Mexboroseasider
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Will there be a national rail strike? - BBC News
A strike ballot of 40,000 members of the RMT union closes on Tuesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
Part of the dispute involves plans to shed 2500 maintenance jobs. So automation of trains wouldn’t make much difference there.The sooner they automate trains the better!!
Not the only reason for the strike though.Part of the dispute involves plans to shed 2500 maintenance jobs. So automation of trains wouldn’t make much difference there.
Well I think automation may be happening with Crossrail.Not the only reason for the strike though.
Tired of it - same as with the Tube.
Anyway, it’s just a matter of time before it happens
It’s already here in Singapore - the whole MRT (tube) is automated.Well I think automation may be happening with Crossrail.
The DLR is in London.It’s already here in Singapore - the whole MRT (tube) is automated.
Dread to think how long it would take to build anything on that scale - look at the new M55 junction.The issue with trying to do it here is the scale of the projects and the ridiculously inflated time and cost of any public works projects.
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Used the automatic "PisaMover" from Pisa Airport to the main Pisa train station a few weeks ago. Fantastic bit of kit, very easy to use, very quick and relatively cheap. If that's the future bring it onIt’s already here in Singapore - the whole MRT (tube) is automated.
Didn't take long for the anti-union wing of the RWNJs to raise its flag.The sooner they automate trains the better!!
Not anti union - pro technology.Didn't take long for the anti-union wing of the RWNJs to raise its flag.
Workers have a right to protect their jobs. They also have a right - indeed, a duty - to call out concerns about health & safety. Industries with a large workforce always develop better when Management and Unions work together. The RMT aren't luddites. For instance, the lack of investment in railways outside of London has not been caused by a militant workforce objecting to technological progress.Not anti union - pro technology.
Live in the past if you want
So stops for real ale,town centre(Sainsbury's),a prostitute,some crack and then the match.The Poulton Monorail project will be fully automated.Stops at The Thatched, Blackpool North, Cookson St, Central Drive, Bloomfield Rd.
You've missed out a stop for the clinic after stop 3.So stops for real ale,town centre(Sainsbury's),a prostitute,some crack and then the match.
I worked for Blockbuster for one day back when I was at uni, which was how long it took for them to tell me you couldn't watch films in store as you worked, but had to sit there with the promotional video on a loop.I feel really sorry for all the Blockbuster employees who lost their jobs due to advances in technology.
Also spare a thought for the out of work lamp lighters and candle makers.
And they're back again, 4th time digging the same hole.They installed fibre down our road a few weeks back - took them a week to do about 100 meters. They've been back twice to dig up sections and re-do.
Incompetent, inefficient and and no doubt very expensive.