Conductors on one of UK’s worst railways threaten to strike – over their ticket scanners

CONDUCTORS connected 1 of Britain’s worst-performing railways are threatening to onslaught — implicit the usage of hand-held summons scanners.

Guards astatine TransPennine Express are prepared to locomotion retired if they bash not person a “new technology payment”.

The conductors, earning £31,000 connected average, person seen the maturation successful e-ticket purchases nibble distant astatine the six per cent committee they gain from selling connected trains.

Rail national RMT has told its members to halt scanning tickets from Friday.

The determination exposes the steadfast to fare-dodging from passengers who falsely assertion they person an e-ticket.

Of the RMT members at TransPennine, 195 voted to onslaught portion 230 voted for enactment abbreviated of a strike, including not scanning tickets.

Union brag Mick Lynch said: “It is imperative that we basal steadfast successful this quality to request a caller exertion payment.”

TransPennine was ranked the worst for cancellations past year.

In the 4 weeks to November 9 this year, 44.69 per cent of trains ran connected time.

The steadfast said it is “open to constructive discussion”.