Forum Message

Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers
Posted by: Jonathan Bingham
Date/Time: 19/08/15 15:38:00

When I ride the DLR I get the distinct impression of being on some kind of toy train that's not really up to the job it should be doing.

It seems to be slow, and the trains are too small - when you look at the trains from outside they wobble along from side to side quite comically.

I'm not sure what benefit anybody gets from it being driverless either - it's the same price as the tube - is it simply that they don't go on strike?. Well, there's two sides to every strike. Get rid of all the tube train drivers and that's another few thousand decently paid jobs gone. Not saying that that's the greatest excuse for keeping those jobs but we don't seem to be doing very well at coping with the job losses and deskilling caused by automation.


Entire Thread
TopicDate PostedPosted By
Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 13:22:00 Elizabeth Ross
   Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 13:54:00 Claire Moran
      Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 16:30:00 Elizabeth Ross
         Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 16:55:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 17:20:00 Loraine Pemberton
   Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 17:23:00 Adrian Irving
      Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 17:28:00 Adrian Irving
         Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers18/08/15 23:42:00 Claire Diaper
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 00:51:00 Richard Jennings
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 08:10:00 Elizabeth Ross
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 08:37:00 Andy Pease
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 08:42:00 Elizabeth Ross
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 09:33:00 Loraine Pemberton
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 09:38:00 Richard Greenhough
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 10:21:00 Claire Moran
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 10:44:00 Rima Jones
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 10:55:00 Elizabeth Ross
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 11:36:00 Rima Jones
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 11:57:00 Claire Diaper
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 13:28:00 Richard Greenhough
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:02:00 Claire Diaper
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:05:00 Claire Diaper
                                    Re: free advice to Claire..19/08/15 14:10:00 Stuart Kerr
                                       Re:Re: free advice to Claire..19/08/15 14:39:00 Adrian Irving
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:49:00 Richard Greenhough
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:44:00 Richard Greenhough
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 15:38:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:14:00 Gregory Turner
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:24:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:43:00 Claire Diaper
                                                :Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:57:00 Philippa Bond
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 18:14:00 Carl Wynne
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers20/08/15 17:39:00 Francis Rowe
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers20/08/15 18:00:00 Claire Diaper
                                       Re:DLR19/08/15 18:01:00 Richard Greenhough
                                          Re:Re:DLR20/08/15 11:12:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                             Re:Re:Re:DLR20/08/15 11:34:00 Philippa Bond
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:DLR25/08/15 08:22:00 Philippa Bond
                                                   Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE25/08/15 09:07:00 Alex Thomas
                                                      Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE25/08/15 10:34:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                         Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?25/08/15 19:57:00 Alex Thomas
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 09:40:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 10:39:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 10:41:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 16:03:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE26/08/15 16:59:00 Philippa Bond
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE26/08/15 18:11:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE27/08/15 16:17:00 Philippa Bond
                                             Re:Re:Re:DLR26/08/15 09:41:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:DLR26/08/15 09:45:00 Adrian Irving
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:DLR26/08/15 09:57:00 Jonathan Bingham

Forum Home