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Unread 18-02-2008, 15:36   #13
Mark Gleeson
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EU are addressing this through a certification arrangement

Closed shop arrangement are not illegal

However beyond the basic skills of controlling a train things are very different in the rest of Europe in terms of proceedure. UK and Irish practice are still very similar though Irish Rail has an edge on some safety features

Passenger don't care about how a driver gets to be a driver, they just need to be reassured there are a enough of them to provide a full timetable
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