P306 Teletext 306 Aug14 21:44:05 ——————————————————————————— LABOU5 PROMISES MORE EVIDENCE Labour is promising to unveil more evidence of "the safety crisis on the railways" following the publication of a memo warning that more disasters loom "+j will give more details of the collapse of safety procedures," said transport spokesman Henry McLjish. He said the leaked Railtrack memo was a "frightening assessment of the safety implications of rail privatisation". ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Signalman tells of crash horror 307 AIRTOURS BARGAINS - SEE PAGE 258 Next page Headlines News poll WjathjrP306 Teletext 306 Aug14 21:44:54 ——————————————————————————— MEMO "CONFIRMS WORST FEARS" Rail union the RMT has said the leaked memo on rail safety which warned of a possible 'second Clapham' disaster "confirms our worst fears". Union spokesman Vernon Hence added: "Commjrcialisation means safety is being sacrificed to profitability. "Wj have warned repeatedly that fragmentation of the industry will lead to a critical breakdown in safety." ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— FACTFILJ Safety fears signal row 324 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 Next page Headlines News poll WjathjrP306 Teletext 306 Aug14 21:44:56 ——————————————————————————— DETBILS OF RAIL REPORT A leaked memo has warned that the Clapham disaster, which killed 35 people in 1989, could happen again: Railtrack's safety procedures were so lax that "another Clapham" had twice been narrowly averted; Railtrack did not know or understand how safe its staff were — and did not have a proper safety assjssmknt procedure for its senior management. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— FACTFILJ Safety fears signal row 324 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 Next page Headlines News poll +jathjr