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It seems if you're against it then you believe the RMT spin in totality and if you’re for it then you believe everything ASLEF is pushing whereas the truth is somewhere in between. There is an awful lot of bull**** out there surrounding this deal and it’s worth trying to seek out the terms (as...

You also have to take into consideration that our meal break (30 min) will now be paid under this deal and form part of the new working week which will be 34hrs (on average). I think it makes the average working day just 48minutes longer compared to now.

They are protected just as if they were on strike and will lose a days pay just like those on strike. No disciplinary action will be taken and management don’t really know who’s a member of what anyway. in reality most of ASLEF will turn up. i think the days of ’one out all out’ died some time ago.

It’s worth noting that drivers will have the choice of switching to a 4 day or remaining on a 5 day with the same framework limitations and terms and condition. Older drivers can stay as they are. How it will work in practice remains to be seen but as the company has proposed this compromise...

Terminating at Stratford and I imagine driving empty to Liverpool st to reverse

Certainly not an expert as this isn't my field but I do chat to revenue bods in the staff canteen now and then and it’s a heck of lot more intelligence led nowadays. From the oyster system flagging up suspicious behaviour to station staff reports filtering through to identify hotspots and...

Same here. Was plagued by them before and zero instances since the ban.

If people stuck to purchasing and using well made made bikes from reputable manufacturers which meet all regulations with proven safety records then this wouldn’t have been an issue. Unfortunately, some users have taken it upon themselves to modify their existing bikes with the cheapest...

The same way normal bikes are banned from deep level tube by station staff being vigilant, by enforcement by TfL‘s own enforcement teams (whatever they’re called this week) and by drivers refusing to move trains until they alight. Message will soon get across and I imagine staff will be telling...

You don’t mess with an Underground mouse. They carry flick knives and everything and will have your arm off given half a chance…

If you are absolutely sure and I mean absolutely sure that it was coming from the rear cab then an emergency handle would be appropriate to alert the driver. You should report it sooner rather than later as as long as you have a rough time and directio/station, cctv can be checked of the train...

Whilst I can’t see why he‘d do this as the canteen ribbing must be off the scale I can’t really see the difference between this and having a member of P-way in my cab with a camera stuck to the window of the ‘m’ door filming the track which happens quite often.

Back when I first started many, many moons ago a passenger and her spouse managed to get on a Picc line train with about 20 suitcases. All filled, all heavy as the proverbial. Train had to be held whist they manhandled all their bags off and in the meantime ‘all hands’ were sent to assist. Got...

Company has minimum standards on toilet facilities and a cleaner will be called fairly quickly should they *ahem* fall below standard. For Drivers they’ll be located at various points that are convenient and quickly accessed so at terminus’s where you have a bit more time plus a couple dotted...

Ear defenders are a must now. Company will supply a pair on request but most buy their own as the company supplied ones seem to want to squeeze your brain to mush which can be a tad uncomfortable. Even some platform staff are wearing them now.