"Basil Jet" wrote in message news
On 2017\04\08 13:41, michael adams wrote:

Whereas in fact drivers should never find themselves in the position
where they're having to refuse take out trains as a direct result of slipshod
maintenance. As its their neck which will be on the line if anything goes
wrong.

That sounds like you're suggesting they'll be fired or disciplined if a fault develops,

The finger will point at them until such time as the evidence indicates
otherwise. Which might take days or weeks.

The general public without the requisite technical knowledge are probably
more likely as first at least to attribute any such occurance to operator
or driver error. As that's something everyone can understand,
Wereas the systems they're operating are supposedly designed
not to fail.

Same as with these wheel flats. As a member of the travelling public I've not a
got a clue whether there are any safety implications in driving with wheel flats.
Again I can't really believe that drivers weren't reporting this problem,
before all of a sudden it became necessary for drivers to actually refuse to
take out trains and for the decision to be made to take large numbers
of trains out of service .

There's plenty in the news about drivers being disciplined or dismissed
for various offences. I've yet to read anywhere of a single member
of the LT management or Board (if such still exists) being dismissed
as a result of their decision to cut back on wheel maintainence and
inspections on the Picaddilly Line.

when it's more that they will have a really horrific day
if a door opens unexpectedly and a few people fall off a moving tube train.

How many people other than his fellow drivers will accept that the
door opened "unexpectedly" for any other reason than that the
driver somehow opened it himself by accident ?


michael adams

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