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RMT today marks 35 years since the Clapham Junction rail crash.
Senior representatives of the union joined a memorial service at the scene of the crash in Battersea, south London, and lay flowers on behalf of RMT.
The crash took place on December 12 1988 when a crowded train from Poole to London...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Clapham Rail Crash
RMT remembers Southall train crash 26 years ago today
The tragedy occurred on 19 September 1997 1.15pm near Southall station without warning, when an Intercity train ploughed into a freight train.
It is believed the 10.32 to Paddington was travelling close to the maximum speed on the Southall approach of 125mph as...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Southall Train Crash,
RMT on Crown Office in Scotland FAI into Helicopter Crash
Offshore union RMT response to Crown Office in Scotland announcement that there will be an FAI into the helicopter crash in August 2013. Mick Cash, General Secretary of offshore workers union RMT, said;
"The time that has elapsed since this event...
Region: National
Tagged with: Scotland, Helicopter Crash
RMT calls for Clapham lessons to be learnt
RAIL UNION RMT will today mark the 30th anniversary of the terrible carnage of the Clapham rail disaster, which left 35 dead and injured hundreds more, with a call to ensure such accidents never happen again.
On December 12 1988 a crowded train...
Region: National
Tagged with: clapham rail disaster, clapham, crash,
Message of support from Paddington rail crash survivor
A survivor of the Paddington rail crash in October 1999 has pledged her full support for RMT’s campaign to defend the role of the guard on Southern Rail. In the week that marks the 17th anniversary of the disaster, in which...
Region: South East and Anglia
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