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whoosh replied to the thread Question - what is the "swiss cheesiest" accident report?.Was the token machine or telephones in a non-standard place (not in the signalbox with the signaller)? Just that alone is a layer of... -
whoosh replied to the thread Question - what is the "swiss cheesiest" accident report?.+1 for Abermule
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whoosh replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.Actually, sometimes I think you are right with what you've said there. There is a danger of thinking it always is the case though, and I...
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whoosh replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.I get what you are saying - the ASLEF Executive Committee can and has accepted pay offers without running a referendum of the members...
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whoosh replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.'Collective bargaining' works like this: The workers vote people in to represent them at company level. In ASLEF, this is called...
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whoosh replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.It has been a common settlement, yes. After proper talks. I think there's a significant danger you are being led into "that's just...
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whoosh replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.Thankyou for that. I did a bit if digging and found these two statements from ASLEF District Council meetings in June: It would make...
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whoosh replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.Cross Country: Looks like the issue is an offer made outside of the normal 'bargaining machinery' process. Therefore, it is...
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whoosh replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.I've seen the circular ASLEF put out for LNER. It mentioned a change to a four day week (currently an average of a 4.25 day week). It...
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whoosh replied to the thread Thameslink: "formed of" Vs "which has".I think there's a lot of waffle in announcements which smack of a manager somewhere trying to sound clever. This does nothing to help...
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whoosh replied to the thread Will GBR pay all drivers/guards the same in the end or will a hierarchy of service types develop again?.Mitigated with something like a Higher Grade Duty payment, or similar arrangement surely?
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whoosh replied to the thread Severe disruption Victoria Central side 27/09/26.There's been a suspicious number of substation fires on the railway, across the country.
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whoosh replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.If he didn't plan to swim the channel from the beginning, and instead assumed he'd get permission from the Channel Tunnel to walk...
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whoosh replied to the thread Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern.Yes power issues meant a limit of 12 electric trains per hour could be run between Kings Cross and Welwyn (a significant reduction). All...
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whoosh replied to the thread Hertford Loop issues 14/9 (and Gordon Hill question).It isn't a fixed red main aspect, it's a 'Limit of Shunt' board - actually a board too, proper old school. You could only enter the up...