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Thanks. As they don't normally affect me, I don't follow it that closely. I merely went here: http://www.southernrailway.com/southern/news/ Where the fourth item down is: http://www.southernrailway.com/southern/news/gtr-response-to-aslef-strike-dates/

Are the strikes next week going ahead? And, more specifically, will rush hour-ish services from the Worthing area to London be amongst those that still run largely OK?

Blimey - is this most impotent of industrial action ever still going on? Does anyone notice any more?

I must have missed where Southern said they don't want an additional trained member of staff on board. Where was that?

Your family have my absolute sympathy, you truly do, and please remember that when you read on. For me, having a young child and commuting most days from the Sussex coast are really difficult things to handle. Even when the trains are running well, you're still facing the possibility of not...

Worthing 16:55 and 17:12 also cancelled.

Leeds fans on the train will only be local/London, surely. No one would get back to Yorkshire after any evening game.

He had no obvious reason to do so. If the figure is incorrect, then the underlying point isn't: he was very happy to be able to work considerable amounts of overtime for the extra money. Given how short SASTA are, then it seems he is not alone and a large number of drivers have been doing...

I wasn't talking about SASTA, more a general mindset that doesn't always pitch workers into direct confrontation with their employer. These relationships can be amicable, with flexibility and give & take on both sides. As I've said, it's clearly not the RMT/ASLEF way as their personas seem to...

If you allow yourself to take pride in your work, going over and above the minimum required, particularly to help others - you can. A totally alien concept for many, I appreciate.

That was my only point here. It doesn't fit well with their general tone though, which seems to be that of a little, shouty, perma-angry Northerner.

It would be great if they did. You can bet the current militant crop would be less than pleased at having all their extra income involuntarily taken away from them.

So you don't believe the action has been taken in order to cause as much disruption as possible to services? Maybe they're all just winding down for Christmas. Is that it?

Maybe not. But as has become clear throughout all of this nearly every operator, if not them all, work in this way. It's not some peculiar SASTA thing. And the unions are happy to exploit that and mess up the lives of thousands. Rightyo.

As with nearly all of this - yes, yes they are. They are choosing to cause as much disruption as they can. Look, the apology could be a long-form version of "We know it's going to mess you around a lot and we're sorry for that, but we are trying to ensure the railway remains a safe way to...

Of course not. But they're not working overtime in order to cause as much disruption to services and travellers as possible. It's not complicated.

Presumably the RMT and ASLEF are still drafting their apologies, right?

You have to worry. It looks like he's based his approach on one of the most dreadful politicians this country has produced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCem9EZb-YA

Absolutely outrageous. ASLEF need to be factored into this too now.

Absolutely outrageous. ASLEF need to be factored into this too now.