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Unions want all SWR services renationalised
Burton Mail
|May 23, 2025
UNIONS have welcomed the imminent renationalisation of a rail operator, but the government has also been urged to bring services such as cleaning and security back in-house.
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South Western Railway (SWR) will be returned to public ownership on Sunday, as part of the government's transition to Great British Railways.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said the move was a "major step forward", but warned that services such as cleaning, security and gateline (control of access) will remain contracted out to private companies.
This story is from the May 23, 2025 edition of Burton Mail.
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