Southern train driver plans are safe if conditions are met: ORR

Controversial plans by Southern Railway to allow drivers to operate train doors are safe if certain key conditions are in place, the industry regulator has found. The conclusions were seized upon by the company and the Government but train drivers' union Aslef said the report, which called for a series of improvements, was not a "clean bill of health". Driver Only Operation is at the centre of the bitter industrial dispute between Southern and rail unions which has caused misery for co