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The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, published May 2021, identified six key problems with our railways:<\/p>
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There are outdated working practices preventing passengers getting the service they pay for and deserve and making the railway cost more than it should to run. To provide funding for an affordable pay rise, we need to leave these outdated working practices in the past and create a railway fit for the future.<\/p>
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For instance, under an agreement dating back to 1919, Sunday working is voluntary for most of the railway, leaving operators short staffed and unable to cope with the surge in popularity for weekend travel post-pandemic. Whilst working practices in track maintenance are years behind other sectors and prevents us running the best possible train service.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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