The Rail Dispute

010916 

GTR are offering an 8 point deal 
to resolve the crisis
which basically means 
they do guarantee a second member of staff on board
'except in exceptional circumstances' 
i.e. if a conductor is not available the train will still run. 

on paper this deal looks like progress 
that they are acknowledging there are safety issues involved 
if you remove the guard 

however the question still remains ... 
where a train is running without a second staff
what happens if the driver is knocked unconscious 
and is therefore unable to alert other trains in the network . 

that should be a fairly simple question to ask. 

Southern have also implied in their reply 
that i lack patience !