All our Members have to be intensively trained to very high standards.
Safety therefore is paramount, both for the protection of the public and of our Members.
The profit motive has lead to a reduction in driver training, for example. Another example is a reduction in on-going training in the form of safety briefing days. Six days per year were recommended in the Hidden report following the Clapham crash. The tragedy of the Paddington rail crash highlights the need for a safety agenda that listens to the people and the workers who operate and use the systems because they are the in the best position to identify the problems. We therefore call for a publicly owned, publicly accountable national railway, and London Underground.