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A guard of a Northern train service watches passengers leave his train at Burscough Bridge.
The guard watches passengers alighting and boarding his train at Burscough Bridge station on He will satisfy himself that it is safe to shut the doors on the train before communicating to the driver it is safe for the train to depart from the platform. The service the train was operating was departure from Burscough Bridge to Southport that had started its journey at from Manchester Victoria on Wednesday 25th January 2017. Northern Guards There is the possibility of the guards working on Northern trains across the north of England taking industrial action in respect of the prospect of their duties being replaced by on board supervisors. This could mean that the driver of the train becomes responsible for opening and closing the doors on the train.
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Location: Burscough Bridge railway station, Burscough Lancashire England
Photo credit: © Colin Wareing / Alamy / Afripics
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