​GTR to appeal injunction refusal

GTR, parent company of Southern Railway, has confirmed it has lodged an urgent application at the Court of Appeal against the High Court decision on 8 December refusing an injunction to prevent industrial action by ASLEF.

GTR is seeking to stop a series of nine strike days by Southern drivers which will begin on next Tuesday (13 December) and an overtime ban by Southern drivers which took effect on last Tuesday (6 December) and is expected to go on indefinitely.

Charles Horton, chief executive of GTR, said:

“This industrial action is having a severe and significant impact on our ability to run our train services and causing massive disruption to the 500,000 passengers who travel with us every day. We were granted permission yesterday by the Judge to make an urgent appeal and we have a duty to our passengers to do all we can to prevent the wholly unjustified industrial action continuing. Our passengers have suffered months of travel misery and we call again on the unions to call off their action and work with us to find a resolution to their dispute”.

No date has yet been allocated for the Court of Appeal hearing.

GTR will make no further comment on proceedings until further notice.

ENDS