A mate at work who lives in Essex told me that the C2C lines have had driverless trains for years and it all seems to work fine.

If the union was honest, this isn't about safety. How can a guard ensure safety on a twelve carriage train? This is about potential redundancies. If they told the public the truth, then they would have more sympathy. Redundancies are part of life in the private sector and people do have empathy for those facing that prospect.

What a load of crap.

The majority of staff don't care. They do their jobs and that's it.

A minirity might make the extra effort with people who have mobility issues or the old. When I have returned home and missed East Croydon due to being asleep, the (largely) Eastern European guards always charge me. None of them shows the slightest bit of concern or understanding. They want their £10.

Don't post false, emotive bollocks to try and make out that these strikes are done out of public concern. They are not. They are done for self concern for their jobs. That is fair enough but they should be honest with the public.

I will say this to any train passengers in the UK as an absolute truth:

The staff on the front line and the unions care about you much more than the train operating companies do. You must all realise that anyway ?

I will say this to any train passengers in the UK as an absolute truth:

The staff on the front line and the unions care about you much more than the train operating companies do. You must all realise that anyway ?

What a load of crap.

The majority of staff don't care. They do their jobs and that's it.

A minirity might make the extra effort with people who have mobility issues or the old. When I have returned home and missed East Croydon due to being asleep, the (largely) Eastern European guards always charge me. None of them shows the slightest bit of concern or understanding. They want their £10.

Don't post false, emotive bollocks to try and make out that these strikes are done out of public concern. They are not. They are done for self concern for their jobs. That is fair enough but they should be honest with the public.

How so you know what the majority of the staff think? I know from seeing it on a daily basis. But you stick to your guns as it helps your anti union views.

I, as a driver, and many, many of my colleagues are extremely concerned about passenger safety as the infrastructure simply is not good enough, yet the company expect us to cut corners and take risks to keep things moving.

This may be about jobs but is equally about the safety issues that will be left behind when the conductors are gone. We care about safety a lot more than the companies. That is a fact. I don't really care that you're not going to agree with me. But I know from seeing it on a daily basis. Cctv monitors that drivers use that are too unclear to be used safely, Cctv being affected by sunlight so you cant see a clear view. Driver only trains are simply not safe enough, i know of many examples of serious passenger incidents that have occurred on driver only trains but these tend not to be publicised.

I doubt I can change your views but felt the need to say this. I don't need to justify anything. I'm in a reasonably well paid job that won't be changing in my working life so maybe I should just shut up and take the "I'm all right jack" attitude?