Recent content by Trisha

I was on the 07:30 Newcastle to London Kings Cross and was travelling to Doncaster for personal reasons. After arriving at Durham there was an announcement that we would be held due to an incident at Darlington and there was no further information. After a while it was annouced that there was no...

I was at Windemere yesterday and the queue for assistance/tickets was quite large mainly foreign tourists trying to get to grips with purchasing travel tickets, even getting a bus was a struggle for them so it ain't going to be made any easier when the ticket office is only open from certain...

Apparently the Management team at Northern are still investigating the circumstances of this event, 2 of the staff are still on other jobs at the Depot. I can't fathom why it's taking so long, the stress the guys must be feeling must be awful.

Not fully correct, the staff involved which would be the MDD and the Panel Operator also any other persons who might have been involved in the movement. The rest of the Movements team would be still allowed to continue with their duties.

Quite a few years ago, a guy from our place went for a medical booked for 13:00. He decided to go for lunch before this, the lunch included a pint. He failed.

Not read the Rail Delivery Group web page for a while, but was disappointed to see Eurostar have ceased allowing upgrading of seating unless you hold 1st class Fip facilities.

Northern and the previous franchise owners have been aware that there are issues with diesel fumes at the Maintenance Depots, especially on the smaller roads where the ventilation systems are archiac or not sufficient to take away the fumes. Northern were expecting Network Rail to introduce some...

Understand your thoughts but part of the duties where i was employed, was you present yourself to your Teamleader/Supervisor for work as well as read any notices which are relevant to your role, any situations earlier in the day which have arisen that may change how you normally carry out your...

I am wondering why there was no indication of his situation when signing on for work? Working at a Maintenance depot you are expected to see your Supervisor for your start of shifts brief, also was he not in contact with fellow drivers in a messroom beforehand after getting changed for work? Is...

Have you asked Northern HR regarding this? It will depend on what time your course starts (generally in Leeds 09:00) and what time your method of transport can get you there, also consider what time you'll finish and get back home. In previous concerns, representation by a Union rep can help...

Thanks for the replies, i have looked at other ways of travelling my proposed journey and it would seem to be more hassle especially trying to book seats at the time rather than in advance.

Sometimes the paying public could help by taking their own rubbish off with them.

I'm after any advice from members of this forum on a trip to America next year. I retired earlier this as a safeguarded member and will be going from New York down to Miami via various cities on stop offs. I requested some assistance from Rstl prior to retiring who advised me to apply no earlier...

Heaton used to be a great place to cut your teeth, it was always a steady learning process on the basics ie 142 / 156 stock, then expand onto 158,180,185 and HST stock(including the Yellow peril NMT). There was also shunting round the depot of LNER stock. However, recently there has been a lot...