Re: SMART pay vs. housing cost
Author: Max Wyss
Date: 07-26-2016 - 03:36
With all due respect, what is the use of a second "engineer" in a DMU??? Ah, yeah, distracting the first "engineer" from his work…
If I read it correctly (but I may be wrong on that), SMART searches driver/conductors; in other words staff who can take the role of the driver and the role of the conductor. This is insofar better that it allows better planning of work, and it also makes working at SMART a bit less monotonous.
It is still a case of serious overstaffing. The whole civilized does operations like SMART single-manned, with Proof of Payment, and roving inspectors. That's all what's needed.
Following outdated, intrinsically unsecure regulations may put the operation in danger…