So does that mean that I can't comment?
Isn't it odd that someone can argue all the cases for having a guard or on-board staff, yet so much of England and Wales is DOO!
If they can argue this in Scotland, surely the rest of the UK should be having people on the trains for the same reasons, OR the successful operation of DOO elsewhere disproves all of the arguments used for guards.
Personally, I'd quite like to see staff on trains everywhere as it would make many people feel safer and help protect revenue. If it was made a condition of a franchise, the TOC would not to worry about another company undercutting by cutting staff as it wouldn't be an option. It would be a known cost from day one, and no doubt subsidised by the Government and all tax payers, not just the people buying the tickets.
DOO would make sense on the route to EDB. Its an extension to the electric network which is already DOO operated so...Also no jobs will be going, staff from EDB will be moved to another depot if they wish or another solution.
Or its an extention of the Edinburgh to Bathgate service which have guards on board.
The GUARDS jobs from Edinburgh to Bathgate will be going, and why do you think it is acceptable to have to move depots, it isnt that easy you know!
There must surely be more than 3 guards to operate what is a half hourly service 0603 to 2348 Mon-Sat, and hourly on Sundays betwenn 0903 and 2348? That's 122 operating hours over seven days!
They must be integrated with other routes and I hope the depot will be able to absorb the loss of work.
To other posters-
Southern are DOO in London but once you get out of the suburban area (not sure of limits) they have GUARDS on board, can anybody say EXACTLY where DOO is working in England and Wales, don't think there is that much.
My point was that only 3 gaurds are physically working bathgate services at one time, not that only 3 gaurds work the service, big difference.
Ah, I see what you meant now. I once had a look at the Cardiff Valleys guards diagrams, and found them fascinating. Couldn;t work out how many actual guards were needed to work a particular route because of the way the rosters covered several different routes on one duty.
Saying that I am sure the former Thameslink route has gaurds south of the river.
To other posters-
Southern are DOO in London but once you get out of the suburban area (not sure of limits) they have GUARDS on board, can anybody say EXACTLY where DOO is working in England and Wales, don't think there is that much.
- NXEA metro? I'm not sure.
My point was that only 3 gaurds are physically working bathgate services at one time, not that only 3 gaurds work the service, big difference.