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It is also worth noting that some operators do issue actual diagrams for non driving work. Some have "Safety Brief" as an actual printed diagram just to muddy the water even further. Presumably this was because Safety Briefs weren't always at a home station or location.

I wouldn't be at all shocked if an RPO in the past phoned control and gone "Are DRS staff allowed to travel on our trains, yes this man has ID (likely uniform), a safety critical card and what appears to be a diagram - yes that's fine is it, no problem". Or control have phoned DRS who have said...

I suspect many cases it is simply no one knows it exists - the attitude will be - well it's duty travel isn't it. Or it's been interpreted as all duty travel needs either a diagram or letter of explanation, and I wouldn't be shocked if a manager has phoned up head office in the past and been...

You jest but: Train operators spend £13m on hiring taxis to move staff around the country And Network Rail staff splurge MILLIONS on cars, flights and taxis 1786022865 And the same goes for managers too. Most of them do not know or do not really care about the minutiae and are more concerned...

When I first read this, I assumed it was something to do with trying to get free leisure travel (which all railway workers should have in my opinion but that's not relevant). Non story and it's about time some of these ludicrous restrictions on duty travel were axed. They serve no purpose to anyone.

I suspect neither the Hamilton Square guard, the driver in the Hayes and Harlington incident, nor indeed the policeman who shot Chris Kaba relished going to trial, being suspended from work, and having their name, picture and personal details spread throughout the press and social media...

Bottom line with all this stuff is that the British courts have decided that individual railway workers are legally liable for the welfare of passengers - even if they are being dangerous and stupid either through being complete morons / criminals or due to their own ignorance / mental health...

A person working on a platform is not a "random idiot". Presumably if you get dragged under a train though, you will fully relish being chopped to pieces and support the staff being absolved of all liability? Furthermore aside from this ignoring a police officer shouting at you, and see how far...

At the end of the day staff are going to shout because if someone gets dragged, they get sacked / jailed. James Street / Hamiliton Square / West Wickham / Hayes and Harlington and so on show the real world consequences when staff do not crowd control platforms properly. Blunt truth is, staff...

I am completely on the opposite side to you on this. However I think there are a mixture of reasons as to why this is. The only operator who from memory in recent times tried to counteract the unions was Southern during the disputes in 2016, and their "let's strike back" PR campaign was a total...

Yes. Let's just breach employment law let alone union law and see what happens. Here's a clue. Industrial action and legal action of a level which would bring the entire line to a halt indefinitely - assuming it got that far. More likely would be the dismissal of any executive who enacted that...

It's also worth noting the culture of Liverpool itself and the issues within the city over many years. I have relatives up there, and a couple of them did spend fairly long periods on the dole (6 months to 2 years - both are now in work). They have both said that although it wasn't explicitly...

Either way as far as the media and general public (who are aware of the story) think, it is more likely Hendy who has damaged PR for the rail industry, rather than Dennis. There will be very little sympathy for a controversial boss engaging in spiteful witch hunts against people he doesn't even...

DOO was never going to come in on Merseyrail. Aside from it being Liverpool (which has it's own culture around work, unions and employment), the drivers knew both Chris McGhee and Martin Zee personally and what happened to both of them - one in prison and the other dragged through the courts on...

https://londonlovesbusiness.com/4-times-network-rail-boss-sir-peter-hendy-was-embroiled-in-big-controversies/ Scroll down to the first one in the list where Hendy said "Commuter train services into the capital are <expletive deleted>”. He was forced to apologise. If Hendy is so concerned about...