Rail staff refuse to wear 'see-through' blouses

RAIL bosses have been forced to scrap new blouses for female train staff after they were found to be see-through.

Staff on the East Coast main line were given the blouses as part of new uniforms to replace the navy blue suits with the old GNER name - the company replaced by coach and rail giant National Express.

But as soon as female members of staff put on the blouses they realised they left nothing to the imagination - and refused to wear them.

One said: "The blouse material is see-through. There is no way I am going to push through a crowded train wearing that. It could have led to all sorts of problems."

Staff have now handed back the new uniforms.

Brian Brock, senior official of the TSSA transport union, said: "The blouses are simply too thin and too cheap. This is yet another example of National Express cutting costs at every corner."

A National Express spokeswoman said: "We have undertaken wearer trials for the past six months and this issue didn't arise.

"We will of course change the fabric of the shirt if there is a problem. We are now liaising with the manufacturer."