August 26 2010 THE CRUCIAL role played by the conductor of a train derailed in a level-crossing collision on the Marks Tey-Sudbury line in Suffolk last week has underlined the importance of safety-trained guards, Britain’s biggest rail union says today.
August 24 2010 RMT TRAIN managers at Eurostar have voted overwhelmingly for action to stop the imposition from next month of ‘self-dispatch’ of services from Paris, a function currently undertaken by platform staff.
August 20 2010 BRITAIN’S BIGGEST rail union RMT is demanding Network Rail re-instate lookout patrols in the Lancashire and Cumbria region following another runaway incident near Tebay where four RMT members died in a similar incident in 2004.
August 19 2010 BRITAIN’S BIGGEST rail union RMT has condemned Network Rail for ignoring normal safety practices by removing lookouts for patrolling in the Lancashire and Cumbria region and has advised members not to work if they feel it is unsafe.
August 18 2010 RAIL union RMT today renewed its call for a programme to eliminate level crossings following last night’s collision between a passenger train and a lorry outside Sudbury in Suffolk.
August 13 2010 Rail union RMT warned today that tests using a Deutsche Bahn ICE (Inter City Express) train in the Channel Tunnel in October this year could open the door for other European operators to serve the UK and bring in a major dilution of current safety standards.
August 5 2010 RAIL UNION RMT confirmed this morning that it is re-focusing its campaign to retain Guards on Scotrail services, and its opposition to the extension of Driver Only Operation, through a renewed legal and political drive.
August 5 2010 TUBE UNION RMT today demanded a full external investigation into an escalator fire at Euston station four weeks ago where smoke detection systems failed and the station was only safely evacuated through the experience and vigilance of station-based staff. RMT have this morning referred the matter to the safety regulator the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).
August 2 2010 RAIL UNION RMT has today written to Transport Secretary Phillip Hammond, the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) and the Health and Safety Executive demanding assurances that urgent action is being taken on rail safety following notice from the Judge at the Potters Bar Inquest that there is a continuing risk of fatalities eight years on from the disaster.
July 30 2010 RAIL UNION RMT confirmed this morning that it is preparing to ballot staff on Virgin West Coast for strike action and action short of a strike following the dismissal of a member after a period of absence following an horrific on-train assault.
