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May 7, 2024 · Rail lines are set for disruption in the week following the first May bank holiday as train drivers at 16 rail companies strike on different days. Tuesday 7 May 2024 16:00, UK. Pic: Reuters. Why you can trust Sky News. Train drivers will stage a fresh wave of strikes and overtime bans this week, causing disruption to the rail network.
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The French government is a major shareholder in one of the Big Six energy providers in the UK. EDF Energy is part of the French EDF Group. The French government is the majority shareholderin the group, with 83% of shares, as of September 2017. Of the other big six energy companies, E.ON is based in Germany. N Power is part of the Innogy group, anot...
Railway infrastructure—things like the tracks, signals, level crossings, bridges, and tunnels—is run by Network Rail, which describes itself as a “public company, answerable to Government”. Trains, most smaller stations, and routes are split into franchisesrun by different companies. Around a dozen of the franchise holders are linked to governments...
Royal Mail was privatised in 2013 and the government sold its final shares in the company in 2015. As of 2016/17, 12% of the company shares were held by employees. We’ve not seen a full list of shareholders and have asked the Royal Mail for more information. Another delivery company, UK Mail, is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group. 21% of Deutsche Post...
May 20, 2021 · A new state-owned body, Great British Railways (GBR), will set timetables and prices, sell tickets in England and manage rail infrastructure. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it would replace ...
May 20, 2021 · A new state-owned body, Great British Railways (GBR), will set timetables and prices, sell tickets in England and manage rail infrastructure. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it would...
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission , it became an independent statutory corporation in January 1963, when it was formally renamed the British Railways Board .
Disruption information covering the UK rail network. The table below shows the 'National Service Indicators' for Train Operating Companies in the UK and details of incidents currently affecting service. Click on any Incident Details for further information.
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Virgin Rail Group (WCT Group since 2021) is a British rail transport company that was formed by the Virgin Group to bid for rail franchises in the United Kingdom during the privatisation of British Rail in the late 1990s.
