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RAIL union RMT has hit back at claims it is behaving recklessly by carrying out strike action on Scotland’s train network, crediting members for their resilience and determination.
The union has faced severe criticism from Abellio ScotRail bosses after a fifth consecutive weekend of strikes took place yesterday in a dispute over overtime payments.
ScotRail, which will move into public ownership next year, says its services were severely disrupted as a result.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Two-hundred years ago, on September 27 1825, the world’s first passenger railway line was opened between Stockton and Darlington. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, reflects on the history – and the future – of Britain’s railway industry
