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RMT slams government for the ‘managed decline of railways
The report published on March 27 1963 led to the decimation of the UK’s railway network with hundreds of stations and railway lines closed.
RMT points out that railway service levels continue to be significantly below pre-Covid levels despite the Rail Industry...
Region: National
Tagged with: Beeching
RMT responds to DfT statement on Beeching rail links and forgotten stations
“Supporting new railway lines is always welcome but suggesting this will somehow reverse Beeching cuts is pure spin. “There is no definite decision, funding or timetable to open new lines and instead of a national direction to begin railway reopenings...
Region: National
Tagged with: DfT, Department for Transport, Beeching, Railway Reopening, Better Transport,
RMT responds to Government spin on £500 million investment
General Secretary Mick Cash said;
"The idea that this is a reversal of the Beeching Cuts is PR spin way out of control. This is a bare-faced attempt to distract attention from the daily chaos on Northern, South Western, Trans...
Region: National
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