A general view of commuters disembarking a Great Northern railway train at Hunt's Cross station, Liverpool, July 19, 2024
TRANSPORT union RMT called on the government to put passenger accessibility and safety at the heart of its plans for Great British Rail (GBR) today.
The transport select committee released a report following its inquiry into accessibility for disabled people on the transport network.
It found “far too great a burden” is placed on individual disabled people to hold operators and authorities to account for not fulfilling their duties.
Public ownership of Great British Railways has enormous potential to improve our railway network, but that can’t happen unless jobs, employee rights and union recognition is at the heart of the transition, argues MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system