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Thank you. And for our next one...

Milton Keynes Central?

Agreed re the poor ride quality. Back when they used to be the main choice of vehicle on the 715 between Guildford and Kingston, the bumpy road between Cobham and Esher was always an experience, with lots of shaking, rattling and an unknown beeping sound every time the bus hit a particularly...

The button the yellow arrow is pointing to in the image you have attached would not mute announcements throughout the train, only in the cab. The "Disable PIS" button on the Saloon menu next to it would mute all announcements, however this menu is only accessible to the driver. At present...

Thanks for clarifying. With regards to Woking depot, whilst we're still not 100% with 701 competency yet, we're still significantly ahead of Guildford (and of course Farnham) I would think - almost all of our weekday guards diagrams now include a 701 in some form, and being a former Guildford...

Don't quote me entirely on this, but just an educated guess would be due to crewing and traction knowledge at Guildford depot. Most of the Cobham services interwork with the Chessington/Woking circuit, and many of these berth overnight (and begin service) at Guildford, and as such are crewed by...

Too easy! Well done. :D

Thanks! Let's try this one. :)

Bromley North?

As far as the trains I sign go, I'd say the 444s and 450s have decent toilets - usually clean and pleasant enough, functionally on the better side and plenty enough of them (especially on a 444). The only issues are the hand dryers can be temperamental and the CET tanks can make the carriages...

Not by default. It will be a manual input by the guard.

Chain 76 at Hampton Court is a pleasant little place which does good coffee and has rather nice food - independently run and they also offer a loyalty card scheme. Have used it quite a few times when on turnaround there.

Maybe it's just that, in all fairness I've only been along that section twice and it's impressed me both times. Still, one of the (various) highlights of the A87 in my opinion. The bit through Glen Shiel also deserves an honourable mention. :) Perhaps subjective, but I feel mist and rain is the...

I don't drive but my favourite stretch of road would probably have to be the A82 through Glencoe - absolutely spectacular scenery climbing up from Bridge of Orchy, across Rannoch Moor and through the mountains of Glencoe itself. Have travelled along the route many times onboard the Scottish...

I would assume that's fine, providing the bells haven't been given to the driver. At my TOC, we are permitted to re-release the doors for whatever reason at a booked station, though I can't speak for other TOCs.

Certainly true at my TOC, and rather frustratingly when stopped out of course somewhere you're not booked to call, it's often because of a serious incident making it a challenge to contact control because they're so inundated with phone calls!

Yes, that was the TOC I had in mind for not using whistles. :)

I'm not too sure - I wouldn't think so as (I've heard) some TOCs don't even permit use of a whistle whilst dispatching, however it's company-specific policy for guards at my TOC.

Having to blow a whistle during dispatch every time, regardless of station or time of day. In practice, I don't - I see it as a tool to aid dispatch and I see no benefit in doing so at a rural station late at night with nobody on the platform, however it is something I am assessed on.

The 458/5 I'm supposed to be working later has been substituted by a 450, and by the looks of it was also substituted yesterday. Anyone happen to know why this is please? Hoping it's just a temporary thing for the time being.