Tebay 20th Anniversary

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Head Office Circular: NP/05/24

11^th January 2024

To: The Secretary

ALL BRANCHES

REGIONAL COUNCILS

 

Dear Colleague,

TEBAY 20^th ANNIVERSARY

The twentieth anniversary is shortly approaching of the tragedy at Tebay in the early hours of 15^th February 2004 when our four members Colin Buckley, Darren Burgess, Gary Tindall and Chris Waters were killed when a faulty 16-tonne wagon broke free and sped down Shap Summit on the West Coast Main Line. RMT representatives played a major role in holding the employer to account and driving forward change, often in face of intransigence from Network Rail. It is a sad reflection of the state of the rail industry that it took over 16 years for this campaign to be finally drawn to a successful conclusion.

RMT will continue to help provide a safer working environment for our members working on the railway infrastructure and specifically to protect them against the risk of runaways on the railway infrastructure.

February 14^th 2024 is the twentieth anniversary of the killing of our brothers at Tebay. RMT’s Lancaster District Branch is planning to hold a memorial ceremony at the memorial stone at Tebay.

The memorial ceremony will take place the following day, on Thursday February 15^th.

There will be a laying of wreaths and brief words at the memorial stone, south of Tebay village off the A685, at 12.00. 

A buffet with and speeches from myself and others will follow at the Tebay Sports Social & Railway Club, Church St, Tebay, Penrith CA10 3SP, at approximately 13.30.

 

Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all members. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary