Union says it has proof Southern Railway lied about cancelled services

RMT claims to have ‘conclusive evidence’ operator deliberately cancelled trains and blamed disruption on staff sicknessA fresh row over staffing on the railways has broken out after a union said it had “conclusive evidence” that a leading train operator was deliberately cancelling services and blaming staff sickness.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has written to the managing director of Southern Railway accusing the company of “lying” to passenger