An Irresistible Force Attempts To Shift An Immoveable Object
This article in The Guardian is entitled Govia Thameslink takes Aslef union to court over longer trains dispute and the title gives a good précis of the story.
Could this be why new Cl;ass 700 trains have not entered service on time, as I reported in Where Are The Class 700 Train?
After all, some of them will be twelve-cars too!
The Anonymous Widower 
Do class 700’s even have a facility for anyone but the driver to operate the doors, except in an emergency?
Comment by Mark Clayton | April 19, 2016 |
On the Underground in London, doors are opened and closed by the driver using CCTV and mirrors for a view. On most suburban trains in London, the driver releases the doors and passengers do the actual opening. I suspect that Class 700 trains are like that.
The oddity is Class 319 trains, where in the |South East the driver releases the doors and passengers open them, but on Merseyside opening the doors is the guard’s job.
Comment by AnonW | April 19, 2016 |
And now the conductors are going on strike.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36082600
Obviously, the unions are putting their full weight behind Corbynism! Perhaps, he’s too far to the right for them?
Comment by AnonW | April 19, 2016 |