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From: Denc 🗡
I have inadvertently gone into a Time Machine and travelled back to the 70s… New £1bn fleet of commuter trains left idle because trade union objected to windscreen wipers South Western Railway’s modern Arterio trains have been stuck in storage for years because of dispute and technical issues £1 billion fleet of commuter trains has been left idle in storage for years after trade unions objected to the size of their windscreen wipers. Ninety Arterio trains were bought for South Western Railway (SWR) to replace 40-year-old ex-British Rail carriages that are still in use on commuter lines out of London Waterloo. However, the Derby-built fleet has been delayed from entering full passenger service for years, partly because train drivers’ trade union Aslef raised objections to the size of its windscreen wipers, The Telegraph can disclose. Edited on 02/10/2024 at 18:12:19.

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