotland)

LNER Trains To Edinburgh Cancelled: 'Do Not Travel' Warning Linked To Urgent Chester-le-Street Bridge Repair

LNER cancels Edinburgh trains after Chester-le-Street bridge damage prompts 'do not travel' warning and severe East Coast Main Line disruption.

International Business Times UK

LNER issues 'do not travel' warning as trains to Scotland disrupted

LNER has issued a "do not travel" warning to passengers after a number of incidents on a major rail route ...

The National (Scotland)

Rail strikes resume with bank holiday shutdown on CrossCountry trains

In previous strikes, CrossCountry has maintained a skeleton operation with a sharply reduced number of routes and trains

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Storm Floris: What will it mean for your travel plans?

Hundreds of trains to, from or within Scotland have been cancelled, along with most ferries

Evening Standard

All the London trains disrupted as Storm Floris hits UK

Several services from King’s Cross to Scotland have already been cancelled due to Storm Floris

The Independent UK

UK’s longest direct rail route cancelled after more than 100 years

The Aberdeen to Penzance CrossCountry route was established in 1921

The Independent UK

The UK’s longest direct train journey has been cancelled

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UK’s longest direct train route cancelled by CrossCountry

The almost 14-hour journey will stop running from 16 May

The National (Scotland)

UK's longest railway journey starting from Scottish city to be axed

THE UK’s longest single railway journey, which starts in Aberdeen, is set to be axed in May ...

Evening Standard

Strike action over railway safety ‘necessary’, says Transport Secretary

Heidi Alexander also vowed the Government will take railways into public ownership ‘without any cost to the taxpayer’.

The Guardian - UK

Pregnant, forced to sit on a train floor – then unjustly fined for fare dodging

A British teacher ended up being found guilty in court – because she hadn’t printed out the ticket she bought online

The Independent UK

More trains are being cancelled than ever. Here’s why

More than one in 25 trains was cancelled over the past year

Evening Standard

Train reliability at record low as more than one in 25 services are axed

More than 217,000 services were fully cancelled in the year to February 1, PA news agency analysis found.

The Independent UK

Simon Calder reveals how to find the cheapest train tickets

After the latest above-inflation price rise: all you need to know about getting the best deal for rail travel in Britain

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