Re: Today (Sat) on 22 plat. Central

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

<antstig@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8r8ndv$iq6$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8r8ndv$iq6$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> We have DOO at London Underground Ltd (LUL) and I think it's great not
> having guards. It was OK if you had a good guard but a nightmare if you
> had a clueless one.

There's another kind? :-)

> We have mirrors and monitors which are rarely vandalised. Curved
> platforms are no problems unless the mirrors and monitors are
> defective, in which case the driver has to get a "right" from station
> staff.

Station staff? Yeah, I think we used to have them back in the 90's and for the Olympics.

> I don't know if SPADs have increased. It's an interesting point which I
> will take up with the unions and management.

Yes, please let us know.


> The downsides are that it is more tiring driving (but more money - it
> would have even been more if the unions had accepted the original offer
> instead of fighting DOO)

What percentage did you get? And what was offered?


> and also if the train catches fire the
> passengers to the rear of the fire are left to fend for themselves.

Same here with a 6 or 8 car train, those behind the fire if it's behind the guard are on their own.