A UNION chief branded the closure of Glasgow’s “Caley” railworks as “an act of industrial vandalism that will not be forgotten”, as the depot shut its doors.
A protest by the RMT union took place yesterday when the last train from the current schedule of works was set to leave.
The St Rollox “Caley” rail works opened 163 years ago in Springburn and carried out service, maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrades on trains for ScotRail.
Its closure comes despite protests from unions and politicians.
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Gemini Rail Services took on the site in August last year and closure proposals were announced in December. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “The closure of
the Springburn Rail Depot in Glasgow is an act of industrial vandalism that will not be forgotten. Springburn and its history will never be erased.
“This is just another example of the fragmentation of the privatised rail industry where prime assets are passed from one speculative owner to another and mean that a proud railway nation like Scotland loses a key engineering resource at the stroke of a pen regardless of the consequences for jobs, training and the local economy. It is an absolute disgrace.”
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