TSSA statement on suspension of Translink services following violence

Two trains standing at platforms at Belfast train station.Two empty platforms lie between them. There is a departures board above the platforms, labelling the empty ones as Platform 2 and 3. Someone in a hi vis jacket is standing on the left of the platform.
This station is part of the Translink network.
photo credit: Alexandra Taylor, used with permission.

Transport and travel union TSSA has backed Translink’s decision to suspend rail and bus services on safety grounds following violent protests in Belfast overnight.

These took place in the wake of a highly publicised knife attack.

Translink – the public company providing region-wide transport – said that it was removing bus and rail services on Wednesday evening (10^th June) with ‘no bus departures after 5pm and no train services will depart after 6pm’.

Commenting, TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust said: “This is the correct decision and understandable under the circumstances.

“We condemn all violence and are well aware that many transport workers all too often fear for their safety in the workplace. Our priority is always the safety of our members and all transport workers, so we support these measures.”

TSSA represents Clerical, Administrative, Supervisory and Managerial staff in Ulsterbus and NI Railways, as well as Technical staff in NI Rail

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