GTR launches legal bid to stop ASLEF industrial action
Govia Thameslink Railway, parent company of Southern Railway, has today issued proceedings at the High Court to seek an injunction to stop ASLEF’s industrial action.
Govia Thameslink Railway, parent company of Southern Railway, has today issued proceedings at the High Court to seek an injunction to stop ASLEF’s industrial action.
Rail replacement bus plan 28/11/16 in Hastings area due to late finish of engineering work.
Responding to Aslef's ballot result, Charles Horton, Govia Thameslink Railway's Chief Executive Officer, said: "We believe this ballot was wholly unnecessary and unjustified in the first place and we're disappointed that the union is now contemplating industrial action."
Southern and Sussex Community Rail Partnership (SCRP) recently came together with local artist Graham Upton, to show off the award won for the art project in Edenbridge station’s underpass.
Southern will be providing an additional train service on the Tonbridge/Redhill Line during next week’s 48-hour strike by RMT Conductors, meaning that 62% of the normal timetable will be running.
Engineering work is taking place on Sunday 20 November between London Victoria and Clapham Junction closing most lines.
ASLEF has had to cancel its ballot of Southern drivers only a day after it started, rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway confirmed today (7 November).
In response to the latest announcement from the RMT Union a spokesman for Southern said: “Not content with causing months of misery, the RMT has now hit a new low and is determined to cancel Christmas for the travelling public."
Southern is putting on extra trains as the RMT union gears-up for two further days of strike action this week on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November.
GTR, parent company of Southern Railway, has today told the RMT union it will rescind its "full and comprehensive offer" if further strike action goes ahead.
No trains will stop at Lewes or several neighbouring stations after midday on Saturday 5th November – bonfire night – and road restrictions will apply.
Southern Railway has announced it will restore 63 more services to the timetable, including the full West London Line timetable and 34 West Coastway services to destinations such as Hove, Bognor, Barnham and Worthing next Monday (October 24).
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