The stationmasters thus retained manual control over this pool of reservations whilst supporting automation of the larger set of reservations previously controlled by railway clerks.
That alignment itself was only possible once the designers agreed to remove from the system design procedures that automated a particular allocation of reservations controlled by the stationmasters.
This e-government project was only able to proceed once there was an alignment of interests between two powerful groups: the system designers and the railway stationmasters.
Stationmasters, porters and signalmen in my area are looking for this sort of modern outlook on transport.
It is possible for stationmasters to put on extra trains even if schedules are arranged.
The stationmaster reported him, and he was punished for awkward working, simply because he knew perfectly well that he would cause delay.
High class stationmasters were sent out to work in country stations and kept there for over two years for having gone on strike.
Apparently these officials had no contact with the stationmaster.
