TALKS have restarted between Govia Thameslink Railway and the RMT union over the long-running and often bitter conductors' dispute.
GTR is planning to replace most conductors on Southern routes with 'on board supervisors', who would deal with passengers but not control the doors or dispatch the train, which would become duties of the driver.
The RMT opposes the change, claiming that safety would be affected -- which GTR denies.
There have been three days of strikes over the issue so far this year, and both sides have accused the other of unreasonable or unfair behaviour.
However, the two sides resumed discussions at the conciliation service ACAS yesterday.
Afterwards, GTR said: "We met with the RMT at ACAS today. We responded to the points raised by the Union, and they have taken our responses back to their executive for consideration. We await their response, and hope that they will move this forward and help us develop the On-Board Supervisor role."