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RMT on additional fine for SouthEastern
RAIL UNION RMT said that the additional fine of £23.5 million meted out to the private London South Eastern Railway operation this morning, after further investigation by DfT revealed that their fiddling of the figures dates back many years, reinforces...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: Southeastern, Govia, Go Ahead Group, Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern
RMT warns rail franchise chaos set to deepen
Rail union RMT warned today that the franchise chaos on Britain's railways is set to deepen with key player First Group under increasing pressure from ‘activist investors’ Coast Capital to exit its UK rail operations.
The warning comes the day...
Region: National
Tagged with: first group, southeastern, go ahead, stagecoach, rail review, williams review,
Southern Rail owners Go Ahead ramp up dividends
New research by transport union RMT has found that as passenger brace themselves for yet another fare increase in the New Year the four big transport groups that own many of Britain’s Train Companies are so profitable that they are...
Region: National
Tagged with: southern, gtr, govia, doo, driver only operation, guards, conductors, rmt, transport union, transport workers union, virgin, go ahead, stagecoach, national express
Shocking new performance figures unveiled on Thameslink
General Secretary Mick Cash said; "Govia Thameslink Railways have become an international laughing stock and it is time for the Government to pull the plug on this continuing scandal that shames our transport network. "They are in breach of contract...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: thameslink, gtr, govia, go ahead
RMT fury at Grayling and GTR
General Secretary Mick Cash said: “RMT made it clear that the union was prepared to take up the offer of talks between ourselves, Southern Rail and Chris Grayling as suggested by Brighton and Hove Albion FC. The fact that...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: southern, southern rail, gtr, govia, go ahead, chris grayling, dft, department for transport, doo, driver only operation, guards, conductors
RMT reveals cost of resolving Southern guards dispute
ON THE SECOND DAY of the latest phase of strike action on Southern Rail, RMT revealed that the cost of resolving the dispute would be a tiny fraction of the £20 million bail-out thrown at the company by Transport Secretary...
Region: South East and Anglia