RMT calls for Crossrail to be run in public sector

Crossrail services should be run in the public sector and its rolling stock built in Britain, the RMT rail union has said.

As work on the cross-capital rail link began, the RMT said the project should be a public one in every sense, and should be the first step in the creation of a new-generation high-speed network that should also include a new spinal mainline linking London and Scotland.

“If Crossrail is finally to be built it is good news for the railways, jobs, the economy and the...

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