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    Wages

    Can anyone tell me what wages are like for a Driver and a Guard on a typical heritage railway set up? Also are any heritage railway operations allowed to do more than 25 mph in service with passengers on?
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    Route with the most stops

    Apologies if this has been asked before, but does anyone know what current train service has the most stops in a single journey?
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    Passengers running down the stairs?

    I wondered what happens when a conductor has closed the doors of a train and is about to give the ready to start signal. If he/she sees someone running down the stairs, can he/she release the doors of the train on a unit where the driver normally does it)? Can the driver release the doors a...
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    Southern Doo Dispute

    DOO is spreading. Southern are to introduce 442s on Brighton Expresses without a guard. Anyone have an opinion on this one?
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    Drivers Master Key

    I was wondering how easy it is to get one of these? I thought you only got them when qualified, but many train crew (not drivers) seem to have them?
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    Conductor vs Driver training

    A colleague of a friend has recently undertaken a conductors course for TPE. The traction he learns includes classes 141/142,153,158 and 185. In addition he has to have route knowledge Manchester to Cleethorpes including diversions. The lines he works on also have several different types of...
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    Interesting Article about Train Managers

    http://leytr.blogspot.com/2010/02/train-manager-writes.html

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