Date: 03/06/2017

Southern rail has confirmed trains will be cancelled on all lines apart from the Brighton mainline if a second member of staff is not onboard. Southern said it had made a temporary agreement with the drivers' union Aslef while talks take place. He said the move was in return for Aslef suspending an overtime ban which had been due to begin on Sunday. During the year-long dispute Aslef has argued there should be a second 'safety-critical' person on trains. The drivers' union has been in the dispute with Southern and its parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) over the roles of train staff. GTR replaced conductors with 'on-board supervisors' to work across different services but without the responsibility of closing doors - which has switched to train drivers.

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Southern will not run trains without a guard in return for Aslef suspending its overtime ban.

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