Up to 1,200 London Underground jobs may be cut as a result of ticket office closures, according to the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. Full Article at BBC News

A TRANSPORT union has criticised Tyne and Wear Metro bosses after they confirmed the door has been opened for the publicly-controlled network to be privatised. Full Article at The Northern Echo

THE owner of the Tyne and Wear Metro came under attack today after choosing a German firm as the preferred bidder to operate trains and stations on its behalf. Full Article at ic Liverpool

The article has been unable to display. Bob Crow on yet another ego trip hiding behind his poor foot soldiers - His members should remind him that his members will benefit from the opening of this and projected other routes. Full Article at The Scotsman

The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union claimed there was a ''potentially extremely dangerous situation'' at the station in West London. Full Article at The Telegraph

A leading union today called for a busy Tube station to be closed after claiming it had possibly been contaminated with anthrax and asbestos. Full Article at 24Dash.com

Part of Hammersmith Tube station in west London has been sealed off by transport bosses. Bob Crow, leader of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, has claimed traces of anthrax or asbestos may have been found during a bar refurbishment. Full Article at BBC News

TROUBLED Pete Doherty has revealed that his heart "stopped" and he was on a life support machine after being rushed to hospital. Full Article at Coventry Telegraph

Plans to cut track inspections on a stretch of the Tube will risk public safety, a rail union has said. Track checks on the Jubilee Line extension are to be reduced from twice a week to once, officials confirmed. Full Article at BBC News

12:33pm UK, Monday November 16, 2009 Mark Langford, Sky News Online Rail fares are to rise by an average of 1.1% in January, rail firms have announced. Full Article at Sky News

New boss Elaine Holt warned of some "minor increases" to off-peak fares in 2010. Rail union RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "The game's up for railway privatisation. Most other franchises are kept afloat by taxpayers." Full Article at Mirror.co.uk

New boss Elaine Holt warned of some "minor increases" to off-peak fares in 2010. Rail union RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "The game's up for railway privatisation. Most other franchises are kept afloat by taxpayers." Full Article at Mirror.co.uk

All trains on a busy rail route were cancelled on Remembrance Sunday due to a lack of available drivers. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

The Rail Maritime and Transport union said it had received information revealing that almost 1,500 jobs would be cut, including 650 on the West Coast Main Line. Full Article at BuryFreePress

If all goes smoothly, New Yorkers will soon start seeing London-style features in their daily commuting: a high-tech fare card that can be waved over a sensor; countdown clocks that announce when the next train will arrive; and GPS devices on buses... Full Article at The New York Times

Union leaders today expressed "disbelief" at plans to fly London Underground managers to New York to advise on improving the city's subway system, warning it could affect a pay dispute. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) will be charged up to 200 dollars an hour for each member of staff from Transport for London, under plans to be finalised later this week. Full Article at Asian Leader

To all those people who mention possible strike action if this scum gets sacked, i really don't think thats gonna happen, what possible excuse do they have to be able to do that, why would they go out on strike in favour of someone they probably hate... Full Article at The Telegraph

TUBE workers will vote on whether to stage a strike across London in a pay dispute, a union has said. RMT general secretary Bob Crow has announced that a ballot will be held solely on the issue of pay. Full Article at This is Local London