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    Northern Rail Trainee Drivers - Liverpool

    Received email update 11:30am stating an unsuccessful application.
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    Northern Rail- Wigan and man

    It may have already been mentioned somewhere but Northern advertised internally for Trainee Driver roles at LIV, MCV & MAN, with a closing date of 06/02/15. The course is to start week commencing 09/06/15. Not sure how they work it, but could mean they put them on external site also?
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    Northern/Network Rail Dilemma

    I currently work for Northern Rail. They have recently brought out a VLS (Voluntary Leavers Scheme). This gives staff an option to leave their role in the company and gain 70% of their salary in a lump sum. A fantastic option for someone who might already have another job lined up. Northern...
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    priv discount to be allowed on off peak tickets

    Just checked. It doesn't show the future fares.
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    Chorley blockade

    6 car. However, the rear unit is locked out of use until Horwich Parkway. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- My cousin has started to travel from Euxton Balshaw Lane and a very close friend of mine now travels from Hindley. My cousin benefits from the 10:04 TPE from Euxton...
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    Chorley blockade

    15:54 left Chorley today with 14 people on board. I counted them (sad, i know).
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    Smoking on station platform

    There are two areas outside of this pub which do not allow smoking and/or drinking. The first area is located at the front of the pub which is situated on a main road with nothing but shops in sight. The second area is at the side of the pub which is kind of like a raised decking area with...
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    Smoking on station platform

    I couldn't agree more. I am a non-smoker and want to see a more relaxed and common sense approach to smoking. One example I can think of is a Wetherspoons pub close to where I live that enforces a ban on customers smoking/drinking outside after 9pm. Totally ridiculous! Playground rules! I...
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    Fee for change of advance ticket - guidance

    The guard definitely issued a Manual Supplement or APS (Advance Purchase Supplement) - both equally the same thing. The guard has taken the rules in to his own hands there to be honest and been very lenient to your work colleague, saving him £48.50.
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    GMPTE Wayfarer 2013

    They stayed at £5 from September 2010 to January 2013 which is a ridiculous amount of time for a ticket to stay the same price. It was quite unbelievable value at £5 and is still very respectable at £6.
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    Salford engineering - oh dear!

    Just wait until the 19 week shut down between Bolton & Salford due to bridge work at Farnworth tunnel then Northern will be dealing with complaints! 20 days response will be respectable then!
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    Northern Rail Station Adoption Free Pass

    I know of two Northern station adopters and both of them use TPE services usually at peak times too! Seriously how do they get away with this?
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    Refused a valid ticket by booking office staff!

    I would be delighted if somebody asked me something like that. Instead i get people asking me for the bus times for towns over 150 miles away.
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    GM Day Ranger

    There has been a lot of confusion over the wayfarer i must admit. There is a train departing Chorley at 09:20 to Manchester Airport and possibly the staff have refused your wayfarer at 09:16 as passengers HAVE abused the time restriction in the past. I myself have got the 09:20 from Chorley and...
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    Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North

    The new Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria route is a disgrace. Simple as that. I work at a station that is served by this timetable and i have never witnessed as many cancellations since last Sunday. Northern guards previously based at Leeds who are now based at Man Vic that are on old...
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    Applying for Job with Northern

    I applied for booking office retail supervisor with northern in january aged 19 (was 20 in feb), training started in May that lasted 5 weeks which involved tickets, railcards, first aid, accounting, disabled peoples protection policies etc, 1st shift at the beginning of July with keyholder...

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