Media Coverage: LU Plans to Cut Tripcock Testing Frequency
After RMT "blew the whistle" on London Underground's plan to cut the frequency of tripcock testing, there has been significant media coverage of the issue, including:
- BBC: Tube train safety checks change sparks union row
- Evening Standard: Safety fears as Tube bosses plan to cut inspections on train emergency brakes
- LondonNet: Tube train safety checks change sparks union row
- The Independent: Union Row Over Tube Maintenance
There have also been several similar reports in local newspapers and websites.
London Underground has now agreed to meet RMT to discuss this issue, on 4 November.
- Press releases on this site are taken from www.rmt.org.uk.
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