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| Southern rail 'full service' to resume next week | Southern rail 'full service' to resume next week |
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| Southern rail is to restore a "full train service" from Tuesday after a union suspended industrial action, the rail firm has said. | Southern rail is to restore a "full train service" from Tuesday after a union suspended industrial action, the rail firm has said. |
| The train drivers' union Aslef had been due to strike for three days next week but has called off the walkouts. | The train drivers' union Aslef had been due to strike for three days next week but has called off the walkouts. |
| Southern said rosters had already been issued and it could not run a full timetable until 24 January. | Southern said rosters had already been issued and it could not run a full timetable until 24 January. |
| The announcement was made ahead of fresh negotiations taking place on Wednesday between Aslef and Southern. | The announcement was made ahead of fresh negotiations taking place on Wednesday between Aslef and Southern. |
| Aslef's strike days had been planned for 24, 25 and 27 January but the union suspended the action if the company agreed to "engage in intensive talks". | Aslef's strike days had been planned for 24, 25 and 27 January but the union suspended the action if the company agreed to "engage in intensive talks". |
| A spokeswoman for Aslef said next week's strikes could not now be reinstated if talks failed. | |
| She said: "Once strikes have been called off, we can't put them back. We would have to look at other dates if the talks fail." | |
| She also said the union was now awaiting the outcome of Wednesday's discussions before commenting further. | |
| Southern rail strike: What's it about? | |
| How bad have Southern rail services got? | |
| The RMT also requested to join the talks, but for now its separate action for Monday is still on - the RMT has not yet commented on Southern's latest announcement. | |
| 'Futile action' | 'Futile action' |
| Passenger services director Angie Doll said there would still be disruption next Monday. | Passenger services director Angie Doll said there would still be disruption next Monday. |
| But she said: "Due to the changes we've now fully rolled out, we're now able to run more services on more routes serving more passengers and ultimately we'll have fewer cancellations and delays." | But she said: "Due to the changes we've now fully rolled out, we're now able to run more services on more routes serving more passengers and ultimately we'll have fewer cancellations and delays." |
| She said an extra 200 trains would run next Monday - the same day as a conductors' strike by the RMT union. | She said an extra 200 trains would run next Monday - the same day as a conductors' strike by the RMT union. |
| "The RMT should now recognise that their industrial action is wholly futile. | "The RMT should now recognise that their industrial action is wholly futile. |
| "They should stop the strikes, get back round the table with us and move forward together with us, delivering a better railway for our passengers." | "They should stop the strikes, get back round the table with us and move forward together with us, delivering a better railway for our passengers." |
| Southern said it would run more than 70% of its trains next Monday - 10% more of its normal timetable than it operated on previous conductor strike days. | |
| The company said this followed the completion of its programme to put drivers in sole control of the operation of the train, including closing the doors, on nearly 80% of routes, and the transfer of many conductors to a new on-board supervisor role focused exclusively on customer service. | |
| The dispute with the two unions has centred on the changes to guards' roles on trains. Both unions had raised concerns over safety and potential job cuts. |