On Fri, 15 May 2015 15:55:58 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 14:56:14 on
Fri, 15 May 2015, e27002 aurora remarked:
Sadly, even as we chew the fat, road haulage companies will be circling
railfreight customers with 12 month contracts as the price for helping out
during a 24 hour strike.

I do not like it one bit. Things should never have reached this
point. But, railwaymen are entitled to expect at least a fair day's
pay for an excellent day's work.

Does that include the guard on my XC train earlier in the week who hid
in the rear cab for 2.5hrs?

Dunno, but it certainly applies to the SWT trains staff I encounter
most days of the week, professional, polite and helpful beyond the
call. Even to the point of 'phoning the end of the line 'cos my other
half had left her bag on a train.

Perhaps XC need to do some firing and hiring, or at least threaten.