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Overcrowded trains.
Fares go up every year while the
service across the industry gets worse.
The train companies are only in the rail
industry to make profit.
We’ve got the highest fares in Europe,
mile for mile, and the infrastructure
dates back to Victorian days.
Privatisation only benefits
shareholders, profit first then
everything else.
Lack of investment in routine
maintenance stores up problems
which then become problems for the
day to day running of the trains, which
then cost far more in the long run.
Lack of investment in rolling stock
equates to breakdowns and poor
customer service.
Overcrowding with no investment in
stock with huge growth in [passenger]
numbers.
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WHY THE UK NEEDS A
NATIONALLY INTEGRATED
AND PUBLICLY OWNED
RAILWAY
RAILWAY
what RMT rail workers say
WHY A
PUBLICLY
OWNED
RAILWAY?
RMT has produced a pamphlet containing responses from a survey of rail workers from across the
industry. In just a few days, more than 800 responses were received. Governments and rail companies
come and go but the one constant is the rail workers who work hard, often under hugely difficult
circumstances, to keep the railways moving safety. This document sets out their views on what the
problem is and how it should be solved. Here are as few examples.
Available from your
branch secretary
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All profits should go back into
upgrading the railway industry i.e.
stations, rolling stock, upgrading track
and major projects.
The railway would no longer be run on
a shoestring to ensure bumper profits.
Innovation and excellence would be
rewarded, all to ensure the best
possible service for the passenger.
Better service. Better fares.
One company, one service. Can only
improve relations.
I would be able to offer a ‘joined up’
approach during disruption and ticket
sales would be much more inclusive
and straight forward.
All departments would communicate
better and have a greater
understanding of the work that needs
to be done.
We will all be working for the same
thing – to run trains for the travelling
public. One workforce working to keep
the public safe.
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