Married £90,000-a-year rail union boss, 62, is dating train driver 19 years his junior

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  • Aslef union leader Dicky Fisher, 62, is dating a train driver 19 years his junior

A regional boss for Aslef is dating a train driver 19 years his junior – just as the country is crippled by the rail union’s strikes.

Dicky Fisher, 62, has found love with Great Western driver instructor Kerry Cassidy, 43, who is a Labour councillor in Cornwall and also an aspiring MP.

Ms Cassidy confirmed that she and Fisher are in a relationship, and said she was looking forward to ‘spending the rest of my life with him’, The Sun reports. 

District 6 organiser Mr Fisher, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, has been in his role for 11 years and earns around £90,000 a year.

On Thursday, the duo stayed at a Birmingham hotel ahead of an Aslef training weekend – checking in a day before most other delegates.

Aslef union organiser Dicky Fisher, 62, is dating a train driver 19 years his junior - just as the country is crippled by the rail union's strikes

Aslef union organiser Dicky Fisher, 62, is dating a train driver 19 years his junior – just as the country is crippled by the rail union’s strikes

Fisher is now an item with Lisa Cassidy, 43, a train driver with Great Western railways and a Labour councillor in Liskeard, Cornwall

Fisher is now an item with Lisa Cassidy, 43, a train driver with Great Western railways and a Labour councillor in Liskeard, Cornwall

Ms Cassidy has aspirations to be a Labour MP and and has been pictured alongside Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner

Ms Cassidy has aspirations to be a Labour MP and and has been pictured alongside Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner

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Ms Cassidy said: ‘I’ve known him for about 15 years and yes we might have been together once before, which he confessed to his wife, but also he confessed to about another 20 years of affairs.

‘We’ve been at events together but separate hotel rooms, he doesn’t entertain me on the credit card.’

She added that she and Fisher were saving money by sharing a room in Birmingham on Thursday.

They were spotted walking in the city holding hands and returned to their hotel at 12.30am.

The couple are reported to have been together since last October. 

In September, Mr Fisher split with his wife of 30 years Nancy, and he and Ms Cassidy officially became an item the following month.

A source told the Sun newspaper: ‘His wife feels deeply hurt and betrayed.

‘He’s led a double life and has been carrying on with Kerry while they’re both away on union business…’

Ms Cassidy works as instructor driver with Great Western Railway and is a woman’s report for District 7.

She is also a Labour councillor in Liskeard, Cornwall, and recently split from the town’s mayor Simon Cassidy.

Ms Cassidy has aspirations to be a Labour MP and and has been pictured alongside Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner.

Mr Fisher meanwhile, counts Aslef General Secretary Mick Whelan and ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn among his friends.

TRAIN DRIVERS’ STRIKES TO BRING MORE TRAVEL MISERY

Parts of the country will have no rail services on Saturday because of the latest strike by train drivers, causing travel chaos for passengers including sports fans.

Members of Aslef at Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway and West Midlands Railway will walk out for 24 hours in their long-running dispute over pay and conditions.

Strikes against different English train operators started earlier this week and will continue on Monday, while a ban on overtime will last until Tuesday, also causing disruption to services.

Football fans attending many league games will be among those affected on Saturday, while the hospitality industry has warned that the ongoing industrial action is costing the sector tens of millions of pounds in lost income.

Avanti West Coast urged its customers not to travel on Saturday as there will be no services.

Managing director Andy Mellors said: “Our customers want to be out using our network and it is disappointing that we are once again asking them not to travel on a weekend.

“We understand their frustration and can only apologise for the disruption to their plans.

“We’d encourage those able to do so to take advantage of the ticket easement and change their day of travel. Alternatively, customers are entitled to a full fee-free refund.”

Football games affected on Avanti’s routes include Everton v Tottenham, Burnley v Fulham, Leyton Orient v Carlisle, West Brom v Birmingham City, Tranmere v Crewe and Salford v Wrexham.

West Midlands Railway (WMR) said the impact of the strike and overtime ban means none of its train services will run on Saturday or Sunday.

There will be an amended timetable on Monday and Tuesday, with services subject to short-notice amendment or cancellation.

Jonny Wiseman, WMR customer experience director, said: “Industrial action is designed to be disruptive to passengers and it is extremely disappointing that the impact of this action means we are unable to operate any services this weekend.

“Passengers holding tickets for travel for either Saturday or Sunday will be able to use them on an alternative day or claim a full refund. Information is available on our website.

“I also urge passengers travelling during the period of the overtime ban to check their journeys before setting out as services may be subject to short-notice cancellation. I also urge passengers not to rely on late services as last trains may be earlier than usual.”

There will be no East Midlands Railway services on Saturday.

The pay and conditions dispute started in the summer of 2022 and shows no sign of being resolved.

Aslef says drivers have not had a pay rise for almost five years, including a period where many worked through the pandemic.

Train companies say working conditions have to be updated, while the government is urging the union’s leadership to ballot their members on an offer made last year.




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