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Ignoring the fact that 96% =/= 100%, ASLEF has a decent record of fighting for member's rights outside of pay talks so there is increased incentive to join. For the TSSA, as an example, I'd that figure is much lower as the incentive is less outside of general pay talks. I'd also say that the...

You are almost exactly describing the 'free rider problem' in a trade union context. I'd recommend you go an read/watch some resources regarding this as it pretty much explains the whole 'why doesn't everyone join a trade union in a majority unionised industry?' question.

There are no rules. If the trade union is effective it's always advantageous to free ride up until the point the trade union is not effective. While I have no desire to send this thread into the realm of game theory, it's that attitude that stops people who are on the fence about joining the...

My sister's school had half a pendolino car reserved for a trip to London from Coventry. It's a safeguarding thing and most TOCs are happy to assist if travel is off peak especially. In this situation, you'd have hoped that would have been communicated to the school group and they would board...

It's basic economics / game theory. If you can free-ride then it's advantageous to do so.

It was in reference to another users argument that linked fares and NR pay talks, so with the context was very relevant if you just looked at the quoted post.

So those Band 5-8, signaller grades, controller grades, and others should be told to shut up and deal with a mediocre pay rise because the fares (which they don't control) have gone up?

It's infrequently used, as quick scan through RTT suggests. Should probably be used more but I'm sure there are reasons why it isn't.

With the state of the west coast at the moment I'd argue that is normal running

If you half the Avanti stoppers from 6tph to 3tph (for example) you can mitigate some issues that appear when services on the fasts end up out of order on a tightly flighted section of the network. It's not going to fix the west coast but it'll reduce the chance a non-stopper gets stuck behind...

Or the driver for that matter...

I'd argue any Avanti MK stops should be pick up (northbound) and set down (southbound) only. LNR provide a decent service to Euston and you'd help performance on west coast south by removing some Avanti stops. 1715891634 and where are you getting these units from? 730s won't give that many...

Which is now In the middle of a business park Only being 3-4 miles long and fairly one dimensional (you get on at Newton Abbot, train goes to Heathfield, you either get the train back or walk), I don't think this has the scope to open as a heritage line. More likely it re-opens for occasional...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but nearly all door releases at platforms are initiated by a member of on train staff (driver or guard), whose responsibility it is to check the train is wholly within the platform. When the process accounts for the possibility of trains not being entirely within the...

They have also been loco hauled blunt end first when DVTs have failed in some capacity (Windscreen Wiper failures spring to mind?)

My assumption of why 'stop short' incidents aren't routinely investigated is that they are almost always human error. Beyond re-iterating that the driver/guard should check the PTI/all doors are within the platform before releasing doors what else is there to do?

RAIB do investigate near misses. My understanding is they only do so for incidents where a safety digest or full report would bring about new conclusions. I think the question is was this reportable, and if not, should it be? (Both are questions I am not knowledgeable enough to expand on)

If you read the RAIB report for the unfortunate injury at the GCR, you'll see the danger of passengers stepping down from trains expecting a platform that isn't there. All it would have taken is someone on their phone not paying attention and that's a potential hospitalisation (or worse). I...

In the example of Euston - Brum services, surely the easiest way to price discriminate your open tickets for a unified operator is to make a 'via Northampton Only' restriction. That way you could preserve the cheap fares, and in the rare case of disruption/planned engineering work when they...

Transfer one from London where there's sidings full of unused units! /sarcasm