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There is no point in the Dft funding recruitment and training as Operator of last resort as it is supposed to be a stop gap while another private operator is sought to run Northern.

The TOC's could try to employing enough trained staff so that Rest Day Working is totally not required. I admit this costs time and money so do what is required and put the time and money into recruitment and training of staff. Something that appears to be sadly lacking in the privatised world...

Rest day working is generally voluntary get over it.

The Northern Invitation to Tender begs the question who is going to bid for a franchise of 9 years when part of this Invitation to Tender requires a minimum of 120 new carriages to be procured by 1 January 2020. The average life span of a DMU,DEMU or LHCS is thirty years. Therefore under the...