Cost of second person on Merseyrail is revealed
The cost of employing a second person on all Merseyrail trains will be discussed by the combined authority of the Liverpool City Region this week. Merseytravel and Merseyrail have agreed to carry a second member of staff on all trains when the new fleet arrives in 2021 after a prolonged dispute with the RMT. This led to a number of disruptive strikes before the union’s demand was finally conceded in August. According to a report to be discussed on Friday, Merseytravel will be required to find the extra cash, and fares may have to rise as a result.
Bad weather and over-ambitious timetables dented performanceSavage winter weather and over-ambitious spring timetables have dented rail performance over the past year, according to the Office of Rail and Road. Punctuality sagged to its lowest for 12 years partly as a result of the ‘Beast from the East’ which swept across the country in February and March, bringing ice and snow to almost everywhere in Britain, including Devon and Cornwall. The May timetables added a further layer of unpunctuality, as it quickly became clear that new timetables on Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern were unworkable.
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