Great Northern and Thameslink have beefed up their security at stations and on-board rail services by introducing a team of 22 rail enforcement officers (REOs) with almost as many Special Constables working across the entire Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) network that also includes Southern and Gatwick Express.
GTR, owner of Southern Trains, has urged the RMT to call off their planned 2-day strike (planned for September 7 and 8) and get back round the table to find a solution to their “futile” industrial action.
Responding to the RMT’s strike by Station staff on 7 September, Alex Foulds, GTR’s Passenger Services Director, said: “This is a cynical and deliberate stunt by the RMT to try and bring our trains to a standstill by co-ordinating strike action on two fronts on the same day to cause maximum disruption, delay and damage to our passengers’ everyday lives and the economy."
“This is a cynical and deliberate stunt by the RMT to try and bring our trains to a standstill by co-ordinating strike action on two fronts on the same day to cause maximum disruption, delay and damage to our passengers’ everyday lives and the economy."
Southern staff have chosen Eastbourne based charity Embrace, as their new corporate charity, and have made a donation of £886 to start get the fundraising ball rolling.
Sutton Nightwatch, a charity which supports the homeless, has benefited from over £700 as a result of votes by Southern staff.
A group of seven young people from the West Kent Extra ‘House’ youth club in Edenbridge, youth workers and a volunteer artist, have added some superb artwork to Edenbridge station as part of a summer holiday project.
The group, who were supported by artist/project leader Graham Upton, worked on the design over the course of three days, following the fantastic underpass painting at Edenbridge To
GTR, the parent company of Southern trains, today vowed to move forward with modernisation plans after the latest talks at Acas with the RMT ended without agreement.
GTR, the parent company of Southern trains, today vowed to move forward with modernisation plans after the latest talks at Acas with the RMT ended without agreement.
We are encouraged that the RMT has accepted our offer to resume talks at Acas and has agreed to call off its strike action. For our passengers' sake we truly hope these talks will be productive and bring this long running dispute to an end.
As the evening peak approaches on day two of the RMT conductor strike, Southern services continue to run well with nine out of ten trains reaching their destinations on time.
As day two of the RMT conductor strike progresses, Southern services continue to run well with nine out of ten trains reaching their destinations on time so far today.
