Recent content by NorthernUser

Thanks Railfan99 - I have always wanted to visit Looe/along the old branch lines with semaphores, etc, I'll add it to the list! Good question- I'd be happy to travel standard class, just conscious of the need to get some value out of the upgrade price. Mind you, I suspect in comparison with an...

Hi all I've decided to treat myself to a long awaited All Lines Rover (1st) in July and will be starting my journey from Manchester Piccadilly on a Saturday- I just wanted to tap into the experience of my fellow enthusiasts for any ideas/inspiration on how to make the most out of the ticket-...

Sounds like they've used the 'change at' option on the system to specify up to 10 TIPLOCs/stations to announce as 'change at X for services to A, B, C, etc. I use it in case of cancellations, but agree they were likely bored. I've not yet found the option for 'change at Southampton Central for...

Sounds crazy! Can't believe an employee of all people would endanger the safety of the railway for the sake of a photo opportunity! I couldn't find any links on facebook, so perhaps they have been taken down.

At MAN and LIV, Anne always pronounces Liverpool South Parkway in a completely different tone/intonation to the rest of the announcement- adds that computerised touch I find

Update- I thought the interview went badly, but apparently not as they rang up shortly afterwards to offer me the job! :D Thank you so much to everyone who offered suggestions- the key bits around safety, and why this is important were a really useful tip- I memorised most of the statistics and...

Thank you, I will look into those too.

Thank you very much to you both for your responses - that's really useful information. :)

Hi all I have been invited for an interview following my recent application for Station Control Assistant with Network Rail- the interview is competency based- I just wondered if anyone had any ideas what sort of questions I might expect at the interview? I did some research which suggested a...

Cheers for the ideas everyone- they all sound great :) now just to choose and plan- I'm going to go on a weekday and the vouchers are only valid after 09.30 sadly :'(

Thanks both for your ideas- it is much appreciated! We'd like to mainly combine the two with a primary focus on riding on trains. I think that round trip sounds good via Barrow.

Hi all First time poster, long time lurker on this great forum :) I'm not sure if this the right place for this, but just wondered if anyone has any ideas or suggestions to make the most of a Northern Day Ranger (Friends & Family £7 ticket)? There'd be two of us setting of next Sat (15th) from...