Trains
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| Originally published | 1987 |
| Authors | Gail Gibbons |
| Illustrators | Gail Gibbons |
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| ID | 2915021 |
About Trains
Examines different kinds of trains, past and present, describing their features and functions. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Rail disruption: Train cancellations as high as 13% in 2023
...By Jonathan Fagg and Emily UniaBBC EnglandBritain s busiest railway stations with the highest rates of cancelled Trains this year have been revealed...
Elizabeth line suspended due to swan on the track
... Transport for London (TfL) said there was " an obstruction" on the track which had halted Trains between Heathrow Airport in west London and Abbey Wood in south-east London...
Barriers fitted at last level crossing of its kind in Scotland
... The crossing has been the scene of collisions and near misses involving cars and Trains - including an incident in March last year...
Trains: How can it take so long to fix a struggling railway?
... And with a record number of UK Trains being cancelled, and governments taking control because of poor service or cash issues, some passengers are fed-up...
Who is striking? How Christmas and New Year walkouts will affect you
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Upcoming strike action WED 21 DEC Ambulance staff on strike The action will involve paramedics, control room staff and support workers in England and Wales The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in Yorkshire and the Humber and north-west England The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams THU 22 DEC Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in London and south-east England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Possible rail disruption Security staff on Eurostar services are due to strike Read more: Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in Yorkshire and the Humber and north-west England The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams FRI 23 DEC Postal workers on strike Royal Mail staff are on strike First and second class letters won t be delivered Read more: Rail disruption continues Security staff on Eurostar services are due to strike Eurostar say they are running a revised timetable A strike by UNITE the Union affects the East Midlands Railway Services will be reduced and customers are being told to travel only if necessary Read more: Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in London and south-east England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in Yorkshire and the Humber and north-west England The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams SAT 24 DEC Postal workers on strike Royal Mail staff are on strike First and second class letters won t be delivered Read more: Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike The RMT strike will affect services in England, Scotland and Wales Services will finish early and people are being advised to avoid travelling if possible Eurostar say they are running a revised timetable A strike by UNITE the Union affects the East Midlands Railway (EMR) There will be no EMR Trains operating on Christmas Eve Read more: Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in London and south-east England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in Yorkshire and the Humber and north-west England The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams SUN 25 DEC Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike No Trains will be running in England, Scotland or Wales Read more: Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in London and south-east England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected MON 26 DEC Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike No Trains will be running in England, Scotland or Wales No Eurostar services will be running Read more: Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected TUE 27 DEC Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike until 06:00 GMT Services in England, Scotland and Wales will be limited and will start later than usual Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London WED 28 DEC Ambulance staff on strike The action will involve paramedics, control room staff and support workers in England and Wales The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: Rail disruption continues Staff at West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Great Western Railway (GWR) are on strike from midday This includes staff working in ticket offices, station management and guards Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England and parts of London The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams THU 29 DEC Rail disruption continues Staff at West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Great Western Railway (GWR) are on strike until midday This includes staff working in ticket offices, station management and guards Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected Baggage handlers There is a planned strike by some baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport Around 400 members of Unite, employed by private contractor Menzies, are due to take industrial action Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England and parts of London The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams FRI 30 DEC Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in the West Midlands and south-west England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected Baggage handlers There is a planned strike by some baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport Around 400 members of Unite, employed by private contractor Menzies, are due to take industrial action Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England and parts of London The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams SAT 31 DEC Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in the West Midlands and south-west England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London Border Force strikes Some Border Force staff are striking in England, Wales and Scotland meaning delays are likely for people arriving in the UK Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports, and the port of Newhaven, will be affected Baggage handlers There is a planned strike by some baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport Around 400 members of Unite, employed by private contractor Menzies, are due to take industrial action Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England and parts of London The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams SUN 1 JAN Baggage handlers There is a planned strike by some baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport Around 400 members of Unite, employed by private contractor Menzies, are due to take industrial action MON 2 JAN There are currently no national strikes planned for this date TUE 3 JAN Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike The RMT strike will affect services in England, Scotland and Wales and people are being advised to avoid travelling if possible Read more: Possible road disruption All National Highways traffic officers across England are on strike The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England and parts of London The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams WED 4 JAN Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike The RMT strike will affect services in England, Scotland and Wales and people are being advised to avoid travelling if possible Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London Possible road disruption All National Highways traffic officers across England are on strike The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in London, south-east and south-west England and Wales The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams THU 5 JAN Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in London, south-east and south-west England and Wales The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams FRI 6 JAN Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike The RMT strike will affect services in England, Scotland and Wales and people are being advised to avoid travelling if possible Read more: Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in the East Midlands and eastern England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in London, south-east and south-west England and Wales The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams SAT 7 JAN Rail disruption continues The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are on strike The RMT strike will affect services in England, Scotland and Wales and people are being advised to avoid travelling if possible Read more: Possible road disruption Some National Highways traffic officers are on strike in the East Midlands and eastern England The strike involves control centre staff and traffic officers who deal with the aftermath of accidents Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in London, south-east and south-west England and Wales The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams SUN 8 JAN Driving test centre strikes Some driving examiners are on strike in London, south-east and south-west England and Wales The industrial action will not affect theory tests but might have an impact on practical exams When are the next rail strikes? While there is ongoing disruption and some localised strikes on 23 December, a national strike of RMT members is due to start at 18:00 on 24 December until 06:00 on 27 December...
