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We are getting warning lights across the whole network…

Train drivers worry that a gradual lowering of rail’s dependability reflects managed decline of the infrastructure. ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan sets out his concerns to PAUL CLIFTON

I believe that not investing in the infrastructure costs more in the long term and leaves us less able to react to circumstances.

I believe we are in managed decline. We used to hear random concerns about bits of the railway not being maintained.