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whoosh replied to the thread Do any DOO drivers still use screens on the platform to dispatch?.South Eastern. 707s and 377s have bodyside cameras and in-cab monitors, but everything else doesn't. -
whoosh replied to the thread Saturdays and Sundays should be inside the working week for drivers at all TOCs (not just some as at present).But also with Sundays NOT in the working week: Great Northern (which is in the south!) Thameslink, and Southern - which is in the MIDDLE...
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whoosh replied to the thread Saturdays and Sundays should be inside the working week for drivers at all TOCs (not just some as at present).For Drivers, all TOCs have Saturday as a normal day. The following...: London North Eastern Railway Trans Pennine Express The Eastern...
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whoosh replied to the thread Lumo running train with no toilets.Loo-No. Has anyone called them that yet? Feel free...!
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whoosh replied to the thread Train drivers’ decades-long ticket fraud ‘cost taxpayer millions.Yes, Duty Passes are paid for.
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whoosh replied to the thread Train drivers’ decades-long ticket fraud ‘cost taxpayer millions.A bit poor? The newspapers deliberately chose the headline as they do anything to slag off train drivers at every opportunity. It is...
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whoosh replied to the thread East Midlands railways industrial action.You are quite correct in stating it's Train Managers and On Board staff that are taking industrial action due to class 810s 'not being...
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whoosh replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.Remember Charles Horton standing down from GTR for the 2018 timetable meltdown? When did GTR find out the routes it was supposed to be...
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whoosh replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.I doubt EMR are going to pay out any extra money to hire in trains from spot hire companies. Or to pay for extra trains to be leased...
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whoosh replied to the thread EMR - MD Will Rogers leaves immediately.Do 810s have Track Circuit Actuators? 170s and 222s do. They'll switch off when a reboot is done, won't they?
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whoosh replied to the thread West Midlands Trains Industrial Action July/August 2026.In some ways I agree with you. I think you are missing a key piece though. School holidays don't just affect passenger demand. They...
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whoosh replied to the thread The Train Drivers Academy Discussion.Bit confused as to why Blackfriars is listed for GTR. Or London Victoria is listed for Northern. Or that Caledonian Sleeper is listed at...
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whoosh replied to the thread Thameslink core broken - 13th July 26 - what could be done to improve things?.I don't know about Bedford, but Peterborough to Gatwick the cheapest tickets are LNER advances via Kings Cross and tube to Victoria -...
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whoosh replied to the thread Thameslink core broken - 13th July 26 - what could be done to improve things?.It's busy because it's less than an hour by train from London!
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whoosh replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.Japanese design and quality control. But isn't it the Italian quality control at former Ansaldobreda? The company that had to buy back...