13 February 2019

The Socialist inbox

Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist's editors. Democracy and trains.

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9 January 2019

Grayling's attacks on rail workers wages 'un-fare'

The government continues to claim that Britain's economy is doing great and that everyone's wages are sky high.

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24 October 2018

Support RMT strikes against the elimination of guards on trains

Rail companies have undermined the safety of passengers

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26 September 2018

Who wants driver-only operation?

Reader's comment: If you take a cursory glance at the news these days, you will see problems on the railways - strikes, delays, timetable meltdown and so on.

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26 September 2018

Private firms and toothless regulator to blame for trains chaos - nationalise rail now!

Britain's rail regulator admits it was asleep at the wheel in the run up to the May 2018 timetable change which resulted in chaos on vast swathes of Britain's railways.

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19 September 2018

Rail rip-off reversal

Rail firm Arriva Trains Wales has reversed a policy of charging customers 'commission' for returning lost property

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12 September 2018

Guards move closer to beating driver-only operation

Attempts to move to driver-only operation have been pushed back

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5 September 2018

Guards continue fight against driver-only operation

The struggle goes on to keep the safety-critical role of train guards.

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29 August 2018

Northern Rail guards continue fight against driver-only operation

Train guards in Newcastle, members of the RMT union, are participating in the ongoing battle against driver-only operation.

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22 August 2018

Nationalise rail! Tories out!

Staff and passengers are on same side: Beleaguered commuters learnt on 15 August that they will face yet another increase in rail fares from January.

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6 June 2018

#NorthernFail: 250 rail services cancelled

Nationalise rail - don't delay!: Northern rail cancelled more than 250 trains entirely on 29 May. Where trains run at all they have been up to two hours late.

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30 May 2018

Welsh Labour reprivatises rail lines: reverse Tory sell-offs!

The Welsh government has announced, with great fanfare, handing the new £5 billion Wales and Borders rail franchise to multinational corporation KeolisAmey.

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23 May 2018

Government continues to back failed private rail

The companies running the East Coast Main Line (ECML) rail franchise from London to Scotland - Virgin and Stagecoach - are to lose it because they "got their sums wrong" according to Chris Grayling, the transport secretary

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31 January 2018

Merseyrail protest

A demonstration called by the transport union RMT took place outside Liverpool Town Hall ahead of a meeting of Merseyrail stakeholders on 25 January to show the incredible public support in favour of keeping the guards on Merseyrail trains

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17 January 2018

RMT strikes against driver-only operation continue

"Everyone passing understands that this strike is about rail safety"

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4 January 2018

Strike against driver-only operation on five rail networks

Train guards are taking strike action in defence of railway safety

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3 January 2018

Rail: fares up, bosses' pay up - delays and cancellations up

Nationalise rail now!: Rail companies are ringing in the new year by inflicting yet more misery on long-suffering commuters.

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7 December 2017

Anti-DOO lobby of Liverpool's transport committee

A lobby gathered at the Cunard Buildings, Mann Island, ahead of a meeting of Liverpool's Transport Committee

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6 December 2017

Nationalise rail now

East Coast line rescued from private failure AGAIN - biggest hike in fares for five years- transport workers under attack

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9 November 2017

Fight to keep guards on trains continues despite setback Aslef deal

Drivers at GTR Southern have finally voted to accept a deal which was recommended by the Aslef union leadership, which allows trains to run without a guard

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