Obviously TFW value their staffs health more than the other tocs that retained local door operations
I trust that the HSE and ORR are prosecuting all the other TOCs that kept local door operations then? Or are they in dereliction of their duty to keep the railways safe? Or is it perhaps possible that TfW have completely overreacted...
if covid wasn't that contagious why have we had lockdowns & business closures !
I'm not going to go into that one, but suffice to say that Covid cases, hospitalisations and deaths are a fraction of what they were at their peak. So even if it was justified to stop local door operation then, that justification simply doesn't exist anymore, and hasn't done for several months now. Yet TfW have not even said when they intend to review the situation.
Actually the stations effected on the N Wales coast by the covid restrictions have very low footfall.
If footfall is so low that they don't need to be served anymore, TfW have had every opportunity to begin the closure procedure over the last 15 months. I'm not holding my breath... In the mean time, they need to get back to serving them rather than inventing excuses.
So it made Sence to not stop, people forget traincrews have worked throughout all of the worldwide pandemic & many have been effected by contacting covid.
I know of staff with long covid & others that are still recovering many months later. Other TOCs have had depot outbreaks of covid & it's caused chaos in them locations.
Also trying to keep the 2 metres distance on a train is not easy & the conductors for TFW have yet go the equipment to check tickets, as they scan using a mobile phone.
Again, I have no idea what relevance this has to local door operations. Are you suggesting there is a correlation between TOCs continuing local door operations (all of them apart from TfW) and Covid case rates? If so, I'd love to see the data.
TFW have also utilised their RPI staff throughout the network & it's up to the passengers to purchase a ticket before boarding. This are never as simple as some people perceive & blaming the traincrew unions is not beneficial as it's there job to protect the members interests.
Yes, passenger should use facilities wherever possible. However, 1) not all stations have facilities, or the right facilities, and 2) what incentive is there for passengers to use the facilities if they know they're not going to be checked. I wouldn't be surprised if the non-barriered parts of TfW's network have been seen as a 'free railway' over the last 15 months.
Also Employing the threat of an independent investigation, the findings would be TFW have tried their best during an unprecedented worldwide pandemic that nobody could plan or forsee......
There hasn't been an independent investigation, so no-one can say. However, when
every other TOC has managed to retain local door operations without any notable difficulties, that strongly suggests it's TfW that are in the wrong...