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Mark Gleeson · 11-04-2006, 15:11

Its the unions without question

IE have dodged this issue when asked with double speak about further testing, put simply train is safe to carry passengers, yes it does have some issues to iron out but they are not mission critical

The whole thing is based on the train manager issue

Firstly the driver is responsible for the train, in modern times the guards duties are to open and close the doors and supervise the heating and lighting. The 201 class locomotive and the CDE coach control car have lighting and door control buttons on the main console so even the driver can do that

Driver only operation is in place on the majority of services so the need for a guard anyway is questionable so the plan was to get the guard to take over a customer service role checking tickets and ensuring the passengers where kept happy, as many complain IE staff are well known for hiding in the guards van so this is all good for passengers. If it where to all go pear shaped there is still a trained member of staff on the train

11-04-2006, 15:11	#53
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Its the unions without question IE have dodged this issue when asked with double speak about further testing, put simply train is safe to carry passengers, yes it does have some issues to iron out but they are not mission critical The whole thing is based on the train manager issue Firstly the driver is responsible for the train, in modern times the guards duties are to open and close the doors and supervise the heating and lighting. The 201 class locomotive and the CDE coach control car have lighting and door control buttons on the main console so even the driver can do that Driver only operation is in place on the majority of services so the need for a guard anyway is questionable so the plan was to get the guard to take over a customer service role checking tickets and ensuring the passengers where kept happy, as many complain IE staff are well known for hiding in the guards van so this is all good for passengers. If it where to all go pear shaped there is still a trained member of staff on the train Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 11-04-2006 at 15:21.