NO TO DOO!

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: february 2016 :: RMTnews 16 Merseyrail guards and supporters held protests outside Merseytravel HQ at Mann Island in Liverpool earlier this month over the threat to their jobs from plans for driver only trains. The proposals for a £400 million upgrade to the network’s trains were revealed last year and could see new trains in place by early 2020s - threatening more than 200 jobs. RMT regional organiser John Tilley said that the union believed that Merseytravel - which intends to buy the trains rather than lease them as they do now - is axing guards to help pay for the cost of the replacement rolling stock. “It’s clear from the plans that have been released to the five companies invited to tender for the new trains that the intention is to operate them as driver- only - and remove guards from trains. NO TO DOO! Rail unions oppose Driver- Only Operation at Merseyrail