what ongoing industrial action means for the future of Britain's railways
- Written by Paul Plummer, Professor in Rail Strategy, University of Birmingham
All aboard. alice-photo/ShutterstockRail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to break an industrial action deadlock that, according to Network Rail, has lost the industry more than £400m in revenue since last summer.
Workers for UK rail companies have been striking for months over pay and conditions, but the...







