RMT calls for action to tackle ‘escalating violence’ on busy rail routes

A Gatwick Express train at Victoria station, London (Alamy/PA) -

The biggest railway workers union is calling for action to tackle claims of escalating violence on busy train routes.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said there had been a “serious escalation” in violent and anti social behaviour across Southern and Gatwick Express services, operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).