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I don't really, although Bishops are held in much higher regard than a football club.

Some local Bishops wrote to both sides talking about the damage to communities, and the RMT said they were willing to attend talks brokered by the Bishops. Seems rather unlikely, but it'd be a fantastically weird end to the whole dispute if those talks went ahead and were a success.

What part of SASTA's recent behaviour makes you think they're responsible?

I didn't say it was a negative, just pointing out that there's a very good reason not to believe that there will always be a member of staff on the train. I don't understand why conductors and drivers can't work as a unit though? Surely that would make everything a lot simpler. They work the...

Apart from Southern saying they can remove the second member of staff at short notice if they feel like it?

Yep. Incredibly pricey.

If you get a peak single to London from Brighton 25% is £6.25. If both of your trains are delayed by 15 minutes, not unlikely, you get £12.50 a day. That's not bad. Also once it goes to thirty minutes you get 50% back.

They should be penalising Southern, yes. A rather simple way to financially punish them would be to make them pay for this refund.

Ah. The Argus points out that the DfT, and thus the taxpayer, is footing the bill for this compensation, rather than GTR. So isn't that just lovely? Makes sense I suppose, as everything GTR is doing seems to be at the DfT's behest.

Apologies if this has already been posted, but it appears the DfT are finally doing something, even if it isn't actually resolving the dispute. If you're a Southern season ticket holder, you can claim back one month of your ticket straight into your bank. Details here. This is on top of the...

It'd agree with Tom. Always use National Express for airports. Super reliable and they run at all hours if you need to get their at an awkward time.

I love that it's in quote marks.

Yeah, this is just idiotic from a public relations standpoint.

There was a pretty huge Twitter backlash when Southern tried to pin everything on the Union last week.

So I've got to be in London for a conference next Thursday, which I believe is one of the strike days. Need to be at the o2 by about 9ish. Will it be worth attempting the train, or am I gonna be better getting the National Express coach? Going up to London Bridge by train seems best option (as...

Also just seems like a really sensible way of moving forwards with the scheme. Thameslink should have been trialling it anyway, so both sides get a win.

That's actually really encouraging. How a negotiation's supposed to work.

Check out the Rotherham Trains thread for details.

Ernest, how does this differ from the current role of conductor? Obviously I don't know the ins and outs of what the technical definition is, and was wondering if you could provide some insight? I also see the points marked "Further clarification on framework required", which I assume means...

Is there actually an out here for either side? This isn't a dispute about quantity of pay, hours worked or holiday (at least not on the fact of it), where there's some middle ground figure to be reached. Unless I've missed something, it's a binary choice. The RMT's proposal seems to be...