Union anger at role of accountants

More accountants than engineers advised the UK government on a lucrative train-building contract, which has led to the threat of 1,400 job losses, union officials yesterday claimed.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said the disclosure was more evidence of the “betrayal” of workers at Derby-based Bombardier, which lost out to German firm Siemens on the £1.4 billion contract for Thameslink trains.