Recent content by Luke185

If that is the case then why would TPE drag it out for 6 months rather than just tell people "due to changes in operational requirements..."? It doesn't make much sense (not to mention be extremely unfair) to keep people hanging on unless they actually plan to do something - and be a waste of...

I've seen that on screens for GC trains at KingsX lots of times in the past, usually if their avantix machines on-board have broken or not been available for whatever reason. Or it may have simply been a mistake or glitch with the info boards. Have also known them to do manual ticket checks on...

Sadly lots of people being made redundant at Freightliner so will be looking for work elsewhere presumably - i'm not saying all of them will be knocking on TPE's door - just seems to coincide time-wise with the news above. https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/freightliner-heavy-haul-confirms-145-job-losses/

Could this be due to the "Freightliner" effect? Feel sorry for everyone who's gone through the effort and stress of the process if it has been put "on hold" at this point! If true, they should really be telling people that, as some might have deliberately kept themselves available for an April...

I wouldn't be too worried about GC, a lot of their custom derives from places like Halifax and Hartlepool, not to mention York and Doncaster where there is already an abundance of competition. Their trains are vastly busier than a couple of years ago, certainly on the Bradfords. Any extra...

There was talk of a little shop and/or cafe, office space of some description upstairs. Grand Central have also put in quite a lot of money, and are supposedly interested in having some sort of GC-branded first class lounge there - i'm guessing they would need to staff that somehow though -...

Speaking to train crew a while back, sounds to me like a lot of the decisions of Xc control with regards to GC are very last minute and not very proactive. Whether they had told the Guard to get people onto that other EC or not I can't say, but it seems unlikely they would have got an agreement...

Suspect the way things went after DFFT (which TPE administered themselves) it may not be until the very end of next week or even the beginning of the week of Stage 3. Especially if OPC have to mark them all themselves and do all the admin for them, then forward the results to TPE, and TPE then...

Does anyone know for sure if the Group Bourdon (GBT) for Stage 2 will be on paper or computer? Am assuming as it's taking place in a hotel it will be pen and paper, which would also keep costs down - however they would need computers for the reactions test in a few weeks anyway...

Had the assessment yesterday for TPE. Think i managed about 7/8, but realised i'd been misreading one of the instruments, so had to go back and correct a few bits! Pretty sure that messed it up for me. No idea what the pass mark will be, but surely for TPE it can't be as low as something like...