Monstrous

[Platapus]

As always in cases like this, I wonder if there is not more to the story.

It just does not make sense. He saw an obstruction, had the power killed, wore protective shoes and removed the obstruction.

What safety rules did he violate?

What is the "approved" procedure that he "should" have followed?

PS: from the BBC sites, it appears that the violation was not confirming that the power was turned off. A safety violation. But enough of a violation to fire the person?

He 'risked' his life to remove a cart to save a potential mess of many lives at risk with leaving the cart.

How did he risk his life to potentialy save many lives?
Once the signalman was informed of the obstruction no trains should be going there so no other lives were at risk.

What safety rules did he violate?

Well for starters he didn't check the power was off, secondly it appears he worked alone and had no warning system set up for working on a track.

27 years pension was most likely the reason for the sack.

Probably, Stagecoach have always had a reputation of trying to get rid of workers they inherited.

[jumpy]

Initiative is punished in this country. More so than mean spirited jobsworth ignorance ought to be.

Most employers don't give a ---- for their staff, be they exemplary or just mediocre. The people who run the trains are a paragon of this bull---- employer attitude.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

How did he risk his life to potentialy save many lives?
Once the signalman was informed of the obstruction no trains should be going there so no other lives were at risk.


Well for starters he didn't check the power was off, secondly it appears he worked alone and had no warning system set up for working on a track.


Probably, Stagecoach have always had a reputation of trying to get rid of workers they inherited.

Tribesman is right. I think they should have hung the guy by the neck until dead...then burned him at the stake.

[STEED]

Daily Mail has a habit of editing the facts to suit there newspaper.

The rail network here was privatised under Margaret Thatcher back in the 1980's. One company owns the tracks, another the stations, another the rolling stock and the list just goes on. One sure fact is this, we are being ripped off by these jokers who cream it.

In the case of the story there is bound to be a few company's involved.

[Jimbuna]

I think the answer/reason for his dismissal lies in Oberons #6

and now that the station is unmanned

Perhaps the company saw this as the cheapest/quickest option of cutting costs and getting what they wanted.

If so.......not a nice way to go about doing ones business

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I think the answer/reason for his dismissal lies in Oberons #6


Perhaps the company saw this as the cheapest/quickest option of cutting costs and getting what they wanted.

If so.......not a nice way to go about doing ones business

That would not surprise me Jim.

Bring Back

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Bring Back

Too damn right.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I think the answer/reason for his dismissal lies in Oberons #6


Perhaps the company saw this as the cheapest/quickest option of cutting costs and getting what they wanted.

If so.......not a nice way to go about doing ones business

I said same. In the US there are laws against this but management will find way to fire those getting close to retirement and are garnishing a good wage where someone else would do the job for much less. Can't fight it because the management will find something and or make it very tough for the employee to meet quotas. It is a really cute game.