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Title: Rail freight company EWS 'to cut 530 jobs' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 07, 2008, 20:36:00 Quote Rail freight company EWS is to axe 530 jobs, rail union TSSA has said. The union said the Doncaster-based firm has blamed the drastic cut in goods moving by rail for the decision to cut its workforce by 10%. TSSA general secretary Gerry Doherty and RMT union leader Bob Crow have called for urgent talks with transport secretary Geoff Hoon. Mr Doherty said: "EWS has told us that its work has fallen off the cliff in recent weeks. Virtually all steel and car transporting has come to a near standstill." For the full item, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7767523.stm Title: Re: Rail freight company EWS 'to cut 530 jobs' Post by: ReWind on December 07, 2008, 20:53:19 Thats surprising. There seems to be a lot more freight in the Bristol area in recent months! Im always seein freight trains at BTM!
Wonder if FGW are going too follow suit soon? Title: Re: Rail freight company EWS 'to cut 530 jobs' Post by: G.Uard on December 08, 2008, 06:02:17 FGW don't run freight services, (unless you count the 08:15 from Yate) ;D so we may well be insulated from the recession.
AFAIK, ridership is increasing rapidly and myself, along with 8 or 9 other colleagues at Gloucester, are part of the latest recruitment programme which took place in the early part of this year. Title: Re: Rail freight company EWS 'to cut 530 jobs' Post by: grahame on December 08, 2008, 07:38:21 Wonder if FGW are going too follow suit soon? Probably not FGW, but First do run a rail freight company - GB Rail ... http://www.gbrailfreight.com/ Title: Re: Rail freight company EWS 'to cut 530 jobs' Post by: ReWind on December 08, 2008, 10:22:27 I do hope so!! FGW need more staff, not less!! ;D
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