http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-36459-gerry-doherty/topic-rss.do Gerry Doherty RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23771730-virgin-ticket-staff-set-for-lihtning-rail-strikes.do Strikes by ticket office staff at Virgin Trains which would have caused travel chaos at Euston tomorrow were dramatically called off following a legal challenge 2009-11-19T11:55:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23771032-virgin-commuters-hit-by-strikes-over-increase-in-fares.do <b>NEW:</b> Passengers using Sir Richard Branson’s West Coast Main Line face a double whammy of fare increases and strike action, it was revealed 2009-11-18T09:07:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23770101-rail-fares-to-rise-by-5-percent-but-peak-ticket-prices-may-be-cut-or-frozen.do Rail passengers face massive hikes in ticket prices, some as high as 15 per cent 2009-11-16T09:15:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23767130-tube-strikes-for-christmas-as-peace-talks-break-down.do Threat of Christmas Tube strikes increases dramatically after peace talks over pay and conditions broke apart 2009-11-10T08:54:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23744149-rail-firms-picking-pockets-with-50-percent-rise-in-car-park-charges.do Rail bosses were condemned for raising station car parking charges by up to 50 per cent to offset January's small cut in rail fares 2009-09-15T08:00:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23740223-rail-firms-double-prices-to-make-up-for-peak-fare-cuts.do Rail commuters face a record 143 per cent increase in the cost of travel as train companies sidestep government regulations aimed at keeping prices down 2009-09-04T08:15:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23698951-the-trains-now-arriving-are-a-record-90-on-time.do Record numbers of trains are now running on time, as Network Rail reveals 90% annual punctuality for the first time since records began in 1992 2009-05-26T12:41:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23694571-union-chief-slams-morally-bankrupt-network-rail.do A union leader will launch an angry attack against Network Rail, accusing the company of being "morally bankrupt" 2009-05-19T08:19:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23689487-passengers-face-250-levy-for-seat-on-train.do Passengers will be charged an extra £2.50 a journey to guarantee a seat on crowded trains 2009-05-12T08:18:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23687393-dick-turpin-rail-operators-increase-cost-of-railcard-by-25.do The cost of a network railcard, which offers families cheap tickets in the South East, is to rise by 25 per cent 2009-05-08T08:11:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23682073-rail-unions-demand-freeze-on-jobs-massacre.do Rail union bosses are meeting Geoff Hoon, the transport secretary, today in an escalating dispute over job losses, service cuts and fare rises 2009-04-28T08:26:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23662622-dangerous-trainspotters-to-be-banned-from-kings-cross.do Trainspotters could be banned from King's Cross for security reasons, it was claimed 2009-03-16T10:34:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23654368-rail-ticket-office-staff-to-strike-in-bank-holidays-row.do Ticket office staff and other workers at a train company are to strike for 24 hours in a dispute over holidays, it was announced 2009-02-27T09:27:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23643570-ticket-office-hours-cut-as-rail-firm-struggles-to-pay-14bn-franchise.do National Express is to reduce ticket office opening hours on the East Coast Main Line to save cash 2009-02-16T10:15:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23639063-tube-unions-warn-of-strike.do The Tube's two biggest unions combined forces to warn of strike action across the network to prevent compulsory job losses 2009-02-11T10:15:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23635024-mps-grill-rail-bosses-over-fare-rises.do Rail chiefs faced a barrage of criticism after appearing before MPs to be questioned about inflation-busting fare rises 2009-02-05T09:33:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23634319-union-urges-mps-to-end-insulting-rail-fare-increases.do MPs faced mounting pressure to order a rail fares freeze during the recession 2009-02-04T09:18:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23629950-battle-lines-drawn-to-keep-ticket-offices-open-closure.do Politicians and union leaders have urged rail commuters to back the Evening Standard’s campaign for safer stations 2009-01-28T08:22:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23626656-safety-fears-as-network-rail-cuts-track-work-to-save-cash.do Fears over more late and cancelled trains escalated as Network Rail announced it is cutting back on the amount of worn out track it replaces in order to save cash 2009-01-23T09:26:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23625270-railway-staff-threatened-with-sack-over-ticket-office-protest.do Staff working for a commuter rail company were warned they could be sacked if they tell commuters about plans to close ticket offices 2009-01-22T09:16:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23622427-overcrowding-fear-as-train-firms-seek-to-cut-services.do Rail company bosses are to ask the Government for permission to cut services - leading to more overcrowding and unstaffed stations 2009-01-19T08:38:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23621477-rail-crowding-set-to-get-worse-as-swt-shortens-its-trains.do Commuters face cattle truck conditions after rail managers announced plans to shorten 100 trains to save money 2009-01-16T15:30:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23611385-fares-up-and-rail-delays-for-return-to-work.do Commuters were faced with inflation-busting fare increases as they returned to work - and to a rail network hit by problems 2009-01-05T09:42:50Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23610450-inflation-link-to-rail-fare-rises-must-be-ditched.do Ministers are facing mounting pressure to scrap inflation-linked rail fare increases 2009-01-02T10:05:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23601804-white-collar-jobs-go-as-tfl-axes-up-to-2000.do Up to 2,000 jobs are to be axed at Transport for London because of the credit crunch 2008-12-15T09:33:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23598600-rail-fares-from-euston-set-to-treble.do Thousands of long-distance rail travellers from Euston will see their fares treble under the cover of timetable changes being introduced next week 2008-12-08T16:29:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23586268-strike-threat-to-eurostar-in-run-up-to-christmas.do Eurostar staff are threatening to strike just before Christmas - the service's busiest time of the year 2008-11-13T09:45:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23502755-energy-costs-to-force-huge-rise-in-rail-fares.do Annual rail ticket prices will jump hundreds of pounds amid massive hikes of between two and three times the rate of inflation as rail companies are hit by the economic turmoil 2008-06-30T08:30:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23482560-tube-unions-say-no-to-a-no-strike-deal.do London's new Mayor had a baptism of fire over the Tube as union leaders told him a no-strike deal was not an option. 2008-05-06T08:41:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23467010-strikes-will-shut-tube-for-four-days.do Tube union bosses have ordered four days of strikes starting on Sunday 6 April 2008-03-28T09:15:59Z