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Neither side is saying it, but I'm convinced this is what the dispute is really about. Southern have offered all the guarantees they can that this won't happen, but they can't control what the next franchisee does unless they keep the franchise. The sticking point seems to be what happens if...

I'm confused. Have any responsibilities now transferred from guards to drivers on any routes/services? If so, can affected trains now run without a second member of staff if necessary? If it's just two trains per day so far, what are the plans to roll it out to other trains?

So are you saying that trains that last week had one member of staff on board will now have two? If so, where are these additional staff coming from?

Well that's just poorly designed. As an able-bodied passenger with a large suitcase, if you happen to board at the door with the wheelchair space what are you expected to do with your suitcase? If there is a luggage rack at every door, then there should be a luggage rack next to the wheelchair...

The way it is split between arriving and departing passengers doesn't really work. If you want to use a lift (and it's an airport, so there's lots of baggage), you have to leave the departure concourse and head over to the arrival concourse. Unless your train is on platform 7, which is only...

I'm no lover of 442s, it just seemed from a lay person's point of view that coupling a couple of locos to the end of some spare carriages would be easier than cutting off lots of carriage ends. Obviously a complete rewire is a lot of work, and it would presumably be similarly difficult to get...

Sorry if this has already come up (I realise it's a bit of a recurring theme on these forums), but if the problem is lack of coaching stock with fast opening doors, then wouldn't it be easier to use the 442 with the HST power cars for a few years than butcher a load of HST carriages?

Surely this all really depends on the drivers. GTR say they will be introducing DOO in August. When that happens, the guards can strike all they like, but the trains will still run (and lets be honest, this strike is really about guards losing the power to strike). GTW can weather the storm for...

From a websearch I assume RHTT means Railhead Treatment Train

Maybe I'm being blind, but I'm surprised I can't find this anywhere. I bought a ticket from one of the machines in Brighton on Friday. There was a sign saying the machine was part of a nationwide trial and the tickets would be in a different format. They've moved things around a bit, and it...

They might stand on the outside lane, with their back pack overhanging the middle lane, ready to hit anyone standing in the middle lane.

It sounds just about doable when it's quiet, but can you imagine what it would be like as you approached a busy station, where you had a limited time to find a space on the 10mph lane and then again down to 5mph, while there were people trying to do the opposite?

I've twice had to change from platform 3 (I think) to platform 7 carrying a lot of luggage. Both times I've done as the signs say and used the lift to get off platform 3, then gone to ask to be let through the gateline*. Both times I was advised to return to the platform and use the escalator on...

I tried to use them, but as the package I was sending was worth more than something like £50 they advised me to go elsewhere.

Those figures don't make any sense to me. Surely 40% of the ScotRail fleet is new enough to have been fitted with tanks when they were built? Are they really saying they will fit tanks to 60% of the fleet within two years?

First class should be kept, providing the subsidy per passenger is lower for a first class passenger than for a standard class passenger. When calculating subsidy per passenger you need to take into account any infrastructure costs needed to provide sufficient capacity to offer first class - so...

This is exactly what happens in ski resorts. The readers are all on the left side, so ski jackets are built with a compartment to hold your ski pass in an inside left pocket. Of course there's no real problem with card clash because you're unlikely to have more than one pass, and even if you do...

Why does ERTMS have an impact? Is it just that it's good to close crossings when you're resignalling anyway, as you may want to move the signals?

RE WelshBluebird Yes, which is why in both posts I did say I was only talking about some commuters. The frequency affects your choices. e.g. if you have a train that is scheduled to get you in 2 minutes before you are due, and one that is scheduled to get you in 22 minutes, then I would...

My point was many people have three basic choices. 1) High London salary, expensive mortgage/rent, cheap commute 2) High London salary, cheap mortgage/rent, expensive commute 3) Lower salary, cheap mortage/rent, cheap commute One of the reasons London salaries are often higher is because...