Recent content by Danny Dire

Good luck in getting out, believe me, the World is a far better place when you're not looking over your shoulder all the time at Grand Central. Trust me, just because you haven't done anything wrong doesn't mean they won't nail you for something if your face doesn't fit. The Sunderland depot...

Thanks Flamingo, I've told him that "behind the scenes" work can be varied & rewardng, but he'd set himself on a front line operational position. He's aleady earning more than a guard in his current role, and he'll be on a lot more in a few years. I guess money isn't his motivation.

Thanks to both of you. I shall pass this on to the young lad who was going to apply to TPE. He would have been very good too, excellent customer service and very meticulous in his work. Shame.

How does the above mentioned condititon affect Safety critical workers?

Call them this morning to confirm, it also shows how keen & organised you are.

I think the train crew normally turn a blind eye to ap tix when the engineering works overun

Totally agree.

Should be great fun seeing it all unfold, better than an episode of Homeland.

I know one of the guys in charge of the operation, Irish lad from Leeds, mad as a box of frogs, but WOW ! Can he cook!

Good news :)

Is the Rugby League world cup causing any bother as yet?

I have had the misfortune of working for Grand Central in Sunderland, and as another poster says, the guard manager, Spock, as she's known, is totally out of her depth. She has the people skills of nightclub bouncer and the same IQ. Grand Central soon have to reapply for their access rights...

Seem to only remember the good sunshine days of that year, must be the memory getting hazy as i get senile !

Apart from a few nice days last year, which happily happened during Royal Ascot, Goodwood & York Ebor meeting, we didn't really have one. Can anyone here remember 1976 ? Now that WAS a summer ! Didn't rain for months ! can we have one of those please ? But without the critical rail tempreture...

The whole supplement issue has been addressed and an announcement will be made shortly alongside the new GC marketing policy. I've no idea about the comments regarding one guard charging it and others not, but believe discretion is allowed to be used during times of disruption. All GC guards...