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The public-private partnership (PPP) the government proposes would transfer track, signals and stations to three privately owned consortia on 30-year contracts, while leaving the operation of trains to the publicly owned London Underground.
Mr. Oversier said the two employees inspecting the track had "simple approval," meaning they could work in a restricted area as long as they did not interfere with the normal operation of trains or equipment.
The dispute has become focused on a move to driver-only operation of trains, which unions say has safety risks and could downgrade the number or quality of jobs in rail.
Sources close to the talks described them as positive but with no concrete progress, and no concessions offered by either sides in terms of calling off the strike or halting the driver-only operation of trains.
At the centre of the dispute between unions and Southern is the move to driver-only operation of trains, which unions say is a safety issue, as well as potentially seeing many rail jobs lost or conditions downgraded in the future.
An advanced control center monitors the operation of trains and potential hazards.
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Labour claimed this is a "significant change" to government policy, citing comments by former rail minister Simon Burns in 2013 that "the operation of train services by DOR is an essential part of the privatised franchising model".
There a complex solution has been devised, in which the track, stations and signals will be leased on 30-year contracts to as many as three private companies, leaving the operation of train services in the hands of the existing public-sector management.
So that the safety operation of train control system can be ensured.
The operation of train services, the turnaround operations, the entering/exiting depot operation, and the number of available trains are involved in the model.
While optimising operations of trains we work on the presumption that double-exchange crossing stations, or common interchange station, are utilised.
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