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THE £4 billion in cuts planned for Britain’s rail infrastructure raises grave concerns over safety, transport union TSSA warned today.
Publicly owned Network Rail, which owns and maintains the infrastructure, plans to shed 905 jobs on top of 1,000 voluntary redundancies, the union said.
TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes has written to rail regulator the Office of Road & Rail (ORR) warning that the loss of highly skilled and specialist employees could threaten safety.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
