On 26 Sep, 21:14, wrote:
Alleged defective dead man's handles (able to be reset in a "motoring"
position after operation instead of "off & release"). Oh and it's an
ASLEF initiative instead of RMT this time. No doubt LU will be happy
for Metronet SSL to carry the can....

....although RMT are also involved according to the BBC article, and St
Bob is the rentaquote speaker.

If, as it sounds, the defect in question doesn't prevent the DMH from
operating (i.e. your asleep/dead driver will still let go of it and
the train will still stop), how does this have even the pretence of a
safety issue?

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