Train drivers in Great Britain consider strike action over lack of toilets
Many train drivers resort to urinating in bottles or defecating in the cabs. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenMany train drivers resort to urinating in bottles or defecating in the cabs. He said the current situation where some staff “lack adequate facilities or the time to use them, is unacceptable.
- ▪Many train drivers resort to urinating in bottles or defecating in the cabs.
- ▪Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenMany train drivers resort to urinating in bottles or defecating in the cabs.
- ▪He said the current situation where some staff “lack adequate facilities or the time to use them, is unacceptable.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:28 GMT |
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Many train drivers resort to urinating in bottles or defecating in the cabs. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenMany train drivers resort to urinating in bottles or defecating in the cabs. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianRail industryTrain drivers in Great Britain consider strike action over lack of toiletsUnions say basic needs still not being met a year after regulator told operators to improve facilitiesGwyn Topham Transport correspondentTue 28 Jul 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 00.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTrain drivers are considering strike action over a lack of toilets, with unions saying basic needs are still not addressed a year after the rail regulator told operators to provide more facilities and…
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