I would argue that when you bring in new people, which the railway companies are doing now because of the demographics, you have a better chance to train them and see that they are skilled to operate what they're operating today, rather than taking an older workforce and retraining it. To me this is an opportunity to train people to run longer trains and use the advances in braking techniques and other things to the best of their ability. I don't know if it's a question of how much the workforce has been reduced, rather than an opportunity to have a more professional and skilled workforce on the job.
On March 13th, 2008. See this statement in context.