SWT hit next?

The RMT has told South West Trains it is in dispute about the working arrangement of guards, and has threatened the company with a ballot for strike action following “a totally unacceptable response which does nothing to address our concerns”.

In a letter to members employed by SWT, the union said: “It is clear that the company are moving away from these agreements on the basis that they have a change in their leadership.”

First MTR will replace Stagecoach from August 20.

A separate ballot among SWT’s ASLEF drivers is continuing over proposed changes to signalling at Waterloo station. The drivers say departing signals on Platforms 7 and 8 will be unsafe for drivers of formations of more than eight coaches.