Mr Bob Crowe This is Me

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1. 1. www.abtn.co.uk

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   Published on: 1/14/2008   Last Visited: 1/14/2008

   One drastic solution - renationalisation - was projected in terminology very much worth repeating by the RMT general secretary, Bob Crowe.First he attacked Network Rail - "The very fact that it is so dependent on a maze of contractors and sub-contractors is at the root of the problem.It is ludicrous that work planned months ahead should have over-run so seriously because there weren't enough contract staff to do it."
   
   He then turned his fire on the operators - "Between them, the privateers have leeched more than £10bn in profits out of the industry.

2. 2. Reuters AlertNet - Faulty track blamed for fatal UK train crash

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   Published on: 2/24/2007   Last Visited: 2/24/2007

   Bob Crowe, general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union, said the latest accident demonstrated that still not enough had been done to upgrade Britain's train lines.
   
   "I don't see nuts and bolts falling off 747 jets...isn't it about time we had some decent nuts and bolts on the railways?"he told BBC news.

3. 3. Local News - Wansbeck District Council

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   Published on: 2/6/2006   Last Visited: 4/13/2007

   Among the speakers will be the National Union of Mineworkers' Vice President Keith Stanley and Bob Crowe, the General Secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union.