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Live RRB information would be almost impossible to achieve however communication between station staff and bus co-ordinators at the bus drop off / interchange point is feasible and when I worked in Control we used to arrange holds for both trains and buses by contacting the local staff both bus...

At GA we would regularly have platform alterations during normal running at Audley End Down Trains into Up platform to allow ease of access for passengers with reduced mobility for example, although that wouldn't be done at short notice. other examples can be to allow patrolling at places like...

When I worked for GA in Romford ROC there were 3 of us monitoring the whole of the GA network as Manager I monitored the whole network and 1 colleague monitored the East side of the Network via Shenfield and 1 the West via Broxbourne, prior to the split off of the Elizabeth Line and the London...

I suggested to a seller once that they stopped using EVRI as parcels were just being dropped over our wall, they replied that using any other couriers would probably make their business unviable.

At Greater Anglia we had more trouble arranging ticket acceptance with other TOCs than Buses and the Underground, although other TOCs refusing point blank was quite rare, we had more trouble arranging sufficient rail replacement buses and taxis than with ticket acceptance.

No I don't but it would still need a longish block with roads in the local area also being closed and some residents temporarily rehoused, doing the work at a different time would probably be even more of an inconvenience.

Agreed I had to work rostered Sundays if cover could not be found and that is the way it should be.

So you are admitting that a lot of people don't work for nearly a fortnight over Christmas and that these people expect others that they might need the services of like the emergency services, Hospital staff, shop workers and transportation workers to be available to work those days. I...

So people don't go to work in February as it is quiet then

So how do suggest the replacement of Agar Grove bridge is spread over the year for example?

I did 40 years with BR and 3 TOCs, 26 years of which involved shift work including nights I accepted that I would be working to provide a service at times when most people wouldn't be working including one year finishing work at 0200 on Christmas morning and being at work at 0400 on Boxing Day...

They did close on the same day and it wasn't possible to do both last trains, I was on the Ongar one though

Interesting that most freight trains in the US will have a Conductor riding with the Engineer as an extra pair of eyes and they will call and confirm Signal aspects as they approach them (Speed as opposed to route signalling probably make doing this eminently sensible), Drivers certainly on my...

When I was an RPI we did plain clothes shifts but carried our Warrant Cards and our authorised collectors badges which we produced if we stopped and questioned anyone. uniform isn't always worn by revenue staff.

Gotha - Bad Tabarz hourly

FORTWILLIAM for BALLACHULISH GLENCOE and KINLOCHLEVEN

It is 5 years since I retired but I am pretty sure we posted not valid beyond Cheshunt or Broxbourne as appropriate on the screens then.

When I worked at Liverpool Street and in Greater Anglia Control we made sure that every Stansted Express train was advertised on the screens to show Oyster and Contactless payments were not valid beyond Tottenham Hale and there were prominent signs at both Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale...

There were TFW trains 10 mins behind both GWR trains that were cancelled from Carmarthen today the first one arrives at Swansea in time to catch the GWR train stating at Swansea, the 2nd one meant a fifty minute wait at Swansea so no 4 hour delay either.

I remember at least one class of unit used out of Liverpool Street where the Drivers bell button was close to the Pan down button and yes it did happen until the pan down button had a flap put over it.