Driver Only Operation

News

Is there a way to break the DOO stalemate?

PAUL STEPHEN asks if the industry is any closer to reaching a lasting resolution

9 Dec

News

New Southern MD urged to take DOO initiative by RMT

RMT writes to new GTR MD regarding Britain's longest-running industrial dispute

7 Aug

News

Eight Bombardier-built Class 345 Aventras accepted for TfL Rail

Fourteen Class 345s built for Crossrail so far says TfL, with eight accepted for passenger traffic.

13 Oct

News

No difference in risk for DCO, says RSSB

Research suggests individual train operators are adept at managing specific risks

13 Jul

News

ASLEF members again turn down Southern’s proposals

Union and operator set to resume talks to end dispute

3 Apr

Feature

“A war of attrition in which everyone loses”

With the RMT determined to expand its battle with Southern Railway into a national campaign, what are the implications for the railway? PAUL CLIFTON reports

Industrial relations 1 Apr

Comment

RAIL 807: A safety argument?

RAIL 807: A safety argument? - Driver-only Tube carries 4 million people safely every day

Editor's comment 17 Aug

News

Verster hits out at RMT over Scottish strikes campaign

ScotRail Managing Director says the RMT is “trying to cynically rope ScotRail into a national campaign” over the extension of driver control of train doors.

28 Jun

News

RSSB backs DOO safety as Southern suffers latest strike

The RSSB says Driver Only Operation offers no increased risk to safety. Its announcement was made on June 21, the day of the latest RMT strike on Southern.

27 Jun

News

ASLEF to pay £250,000 legal bill over GatEx dispute

ASLEF must pay £250,000 in legal costs to GTR, after final High Court ruling against industrial action over the operation of 12-car trains on Gatwick Express.

27 Jun

ScotRail 334040 at Haymarket on June 24 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

RMT members vote for strikes in ScotRail dispute

RMT members working for ScotRail have voted for industrial and strike action in an ongoing dispute over the extension of Driver Only Operation (DOO).

14 Jun

News

GTR seeks injunction against ASLEF ballot

Govia Thameslink Railway issues papers at the High Court challenging a ballot of drivers on Southern and Gatwick Express over the use of 12-car DOO working.

19 May

Southern 377118 and 377446 at Clapham Junction on January 3 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

RMT conductors hold latest action on Southern

Southern Railway conductors in the RMT strike today, as the dispute continues over extension of Driver Only Operation (DOO) and changes to their roles.

18 May