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Modernising Maintenance is an Expensive Failure - RMT report
Findings from the union’s Post-Implementation Review, based on testimony from over 6,000 members, reveal the devastating human and operational cost of the programme. The programme was implemented to deliver £100 million of cuts as part of the Government’s overall £2 billion funding...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Network Rail, Modernising Maintenance
RMT raises rail safety concerns over cost-cutting
Rail workers are already reporting an increasing number of broken rails and recent high-profile faults which affected The Elizabeth Line and Eurostar services have highlighted the state of ageing infrastructure yet Network Rail are cutting costs in its latest spending...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Network Rail, Rail, Maintenance
Scotland's railway less safe than two years ago - RMT survey
92% of those surveyed said that a major rail safety incident occurring on the railway within the next two years was "likely" with 45% saying it was "very likely."
66% of Network Rail members surveyed said railways were less safe than 2 years...
Region: RMT Scotland
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Network Rail, Maintenance,
Major railway incidents more likely due to Network Rail cuts
Network Rail plans to cut £1.2bn of its budget between 2024 and 2029, leading to an overwhelming majority of its staff fearing future accidents and serious safety-related incidents on the railway.
These cuts include abandoning track renewals for at least the next...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Network Rail, Maintenance,
RMT marks 21 years since Potters Bar tragedy
On 10 May 2002, a northbound train to Norfolk, derailed at high speed, killing seven and injuring 76 at Potters Bar station leaving part of the train wedged between the station platforms and building structures.
Six of the victims were travelling in the...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Potters Bar, Rail Disaster, Network Rail, Jarvis, Modernising Maintenance,
ORR shares RMT safety concerns over Network Rail modernisation plans
During the meeting, representatives of the ORR indicated they shared some of the union's concerns. RMT has repeatedly warned that Network Rail's plans to meet £400m DFT mandated cost savings, are a serious threat to the safe running of the...
Region: National
Tagged with: Defend Jobs, Pay and Conditions, National Rail Dispute, Network Rail, Modernising Maintenance, RMT, Mick Lynch
Elizabeth Line maintenance workers to take 24 hours strike action
Workers taking part in the action are currently being paid significantly less than similar positions across the network.
Rail for London Infrastructure which employs the workers, has offered four per cent but workers at MTR – the outsourced part...
Region: South East and Anglia
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