Southern Rail STRIKE details

elninobonito said:

I haven't read a newspaper since being at the Euros in the summer, after reading some of the nonsense that was written about England fans at the time. However, it is so hard to know who to blame from a commuter point of view!

Having a view from the inside is always great to really get an understanding from another perspective. Unfortunately I can no longer work from home and my employers are becoming increasingly frustrated at my timekeeping.

What are your views on the current safety of passengers due to the conditions on the limited service on trains now? I understand passenger safety is paramount to all staff but surely more lives are being put at risk during strikes/overtime bans than at any other time due to the serious overcrowding?

I watched the urgent question in parliament yesterday that was presented on 5th December and it left me thinking that this is going to just keep going on for a while!

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Deadly Danson said:

Haven't got long but just quickly - I don't think we can abdicate some degree of responsibility for current serious overcrowding and it is something that does weigh heavily but I would point out that we have only had 3 days of drivers' strikes so far, the goal is for an overall more safe railway, no "modernisation" plan should involve cutting down staff numbers, introducing less safe methods of working and reducing safety training. There are plenty of other reasons for the current debacle. And again, don't for a second think we don't think about commuters like you and your daily concerns but I don't see any other way at the moment. If I was striking and in dispute because I wanted more money or whatever I wouldn't expect an ounce of support but it is genuinely an attempt to keep the railway as safe as it possibly and realistically can be for you and your family.

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The Birdman said:

Second RMT Union member saying he wants to bring the government down and turn the uk into a socialist state .
Why doesn't move to Russia then he'll appreciate the Uk or better still go to North Korea .

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clapham_gull said:

Neither are socialist states, have you read the news in the last 20 years.....

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coagulantwolf said:

Tim Loughton is really infuriating me at the moment, and has well and truly lost what I would classify as myself as an originally 'safe Tory' voter to now me not voting Tory.

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Change at Barnham said:

How reliable are we anticipating the trains being for the QPR game?
My lift from Bognor has just cancelled due to illness. Therefore it's a case of trusting Southern Rail or not bothering to travel.

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coagulantwolf said:

Tim Loughton is really infuriating me at the moment, and has well and truly lost what I would classify as myself as an originally 'safe Tory' voter to now me not voting Tory.

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Diablo said:

All this fuss caused by whether guards are needed to shut doors on trains, yet we are now testing driverless cars. A train only needs to start and stop..It`s on a rail FFS..Driverless trains must be the answer!!!

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Deadly Danson said:

Again, previously if the cameras weren't working it wasn't a big deal, the guard closes the doors and the cameras are useful to us to keep an eye on what's going on. Now they have to be 100% for us to dispatch a train - by the company's own instruction - so naturally more faults will be reported.

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Barry Izbak said:

Its Plumpton Racecourse's biggest meeting on Monday 2nd, featuring the Sussex National.
http://plumptonracecourse.co.uk/


Thanks to the latest strike action, no trains at all running.
Attendance is bound to be well down as a result
Loss of earnings for the course
Loss of earnings for the bookies, brewers, caterers

Pathetic rail "service" run by an incompetent company who have been given a joke contract by a Government with no clue, and staffed by militant tendancy.

It doesn't matter whether you're trying to get to the Amex, the races, or to work, these prats will fack it up for you

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Diablo said:

Driverless trains must be the answer!!!

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Papa Lazarou said:

So, what's the deal with trains between Xmas and New Year?

I see there are no direct services from Worthing to London Bridge (via Hove) in the mornings... is this normal, or is it as a result of some sort of industrial action?

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