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    Heathrow rail

    Hi, Little advice needed, bought a ticket from 'heathrow rail' (code:h584) to 'gatwick' however the route says '+southern only' How can this be? As far as I'm aware southern don't run any services from Heathrow.. correct me if I'm wrong. Will I be ok using my ticket from heathrow to...
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    Guard jobs.

    If you're wanting to be a guard I would suggest taking a look at these sites for a general overview. http://becomingaconductor.webs.com/ http://www.northernrail.org/northern/careers/conductors You can work out any transferable skills you may have by reading old job adverts and the job...
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    Guard Interview advice please

    I think every interviewer will do things differently but I answered my questions with 4 things in mind 1.) Safety 2.) Punctuality 3.) Revenue protection and (4) customer service. It will most likely be the guards manager that will be interviewing you, their job is to ensure above all that levels...
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    New to rail industry Union help

    That's a ridiculous thought. Giving the employer the power to negotiate 1 on 1 with an employee their conditions and salary gives all the power to the employer. In 1 on 1 negotiations your terms and salary would have nothing to do with how good you think you are at your job or what you...
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    New to the rails - Scotrail

    The training will be 2 weeks (if it hasn't changed since I did it) The first week will be like a company induction, learning about the company, telling the induction group about yourself, learning about policies in regards to disabled passengers, Basic first aid, team building exercises (nothing...

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