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Grid eyes a monopoly in London as it chases EDF

19.11.09
National Grid today admitted it is after an electricity and gas delivery monopoly in London as it confirmed it is in the running to make a bid for EDF’s £4 billion power network business ... more

I've had my fill of these insincere charity chuggers

09.11.09
"Hello! How are you today ?" The smiling young woman who approaches me outside Farringdon Tube wants just a couple of minutes of my time... more

Twelve bid to break National Grid’s hold

23.09.09
Twelve companies have put themselves forward to compete against National Grid in a bid to break its electricity monopoly in England and Wales ... more

Six-day commuter rail strike set to be called off

16.09.09
Six days of rail strikes due to begin on Monday are expected to be called off as union poised to accept new pay deal... more

Call for talks to prevent week-long rail strike

09.09.09
Rail bosses have demanded urgent talks with union leaders to prevent a week-long strike on National Express East Anglia... more

Rail strike called off as unions agree pay deal

13.08.09
The National Express East Anglia strike was dramatically called off this afternoon, meaning the company will be able to run more trains helping commuters get home... more

Rail dispute causes second day of travel chaos

07.08.09
Commuters face more travel misery today as rail workers walk out for a second day... more

Fast rail link plan in case Tories get in

07.08.09
Plans for a high-speed railway from London to Birmingham via Heathrow are being drawn up on the basis that the Tories will block a third runway if they win the general election... more

Second rail strike brings more misery to the journey home

06.08.09
Rail commuters face a nightmare journey home again tonight after the start of a 48-hour strike closed down busy routes to and from Liverpool Street station... more

Rail strike causes travel chaos for thousands with worse threatened

06.08.09
Hundreds of trains cancelled as a second strike halted most National Express East Anglia services to and from Liverpool Street ... more

Now train strike hits holiday travellers

31.07.09
Thousands of rail commuters and holidaymakers faced another day of travel misery on the second half of a 48-hour strike by National Express East Anglia staff... more

Divi ditched as losses hit National Express

30.07.09
National Express veered further off track as it crashed into the red with a £36.6 million half-year loss, and dumped its interim dividend to cut debt ... more

Thousands face nightmare journey home as strike hits Liverpool Street

30.07.09
Rail commuters face horrendous journeys home this evening in a repeat of the delays they suffered getting into London this morning... more

Train strike to start on Thursday

29.07.09
Thousands of commuters were warned of travel chaos on Thursday and Friday with a 48-hour train strike by the RMT and Aslef unions... more

Eight days of strikes on railways

16.07.09
Rail union bosses have ordered eight days of strikes on London mainline commuter trains... more

Station by station

01.07.09
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Passengers face £2.50 levy for seat on train

12.05.09
Passengers will be charged an extra £2.50 a journey to guarantee a seat on crowded trains... more

24-hour rail strike next week

24.03.09
Thousands of commuters face major disruption next week after union bosses ordered a 24-hour strike... more

Rail workers vote on 24-hour strikes

03.03.09
Voting over train strikes begins today in a move that threatens to shut London’s busiest commuter lines... more

Rail commuters face major strike

19.02.09
London's busiest rail commuter lines face shutdown in the biggest co-ordinated strike action since the early Nineties... more

Commuters derail plans to take buffet car out of service

17.12.08
The last remaining restaurant car on the National Express East Anglia train line has won a temporary stay of execution thanks to customer complaints... more

Rail signal fiasco delays thousands

25.03.08
Thousands of rail commuters were delayed today when a vital signal was locked on red for more than two hours... more

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