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As quickly as possible, and if they are prepared to do that, then they're in there in the last chance saloon, but they're going to have to show that they can do that. but if they can't, then they should have the contract removed. it's as simple as that. avanti has said drivers who are members of the aslef union have been refusing to do overtime, which has put pressure on services. the union denies this, accusing the company of a lack of recruitment. rail expert tony miles says there's no quick fix. there's a fundamental problem. the railways, right back to british rail days, have relied on tra...

It's as simple as that. avanti has said drivers who are members of the aslef union have been refusing to do overtime, which has put pressure on services. the union denies this, accusing the company of a lack of recruitment. rail expert tony miles says there's no quick fix. there's a fundamental problem. the railways, right back to british rail days, have relied on train crew working overtime to make up the numbers. if they want to do away with that, it's going to take years to recruit additional workers. if they want them to work their overtime, at the moment, that means the government's going...

The latest figures show that nearly 10% of all rail staff are off work, and passengers have been warned of short—notice cancellations. alex hynes is the managing director of scotrail which is introducing a 8% reduction to services today. on a typical day we operate around 2,000 services in scot rail. from today, we are reducing our timetable by about 160 services a day, so that we can improve the reliability of the service. what customers tell us is that it's the reliability that matters most and, therefore, it's important to publish a timetable that customers can depend on. and, you're righ...

The NRC workers had earlier expressed anger at the management for its perceived silence on the fate of seven railway workers who were kidnapped.

Following the Nigerian Tribune's exclusive report on the silence of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on seven railway workers kidnapped during the