Network Rail western main line director resigns as regulator probes cancellations and delays due to track failures
Michelle Handforth, who flies to her Network Rail job from her home in Aberdeen, is to step down
Source: independent.co.uk
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Network Rail to carry out 'upgrades' over festive period
Network Rail is advising its passenger to check before they make travel plans over Christmas and New Year due to planned upgrade works.
Source: northwaleschronicle.co.uk
Network Rail to carry out 'upgrades' over festive period
Network Rail is advising its passenger to check before they make travel plans over Christmas and New Year due to planned upgrade works.
Source: leaderlive.co.uk
Elizabeth Line and London trains face chaos amid cold snap
Rail passengers were hit by disruption on Thursday as several routes were affected by infrastructure faults and low temperatures.
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk
Cold snap and track faults lead to rail chaos
East Midlands Railway said services between London St Pancras and Corby were cancelled and delayed due to ‘damage caused by ice’.
Source: somersetcountygazette.co.uk
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What would my Great Uncle Joe think of the WFH Paddington station boss who lives in Aberdeen?
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN My Mums Uncle Joe was the station master at Kings Cross, the nearest thing to royalty in our family.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Aberdeen-based Paddington rail station boss who earns £300,000 claims £10,000 a year on expenses to FLY to different UK stations rather than take the train
Network Rail boss Michelle Handforth (pictured), who lives in Aberdeen, claimed almost £10k in the last financial year for 72 flights to stations across the UK, rather than take the train.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Official list shows 664 public sector fatcats were earning over £150,000 last year - up 6.6% - with HS2 chief seeing a £20,000 bump to £645,000
Figures slipped out by the government showed a total of 664 officials were over the threshold as of September - up 6.6 per cent from the 623 in 2021.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Network Rail spent £10,000 flying staff around the country last year
Last year more than 2,600 air tickets were bought by staff at Network Rail, which operates 20,000 miles of train track across Britain. 985 tickets were for flights within Britain and 1,622 for trips abroad.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Network Rail bosses spend £10,000 a week on flights as it's cheaper than taking trains
Despite urging Brits to take the train to keep down carbon emissions, Network Rail staff spent thousands on domestic flights last year - admitting it was because planes sometimes worked out cheaper
Source: mirror.co.uk