Railways: Industrial Disputes
(asked on 21st July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the impact of recent industrial action by members of the RMT Union on levels of revenue of rail operators.
This question was answered on 5th September 2022
It is estimated that during the RMT strikes on 21, 23, 25 June and 27 July, passenger service trains ran at around 20 per cent of normal services, with surrounding days impacted to varying degrees. It is estimated that fare revenues in Department for Transport train operating companies reduced by around £65million in the week commencing 20 June and £15million in the days surrounding 27 July.