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To: Network rail scotland
prestwick airport fuel tanks
Stop shunting fuel tanks (aviation fuel tanks) at Ayr railway station as station is used by members of the public & in the event of a dangerous goods rail accident or potential terrorist attack then Ayr station & the sourounding community would be severely affected with inevitable loss of life
The answer is for fuel tanks to be shunted at Falkland yard owned by Db cargo (freight company) network rail & colas rail have came to an arrangement that it is safe to shunt fuel tanks at Ayr station
RMT union members disagree & see this action as unsafe & a danger to the public
Why is this important?
By shunting at Falkland yard it reduces the threat of an accident or a terrorist attack
Also with having a freight yard near it makes sense for tanks to be shunted at Falkland yard owned by Db cargo as colas rail have the contact & will have to pay for use of using Db cargo yard thus reducing the risk of an accident
Appears network rail & colas rail have come to an arrangement not to use Falkland yard & have concluded that it is safe to use Ayr station to shunt fuel tanks as fuel tanks would arrive quicker at preswick airport without the need to be shunted at Falkland yard despite the potential risk & potential terrorist threat
RMT has raised these risks with network rail & scot rail & all have been in vain.
