tim... wrote:

"Mizter T" wrote in message
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On 23/09/2016 15:45, Recliner wrote:

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Is there not a plan, however, for the TfL Empire to take over the
Thameslink lime out to Brighton?

Not that I'm aware of, and not according to the news report. Do you
have a
link?

No, I thought that I read it on this group. IIRC, it was more of a
long-term plan, rather than anything around the corner.

It's certainly not a plan, and not even an aspiration as far as I'm
aware.
The aim is to take over suburban stopping services that run entirely or
mainly in the GLA. The London mayor aims to deliver better, more
coordinated local services to local voters.


Was there not someone suggesting that TfL management could be drafted in
to try and sort out the slow-motion train wreck that is Southern/GTR?

It was political pestering

I'd give you a million to one that the mayor's idea of "sorting it out" is
giving into union demand immediately - he is a socialist (fsvo) after all.

Yes, the mayor did generously offer to sort out GTR for the DfT, but I
think his 'solution' would be just as you say.

However, it has to be said that TfL did get rid of the guards on all LO
routes, and is currently eliminating the 300 platform attendants from Boris
buses, in both cases without strikes.

http://www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk/...s_bulletin.pdf

http://www.londonreconnections.com/2...and-old-guard/

http://www.railwaystrategies.co.uk/a...71&issueid=530

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36764417

I thought it was telling that a Labour mayor is getting rid of 300 jobs on
the buses with no industrial protests, while the unions are indulging in
incessant strikes and sickies on Southern that simply wants to change the
role of train guards, with no loss of jobs or conditions.