Petition Make rail companies guarantee a guard or security person is on every train.

Merseyrail is to introduce new Driver-Only Operated trains. They only guarantee to have a second person on trains after 8 pm. Many antisocial and criminal incidents take place at other times of day. Trains should have a second person patrolling to maintain order, check tickets and help passengers.

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In 2014, Merseyrail spokeswoman Alice Owen said: “The safety of passengers is Merseyrail’s absolute priority,..." (reported in Liverpool Echo). This cannot be achieved without personnel on trains to ensure passenger safety.

If a passenger operates the alarm handle, there needs to be someone available to render assistance. The driver cannot do this. Without a second person on the train, the driver would have to go to the next station before stopping the train. This could make matters worse.

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Date closed 23 August 2018
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