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Rail staff refuse to wear 'see-through' blouses
Dick Murray, Transport Editor18 Feb 2009
RAIL bosses have been forced to scrap new blouses for female train staff after they were found to be see-through.
Staff on the East Coast main line were given the blouses as part of new uniforms to replace the navy blue suits with the old GNER name - the company replaced by coach and rail giant National Express.
But as soon as female members of staff put on the blouses they realised they left nothing to the imagination - and refused to wear them.
One said: "The blouse material is see-through. There is no way I am going to push through a crowded train wearing that. It could have led to all sorts of problems."
Staff have now handed back the new uniforms.
Brian Brock, senior official of the TSSA transport union, said: "The blouses are simply too thin and too cheap. This is yet another example of National Express cutting costs at every corner."
A National Express spokeswoman said: "We have undertaken wearer trials for the past six months and this issue didn't arise.
"We will of course change the fabric of the shirt if there is a problem. We are now liaising with the manufacturer."
Reader views (5)
They say, "It leaves little to the imagination"!!!???
Well now,...........Theres an oxymoron,......Railway staff with imagination???
- Geronimo, LONDON MIDDLESEX, 19/02/2009 03:54
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Perhaps the women workers were more sweaty than predicted and that created the problem?
- Stephen, London, 18/02/2009 17:12
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"We have undertaken wearer trials for the past six months and this issue didn't arise.
Six months?? And they didn't realise they were cheap and see thru?
No wonder they haven't a clue how to run a railway.
- Minnie Ovens, London, UK, 18/02/2009 16:27
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I guess this is an attempt by the train bosses to pacify stressed passengers when trains are running late. Keep the focus off the delay!!
- Dario, London, 18/02/2009 14:16
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We got any pictures to confirm this?
- Serox, London, 18/02/2009 13:13
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