IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Why trains come off the tracks

· Socialist Challenge No. 192, 9 April 1981 · p. 8 of the scan · 199 words

The scan: sc-n192-apr-09-1981.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 8 of the scan

will be But on behalf of the NUR.

OLEC Sidney Weighell offers to make cuts RAILWORKERS have tremendous pride in They have always been willing to sacrifice themselves to good service.

Their concern has been much their own safety, but that of the travelling public.

The Amalgamated Society Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, ASLEF. was formed in Sheffield in 1880, not because of the anpalling conditions thẹ drivers faced Decause the signalling system unsate.

The motto of ASLEF is 'Brothers in unity, the public salely. protection'. The employers have been able to take advantage of this to keep wages down and conditions of service poor and out of date In recent times, British Rail has not carried out essential track repair, so speed restrictions have imposed. running times and hence delayed arrivals working as the Chief Railways, Sir lan HOLSU exposed in his annual report. year of caused by Irom 13 t0 17. occured at places where a renewal of track had but postponed McNaughton's was 'Where normal renewal is deferred the problem is then one of deciding vur Wil when deterioration components that, speed of traffic must be imposed 'As the circumstances inevitable that judgements are wrong

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