National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT)

Chaos as Aberdeen freight train derails

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:34:58 +0000

BBC News: 9 May 2012

Train services in the north-east of Scotland were severely disrupted after a freight train came off the line.

RMT demands end to London Midland ticket office massacre as internal Government emails reveal

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:31:39 +0000

RMT: April 20 2012

RAIL UNION RMT today demanded a halt to a ticket office closure programme across the London Midland service after internal DfT emails revealed that the Minister has already agreed to the savage cuts in return for a cash payment from the company

Network Rail fined £4million over fatal Grayrigg derailment

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:55:41 +0000

Metro: 04 April 2012

Network Rail has been fined £4million over health and safety breaches that led to the fatal derailment of a Virgin Pendolino train near Grayrigg, Cumbria, in 2007.

Passenger numbers up on the rails as busiest stations get more crowded

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:55:35 +0000

Metro: By Hayden Smith, 29 March 2012

Some of the busiest railway stations in the country are becoming even more crowded.

Rail watchdog gets huge pay rise from ministry

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:55:12 +0000

Metro: By John Higginson, 25 March 2012

The boss of an independent rail watchdog has been awarded a 25 per cent pay rise by the government department he is paid to scrutinise.

Network Rail should ‘open up to taxpayer’

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:55:14 +0000

Metro: By John Higginson, 12 March 2012

Train fares are too high because the government is failing to hold the rail authority to account, MPs warned.

Peak hours train rates 'to start earlier and cost more' under new plans

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:46:45 +0000

The Metro: By John Higginson - 8th March, 2012

Train commuters are facing even higher ticket prices in peak hours under plans to cut billions of pounds of spending on the railways.

The Great Train Robbery

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:41:36 +0000

The Morning Star: 08 March 2012

More fares robbery, more cuts, more profiteering - and a network that continues to be the laughing stock of Europe. That's the Con-Dem vision for railways as set out in a consultation paper which was jaw-droppingly audacious in its claims that black is white, up is down and soaring prices are "more affordable."

No more 'inflation-busting fare rises'? They must be off the rails

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:33:25 +0000

The Independant: by Christian Wolmar 09 March 2012

Failure to find cuts is likely to lead to precisely the opposite of what the Government has promised

Signallers vote to challenge over complicated safety system.

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:41:12 +0000

2nd March 2012.

Signallers working for Network Rail voted unanimously to challenge the recently introduced Standard 019 as they believe it is over complicated and potentially dangerous.

Campaigners for Greater Bristol Metro set out plans to transform rail services by 2018

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:05:09 +0000

Bristol Evening Post. March 05, 2012

The West of England Partnership – the body that represents the four local authorities – officially launched the Greater Bristol Metro Rail campaign last week.

Young Members fight for a future

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:41:13 +0000

29th February 2012

RMT Young Members vowed to keep up the pressure on employers to stop removing jobs from the workplace. Jobs cut through natural wastage are seriously affecting the chances of young workers in this country from ever getting a decent job.

Campaign launched for a Greater Bristol Metro.

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:22:28 +0000

Bristol Evening Post: February 23, 2012

Bristolians are being asked to get on board with a campaign to transform local rail services in the region.

Greater Bristol Metro Rail aims to bring former stations back into use, increase frequency of services and secure greater investment in branch rail services.

'How We Can Win' - BADACA Meeting with Unite the Resistance - Monday 6th February

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:53:54 +0000

Old rail depot will service local trains, says expert

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:08:02 +0000

Bristol Evening Post: 4 February 2012

A rail depot at St Philip's Marsh near Bristol Temple Meads station will still have a future, despite planning permission being given for a new depot at Stoke Gifford, according to rail campaigners.