Rail bosses said in that time almost 20,000 people were caught out.

THE dispute between the country’s rail unions and Irish Rail shows no sign whatsoever of being moved towards a settlement: the unions — four of them — have started their one-day strike programmes, and warned that they are thinking about action that will close the network during the Christmas and new year holidays. And there’s talk of walk-outs hitting bus services early in the new year.

The quality of food on supermarket shelves could suffer if the Government fails to secure frictionless trade with the European Union after Brexit, the head of the maritime trade body warned.

Rail passengers have been warned to expect a “summer of discontent” after the row between Irish Rail and its unions over pay escalated.

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Nine rail workers were just seconds from death after being given no warning that an 80mph passenger train was bearing down on them, rail accident investigators have said.

The British Government is today inviting expressions of interest from bidders for the UK’s 40% stake in the Eurostar rail service.

On Friday last I had an experience which is worth forgetting as soon as possible. It was delivered by the monopoly rail provider that is 100% funded and supported by you and I, the taxpayer.

Siptu has told Irish Rail it intends to add three more days of work stoppages over the company’s plans to implement a cost-savings plan without its members’ agreement — with two of the days falling on All-Ireland final days.

The British capital could face travel disruption for more than a week when an eight-day strike by London Underground power workers gets under way tonight.

Tube services in London were hit today by a “solidly supported” strike over ticket office closures.

London Underground workers have walked out on a 48-hour strike in a long-running row over Tube ticket office closures which will cause travel chaos in the capital.

Fares are set to increase for public transport services including Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Luas services.

IRISH RAIL have apologised to a gay married couple who missed their train to Cork last weekend because staff in Dublin refused to accept their valid free travel pass.

London Underground workers are to take six days of strike action in an escalating row over the sacking of two Tube drivers, threatening travel chaos for millions of passengers, it was announced today.

Rail union leaders today called for an urgent review of safety procedures after claiming that an internal report into a flooding incident at a Tube station in London showed it almost ended in “disaster”.

A Tube train with a suspect package on board passed through four London stations because staff cuts meant there was no-one available to evacuate and search the carriages, according to a leaked memo.

LONDONERS face more transport disruption after a 24-hour strike was called on part of the underground train system in support of two sacked drivers.

IRISH RAIL was accused of treating its Limerick customers as second class citizens in order to give priority to Cork passengers in a new schedule of morning services to Dublin.

IRISH RAIL has defended its policy of penalising people who cancel online reservations.

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A growing number of industrial disputes on London Underground (LU) is threatening fresh strikes because of a spate of rows in the UK over pay, sackings and staff transfers, it was warned today.

TALKS were taking place last night between a union and London Underground officials in an attempt to end a three-day strike that has crippled the Tube network.

A private consortium in charge of upgrading London Underground stations and tracks today launched a formal bid to recover an estimated £1bn (€1.48bn) it believes it is owed for extra work carried out under its deal.

IRISH RAIL has ruled out the reopening of the Crusheen railway station, within the planned Western Rail Corridor, as the population of the area does not support such a move.

RAIL chiefs have predicted that 100 million passengers would be travelling on the train network when a new underground line through the heart of Dublin opens in 2015.

DEBATE on the three different metro routes proposed by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) appears entirely focused on its route through the north Dublin suburbs.

The robustness of carriages dating back to the 1960s prevented an even higher death in the Berkshire train crash which claimed six lives, rail experts said today.

THOUSANDS of rail passengers could be left stranded in the run up to Christmas as a breakaway branch of train drivers look set to begin strike action in a bitter dispute over union recognition.

RAIL and bus chiefs have warned that extra passengers will be turned away if huge numbers try to cash in on a “no fares day” tomorrow.

A TRANSPORT campaign group claims it could provide an alternative rail system to the proposed metro link to Dublin Airport that would save the Exchequer billions of euro.

Nationwide rail chaos will be announced tomorrow when members of the Irish Locomotive Driver’s Association carry through with their threat to begin a series of one-day strikes.

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London Underground drivers are due to start a 24-hour strike.