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RMT to strike over safety concerns with Bedford train crash firm
The operator will halve intercity services and run fewer carriages as the RMT plans three August strikes over unresolved safety faults.
- East Midlands Railway will cut intercity services roughly in half and operate shorter trains due to safety issues with its new Class 810 fleet, affecting routes connecting Sheffield, Nottingham, and London.
- The RMT Union announced strike action for August 1, August 8, and August 15, citing "over growing safety concerns that EMR has failed to address" since April when the dispute began.
- General Secretary Eddie Dempsey stated the Class 810 fleet has required full resets that disable active safety systems, including communication between drivers and trackside, occurring at least three times last week.
- South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard slammed EMR for short-notice cuts, stating passengers face "a summer of chaos" and that the operator is treating travelers with contempt.
- Hitachi Rail and EMR are working to resolve reliability issues, with the rollout continuing "in a controlled manner" into next year supported by additional testing at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
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'Growing safety concerns' triggers EMR rail union members to strike for three days on East Midlands Railway network
Members of the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working at East Midlands Railway (EMR) plan to take strike action on Saturday, August 1 and the following two Saturdays over growing safety concerns that the company has ‘failed to address’.
·Kettering, United Kingdom
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