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Sorry Wilts Wanderer, i could not find the post i was looking for, so as a result i will use this one to reply to.
Firstly let me apologise unreservedly for saying you was always making disparaging comments, this was incorrect and against this groups rules, not an excuse but i got you mixed up...
Since when have i suggested that there should always be jobs retained?
With a ever increasing world population and computers doing everything for you, how are people going to exist if they cannot work as the jobs have all been replaced by technology? How do they pay for stuff when they don't...
A deal that will guarantee a second person on every train is not worth pursuing, they might as well keep the guard if that was the deal. The deal is designed to make sure that the train is run in Guardless mode, and that is exactly how it will be played out.
It is also worth noting that when...
Correction ' suitable for Guardless operation'.
Do you know there are more managers per head of employee employed in the railway today then there was in the bad old days of BR. A start on culling many of them will be one way of saving unnecessary costs, closing booking offices is another way...
Never say never. The company will want some kind of flesh to justify a drivers salary.
At last something i agree with, they should only concern themself with driving, nothing more nothing less. Not having to the Guards job would help a great deal.
The drivers can be given the type of ramp training i have, only takes about an hour then all is sorted. No need to claim back injury as the driver will sign that he/she is competent to use said piece of equipment.
Oh i see train stops at a station the Guard gets out changes into a uniform more appropriate with cleaning and when he/she has done that make sure all the posters are up to date and change them if needed and then change back into a uniform more suited to dealing with the public and give two on...
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