Kirkby-in-Furness
February blog
Tony Potts writes: Our arrival back from Glasgow on 8 February was delayed as all trains were cancelled due to a landslide between Whitehaven and Workington. Virgin Trains staff at Carlisle…
December blog
Tony Potts writes: Although talks between Arriva Rail North and the RMT were taking place this week, there is still no sign of the strike action being lifted. Our MP, Trudy…
November blog
Tony Potts writes: There have been several disturbing matters recently. The news that the planned Moorside Nugen nuclear plant is unlikely to proceed will obviously mean that much of the…
156 Approaching Barrow-in-Furness
October blog
Tony Potts writes: David, Terry and I attended a meeting with Northern at Preston on 26 September and a report is available. On returning, I had an informal discussion at…
September blog
Tony Potts writes: There seems to be no end in sight to the RMT dispute with Northern over the presence of guards on trains, despite Merseyrail settling. According to a…
August blog
Tony Potts writes: The RMT strike planned for 21 July was suspended pending talks with Northern about a process for reconvening talks around proposals to set up a joint working…
July blog
Tony Potts writes: On 14 June I attended the TravelWatch North West meeting at Blackpool's Solaris Centre. Although no-one from Arriva was there, I took the opportunity to ask the Network…