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    Greater Anglia - Norwich roster

    @dk1 might know the answer.
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    Greater Anglia - Norwich roster

    Which grade? I have a conductors one
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    Transpennine Industrial Relations

    Multiple cancellations on TPE South this week due to Driver shortage
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    Weather disruption Friday 26 November onwards - Storm Arwen

    Lumo have cancelled all their trains tommorow.
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    Cross Country Snr Conductors - Birmingham

    New Street sign to Cardiff, Stansted and Nottingham. Plus diversions. 170 only. Decent shifts tbh earliest start will be about 0445 and latest finish round midnight. 4 day week, Sundays rostered but you can get rid if you want but they’re well paid so most do them. Loads of new faces as a lot...
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    Qualified driver vacancies - TPE - Liverpool, Manchester, Preston & Sheffield (09/07/21)

    Unfortunately Cleethorpes seem to be condemned to a future going to Sheffield and back I can see. They sign to Manchester but can see that going.
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    Joining the railway at 63?

    I know a couple of recently passed out Guards who are near their sixties... go for it
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    Different Guard Depot, Route and Traction cards

    Hull: Hull - Manchester Piccadilly. Used to sign Gas Wood - Ravensthorpe Diversion Scarborough: Scarborough - York - Man Vic/Picc York - Redcar Central Cleethorpes: Cleethorpes - Barton(soon to go to Lincoln EMR) Cleethorpes - Sheffield inc Swinton Avoider and Rotherham Central Sheffield -...
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    Different Guard Depot, Route and Traction cards

    Greater Anglia Norwich Norwich - Sheringham Norwich - Cambridge Norwich - Great Yarmouth via Acle/Reedham Norwich - Lowestoft Lowestoft - Ipswich via Saxmundham Ipswich - Felixstowe Norwich - Liverpool Street GEML Ipswich Ipswich - Felixstowe Ipswich - Cambridge Ipswich - Peterborough(Via...
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    Train guard, conductor or manager in Newcastle.

    East Coast Trains still have a few vacancies available, they're on the First group website.
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    If 20% of train services are to be cut due to the change in usage patterns, what would you cut?

    LNER have already started to withdraw the daytime Lincoln - London services with a connecting coach to Newark Northgate. If you pulled the York Stoppers need to put in some additional calls at Retford and Grantham. And where does open access come into this? Hull Trains provides a useful link...
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    Shortage of traincrew at TPE

    That won’t be happening anytime soon.
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    Shortage of traincrew at TPE

    Not the best of times for TPE at the moment. From looking to gain extra work they’re having to give it away. Corona is a free hit for them, just reduce the train service like they’ve done Station hours pre-covid to avoid spending money. Awaits spin.
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    Shortage of traincrew at TPE

    Don’t bring facts into this @Bald Rick you’ll upset them...
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    First Group terminates two franchises?

    Won’t do much for social distancing as the poor punters even now are forced to cram onto Northern/EMR/Avanti/TFW services whilst in Manchester they do their best Pingu in a sulk impression.
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    First Group terminates two franchises?

    Looks like TPE have fallen out with their staff again and the daily cancellations are piling up.
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    Royal Train

    Just imaging this conversation being in a Traincrew Mess Room.
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    Most pointless journey for which a fare is available

    At one time Train Crew at Shrub Hill were diagrammed to walk to Foregate Street and pick up trains from there. About 20 years ago I think..
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    Best lines to drive/travel

    Droitwich - Worcester - Malvern, out of Birmingham and into GW Territory. Semaphores pointing the “Western” way keep you on your toes.
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    Most pointless journey for which a fare is available

    Barrow Haven to Hull, £41.20 Anytime Day Single. To Barton it’s only £2.10. Or Now a direct bus from Barrow Village and it’s no more than £6

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