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A First Great Western train approaches London (rear of the train seen) as flowers are left by survivors and bereaved families who came to mark the 10th anniversary of the Paddington rail crash, at Ladbroke Grove in west London, October 5, 2009
Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
Unite Here members in the US are taking action against Trump’s vicious Ice agents during football’s biggest tournament, reports MARK GRUENBERG
CAYENNA PONCHIONE-BAILEY celebrates a new recording of all the surviving works of a great female composer and equal of Mozart
RAIL workers will tomorrow commemorate the 25th anniversary of one of Britain’s worst rail disasters.
On October 5, 1999, 31 people died and 258 were seriously injured when two passenger trains collided head-on at Ladbroke Grove two miles out of Paddington station in London.
A public inquiry into the disaster revealed flaws in the management and regulation of safety on Britain’s privatised rail network and concluded that the collision could have been avoided.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
Two-hundred years ago, on September 27 1825, the world’s first passenger railway line was opened between Stockton and Darlington. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, reflects on the history – and the future – of Britain’s railway industry
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work