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Britain’s largest long-distance operator, CrossCountry, has announced the appointment of Wendy Smith as HR and Safety Director.
Britain’s largest long-distance operator, CrossCountry, has announced the appointment of Mark Goodall as Service Delivery Director.
Alongside other rail operators will provide free onward train travel for Ukrainians on arrival in the UK. We are working together to provide support to Ukrainian arrivals by offering free onward travel to their final destinations in Britain.
The campaign which primarily targeted leisure travellers, ran from August –October 2021, saw an average of 15% of people buying a ticket and an average recall of 54%.So, with journeys at 65% of pre-pandemic levels and car usage at 87% after Omicron, the rail industry sees a strong opportunity for a second wave of the campaign, this time with a greater emphasis on business travellers and commuters and the benefits of Rail vs Car
Britain’s largest long-distance train operator, CrossCountry, has welcomed the decision by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) to call of their planned strikes on Saturday 19 February and Saturday 5 March.
CrossCountry has confirmed its services will be impacted due to planned strike action by the RMT (The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers). The union has instructed its members not to work on Saturday 19 February and Saturday 5 March, which means many CrossCountry services will be cancelled on those days.
CrossCountry introduces timetable amendments between Birmingham and Stansted Airport in response to staff absence due to the Omicron variant and lower passenger numbers as people work from home.
CrossCountry has confirmed its services will be impacted over the festive period due to planned strike action by the RMT (The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers).
The Rail to Refuge scheme offers free train travel to women, children and men fleeing domestic abuse, who have been given an offer of a place in refuge.
CrossCountry is proud announce its renewed corporate partnership with the National Railway Museum.
CrossCountry are naming a train in memory of those who lost their lives at the tragic level crossing accident which happened in the small Staffordshire village of Hixon in 1968.
Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership have created their own unique film to support communities along the Bentham line.