Subway strike off as union votes for new plan

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DAMIEN HENDERSON Transport Correspondent

The agreement reached yesterday between Unite and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), which runs the 116-year-old underground system, clears a significant hurdle in a ?300 million modernisation programme and follows months of negotiations.

Having more flexible working practices will save SPT ?1.1m a year in operating costs and is viewed as an essential precursor to introducing automated driverless trains and signalling equipment over the next five years.

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