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Crow resigns from London transport board
News Article 25 June 2004
RMT chief Bob Crow has resigned from the board of Transport for London following criticism from Ken Livingstone.
RMT cancels train strike
News Article 24 June 2004
The RMT union has announced that a 24 hour national rail strike scheduled for next week has been cancelled.
Legal bid to stop rail strike
Press Review 24 June 2004
Network Rail has gone to the High Court to stop next week's national rail strike.
Joint rail strike threatens chaos
Press Review 22 June 2004
The RMT union has announced a joint London Underground and overground strike for 24 hours next week.
RMT strike threat condemned
News Article 21 June 2004
The government and the Conservatives have condemned RMT plans to hold simultaneous strikes.
Freight to give way to commuters
Press Review 21 June 2004
The FT reports that the government's forthcoming rail review could see freight operators igving up some of their rights to access the network in a bid to improve passenger services.
Operators' fear over rail review
Press Review 16 June 2004
The FT reports that train operators are becoming concerned that the Department for Transport is about to give too much power to Network Rail.
Re-think on rail safety plans
Press Review 11 June 2004
The FT reports that ministers are re-thinking plans to remove rail safety oversight from the Health and Safety Executive.
Rail services to remain separate
Press Review 9 June 2004
Responsibility for tracks and trains will remain in different hands, the government has decided.
Rail crash families slam Norris
Press Review 8 June 2004
Relatives of the dead and injured from the Potters Bar rail crash have said that Steve Norris is "unfit" to hold office.
Transport police 'underfunded' say MPs
News Article 4 June 2004
Britain's railways are policed by an underfunded service that lacks the powers required to do the job effectively, MPs have warned.
Huge bonuses for Network Rail chiefs
Press Review 3 June 2004
Network Rail has awarded massive bonuses to its directors despite announcing that they had failed to meet any targets for train punctuality whilst recording an annual loss of £1.1 billion.
Mixed news from Network Rail
Press Review 1 June 2004
Network Rail missed its punctuality target by half a million minutes last year but still recorded the best train performance for four years.
ePolitixPlus Lookahead - A forward look at transport events over 2005
News Article 28 May 2004
ePolitixPlus Lookahead - A forward look at transport events over 2005
