Transport bosses in talks over 'rail academy for the North' to help solve staff shortage crisis
It's been a summer of misery on the North's railways as strikes brought services to a standstill and planned trains were cancelled at short notice.
The Northern Agenda politics newsletter has learned that operators, Northern transport leaders and the Government are working on plans for a 'Rail Academy for the North' to dramatically improve the training and recruitment of rail staff. “The Rail Academy for the North concept is part of a number of industry proposals being assessed. No decision has been made on whether to progress the proposal and there is no funding commitment attached to it.”
"But without drivers, guards and crew to operate the trains, nothing will run. Train companies have failed to train and retain enough staff, so we’re still dependent on practices like rest day working to keep the system running.
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