'Expecting it to happen', but I haven't yet heard what passengers using these trains from day to day need to hear, which is that this will happen, because having an assurance that talks are ongoing, that they hope things will be okay, that they trust that people can get together to resolve the issue, isn't good enough, because if you add the general election into the mix, the Christmas recess coming up, there's a concern that, even if dispensation is granted now, and even if they can come to some agreement, there may not be sufficient time left before 31 December to complete all necessary paperwork.