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Petition calls on Southeastern to restore old timetable as overcrowding and other issues blight commuters

It comes after severe overcrowding at London Bridge last week left passengers in fear of being crushed

Evening Standard

'Dangerous' London Bridge rush-hour stampede blamed on rail bosses

'Only a matter of time until a fatality' as timetable overhaul causes commuter chaos

The Telegraph

London Bridge overcrowding: major review ordered after rush hour travellers in fear of being crushed

Thousands were caught in chaotic scenes at the station during Wednesday evening’s rush hour

Evening Standard

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Avanti West Coast and Southeastern ‘worst for cancellations’ as train reliability hits record low

Analysis of industry data by the PA news agency found the cancellations score for all operators during the four weeks to January 7 was 8.0%

Evening Standard

Fines for fare dodging train passengers rise to possible £100 on Monday

Evening Standard

Train strikes: Union chief says deal further away than ever as February walkouts loom

Companies affected by the new strikes include some of London’s busiest commuter routes, including Thameslink, Southeastern and Southern

Evening Standard

Catford station: Police hunt attempted rapist after ‘sex attack’

Police are investigating an attempted rape at Catford station in the early hours of Monday morning.

Evening Standard

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Rail passengers face more disruption as train drivers strike

Aslef members to walk out at 15 rail companies in a long-running dispute over pay

Wales Online

Train drivers strike will cripple UK services with third day in a row of disruption in London

There will be no trains to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and Tubes are set to be disrupted

Evening Standard

Train strikes: Southeastern boss warns solution needed ‘sooner rather than later’

‘We can’t take our customers for granted... so both sides will have to give way’ - Steve White

Evening Standard

January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 set to be blighted by transport industrial action including rail strikes

The Independent UK

January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 blighted by transport industrial action

The Independent UK

Christmas rail travel: Which trains are running from December until the second week of January?

As many as 250,000 trains will not run as normal between 22 December and 8 January

The Independent UK

Rail strike continues as passengers face latest wave of disruption

Trains will start later than usual on Saturday and will finish earlier, while some parts of the country have no services

Evening Standard

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Busy Lizzie! Elizabeth line becomes best used railway in UK only months after opening

The Elizabeth line has rapidly become the busiest train line in the country, according to latest passenger figures.

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'My freezing 4-hour train ride shows transport accessibility is off the rails'

Railway accessibility remains awful for wheelchair users and things will only get worse if plans to cut staff go ahead, writes Anna Morell after a recent trip to London

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Five burning questions about the UK’s freezing weather

In today’s newsletter: While it’s not unusual to see minus temperatures in Britain, what does the manner in which this cold snap has hit the UK say about our preparedness?

Evening Standard

Tory MP blasts train operators for cancelling services amid ‘lightest dusting of snow’

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay

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The Standard View: Talks, not threats, are the way out of strike chaos

The waves of strikes keep coming, with Border Force staff now joining rail workers, nurses, ambulance workers, Royal Mail employees and others in walkouts over pay and conditions.

Evening Standard

Southeastern services scrapped: Which routes are going and why?

As well as eliminating more than 300 train routes, Southeastern will be removing first class from its trains

Evening Standard

MPs furious at Southeastern scrapping daily services to and from central London

Southeastern will have 302 fewer weekday trains and 426 fewer at the weekend compared with 2019 service levels

The Independent UK

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

The Independent UK

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

The Independent UK

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

Evening Standard

Rail firm reduces services ‘after losing passengers to Elizabeth line’

MPs to probe decision by Southeastern Railway to axe more than 700 trains a week

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