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Transport Focus comment on the RMT announcement of 27 days of strike action on South Western Railway.


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Press release


Transport Focus

Transport Focus comment on the RMT announcement of 27 days of strike action on South Western Railway.


  date 5 November 2019
  source Transport Focus
  type Press release

Anthony Smith, chief executive of the independent watchdog Transport Focus, said:

“Yet more strikes are being dumped on passengers who may have to cancel Christmas holiday plans or endure miserable journeys to work. This dispute has dragged on for far too long and is damaging trust in the railway.

“Passengers have had enough of the on-going industrial action on South Western Railway services. They have faced lost time, money, more driving and deep frustration at not being able to rely on the trains.

“It is vital that the parties in this dispute get back around the table to resolve this matter without bringing the railway to a standstill.”

Thanks,

Kieran

Kieran Watkins
Senior Communications Officer
0300 123 0836 / 07850 076 493
Transport Focus (London office)
The independent transport user watchdog


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