More strikes called on Northern, SWR after talks failed
The RMT has called more strikes on Northern and South Western Railway during October, after talks failed to end the disputes over on-train staffing. South Western has clashed with the RMT over the justification for further industrial action. There will now be further strikes on Northern on three Saturdays, while a new 48-hour strike has been called on SWR. The union’s general secretary Mick Cash has accused Northern of ‘intransigence’, while he maintains that South Western has been ’playing with words’.
ORR condemns timetable chaos: Grayling promises reformA hard-hitting report from the Office of Rail and Road into why May’s timetable changes didn’t work has said the industry simply wasn’t ready, and that there was a lack of accountability. A three-month inquiry has found that Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway, Northern, the Department for Transport and the ORR itself all made mistakes which contributed to the collapse of services, particularly on the GTR and Northern networks. The ORR’s findings have been published at the same time as an announcement from the Department for Transport that transport secretary Chris Grayling is launching a ‘root and branch’ review of the railway industry.
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