John B wrote:
On 6 Oct, 16:27, Boltar wrote:
No drivers will still operate on their allotted lines, any
attempt to change this arrangement and introduce an element of
flexibility would have to be negotiated with the unions,

Why? Surely you're just paid to drive trains , not quibble about
where FFS. As long as you're trained on the stock and taxis are
provided to/ from home late/early in the day whats the problem?

Is the commute in your proposal part of the working day?

Huh?

If you live in Upminster, book on in Upminster, but are suddenly told
your new booking-on point is Heathrow, do the extra three hours you're
spending getting to Heathrow and back every shift get classed as part
of your working day? If not, then it's not too hard to see why it
might make people grumpy.

Er... if you lived in Upminster and book-on at Upminster, you'd (probably)
be a D stock driver. So you'd hardly be asked to book-on at Heathrow, as
there is no District Line depot at that end of the Piccadilly Line!
However pedantry aside, I do take your point...

In the Upminster example provided, I would consider a small taxi journey
reasonable enough; Upminster to Barking or East Ham say, but not Ealing
Common or Neasden. But common sense needs to work both ways and
LUL management shouldn't be expecting drivers to book-on at such distant
places in the first place.