Who is striking? How Thursday 22 December's walkouts will affect you
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Who is striking? How Wednesday 21 December's walkouts will affect you
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Who is striking? How Tuesday 20 December's walkouts will affect you
... However, under normal circumstances, Trains don t run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day anyway...
Trains: How can it take so long to fix a struggling railway?
By Rhidian ThomasBBC News
Many have had that feeling when your Last Train home becomes a dreaded Rail replacement Bus - or Even Worse , it's cancelled.
And with a record number of UK Trains being cancelled, and governments taking control because of poor service or cash issues, some passengers are fed-up.
Now one body is taking what it calls a " unique" multibillion-pound approach to get its railway back on track.
Yet bosses say passengers will suffer " pain" before improvements come in.
As some customers suffer The same old, Transport for Wales (TfW) - who also run Trains to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool - hopes The First phase of its Rail transformation will be done by 2025.
Rail chiefs have told a BBC documentary that when TfW's 148 new Trains are running, More Than 105 miles (170km) of line is electrified, signals and track upgraded and new stations built, passengers in The Wales and Borders area will See " generational" change.
Most Trains run as planned, But try telling that to today's TfW day-trippers, as journeys continue to be disrupted by unreliable Old Trains - See - before The new fleet comes into service.
Then there's The frustrated commuters whose journeys between Cardiff and The South Wales valleys are regularly impacted by engineering work and line closures - and you know what that can mean. . The Bus replacement service.
" I started work at nine This Morning , The Last thing I want is it to take two-and-half hours to Go Home , " one weary passenger told The at TfW.
" I'm aware there's work going on that'll be a Benefit - But it feels quite Far Away , " another commuter said to The cameras.
Wales' 2050 and subsequent has focused ministers' minds on The Urgency of their railway revamp and The TfW chief executive, James Price , insists The " pace We Are going is very fast in Rail terms. "
But Mr Price admitted: " People will expect to See change happen almost Overnight - it can't work like that.
" You have to go through a period of transformation and sometimes that will mean pain. "
What are TfW promising by 2025? So why does it take so long?Just to get a few new Trains onto The timetable took almost five years.
That includes finding The Cash , designing The Trains , awarding The Contract to build them, building The Factory to build them in, building The Trains , inspecting them, and employing and training The drivers to drive them.
A multibillion-pound investment is underway to make Wales' railways bigger, better and faster, and over three years we go behind The Scenes as they try to make ambitious promises a Reality - with More Than a few bumps in The Line .
That's just a few Trains , let alone The full fleet of 148 which will all go through that process.
Then there's electrification of The Lines , which includes lowering track or replacing bridges so electric wires can fit underneath, as The Documentary shows how it took 18 Months to plan a demolition of one bridge.
The erection of The 3,000 steel masts to hold up electric wires took years of planning, including " noise mitigation" in an effort to not keep residents living alongside The Line awake All Night by The installation.
How did Covid affect The Rail upgrade?When The Covid-19 pandemic saw Rail travel collapse by 80%, The private firms that jointly won The could not shoulder The financial burden, so The Welsh Government stepped in to.
That meant forming a new organisation to improve and deliver The timetable until 2033, run services and stations and manage staff while also trying to implement Wales' biggest railway regeneration for decades.
" Taking on The operational responsibility for running The Railway is a massive Challenge - it has radically changed The Business that is Transport for Wales, " Mr Price told The TV cameras.
Those disruptions affected all TfW engineering projects, including building of maintenance depots and control centres, line upgrades, staff recruitment and The Building and delivery of new Trains .
If that wasn't enough, The Firm supplying The - converted from old London Underground District Line Trains - went bust before They Went into daily service, so TfW now have to also maintain those troublesome Trains too.
If The Challenge wasn't Tough Enough , from Network Rail - The Track , signalling, maintenance, Leaves . . Everything .
" What we're doing in south-east Wales is The First Time it's been done in The UK, " Mr Price said.
" Bringing The Track and train under one ownership model and designing things together, not having these convoluted agreements that often cost More Than The Work We Are doing in The End . "
When will TfW passengers See The Benefit ?Although punters will be forgiven for not noticing yet, there are glimpses of The promised TfW revolution.
After More Than Four Years and billions spent, a few new Trains are now in service on The and also in.
One station in Mid Wales has, while continues and.
But there will plenty more Rail replacement buses for a couple of years yet, as Lines - especially in The South Wales valleys - will need to be closed regularly to allow work to continue.
And as TfW know well, not all engineering work runs smoothly.
" People will expect to See change happen almost Overnight , " Mr Price told The Bbc documentary.
" It can't work like that and you have to go through a period of transformation and sometimes that transportation will mean pain. I use The Service myself and experience The Bus replacement service. I More Than sympathise.
" We're trying to do things differently. Lots of other parts of The UK are looking at what we do because we've taken a lot of risks. We need to deliver to prove ourselves. We need to learn from mistakes that Other People have made, realign and put things right. "
It's not just The rolling stock that's growing.
TfW's workforce has grown by almost 50% to 3,000 staff, as The organisation looks to put years of negative headlines behind them to deliver The ambitious plans, including The .
" There's some really difficult things we still need to work our way through, " said Mr Price.
" But We Are seeing The beginnings of The End of The First chapter of this journey. "
Once this phase has left The Station , TfW has promised it will be full steam ahead to The Next phase of adding new stations, new Lines and more services, including The Swansea Bay Metro.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
