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I have noticed that new microwave Drivers will use the full length of a platform, whereas Old Hand Drivers will manage to stop with the back door on the Platform no matter what the formation of various units and lengths....

It's quite simple if you know then use the B end of the platform, if normals don't then that's there hard luck for being clueless.

Since that picture was taken, there is a 6 car stop board down by the signal, apparently the reason it has to be the back 3 cars on a 6 car set on the Up at Silverdale , is so that it doesn't block the foot crossing at the Barrow end of the platform. Which it does if you stop at the 'S' Board...

There a massive clue in the word 'Northern' and the fact that this is a Rail Forum is another one.....

Correct, and yet still even with announcements by the Guard before departing Arnside telling passengers that they must be in the rear 3 coaches of a 6 coach train and posters on all stations telling passengers for Silverdale that they must travel in the rear 3 coaches of a 6 coach train, they...

It does happen, I left a station about five minutes early once to the fire alarm sounding, choice was get everyone off or leave early... I choice the easy option of leaving early! All done with authorisation before anyone starts moaning. We got to then next stop a few minutes away and waiting...

Does Meadowhall still have a Ticket Office? If so why would you use the machine? Booking on duty the other day, two lads trying to work out how to use the TVM which is right next to the Ticket Office.... "Scuse me mate, do you know how to work this machine?" " No mate, I have never used one...

If you want to try and put a new 'rule' in place there's nothing more certain than Traincrew will blow that new rule apart.... :D :D:D:D

Correct, since Todmorden Curve opened the service has always started/terminated at Blackburn.

First North Western First Trans Pennine Express First South Western Railway First Avanti West Coast Bit of a pattern forming...

I bet they don't sell PRIV rovers....

Yes! Arriva was shafted by the DfT and Network Rail. They had slowly started to turn things around when the DfT pulled the rug from underneath them. TPE hid behind Northern at that point and have been hiding behind Avanti for far too long.... Problem is TPE is far too far gone to turn around...

Your planned train ride to Birmingham for your holiday has been screwed over by a bunch of Right Wing Fasicts in Government. 1676597914 A round of applause for you sir! Why should I roll over and have my Terms and Conditions thrown away? Just because some Righty Wing Tory thinks that they can...

The Government could easily sort this dispute, but they choose not to. They have already admitted that they have paid more to the TOCs than it would have cost to give us a cost of living increase in our pay. Here's a simple solution, give us x% payrise for backdated to April 2022 and x% pay rise...

Well I know what most TOCs Uniform is like, but if somebody in a T-shirt and a pair of jeans asked me for a ticket I would be asking them who they are! Also how many Passengers know what a Staff ID Card looks like if that's what they show?

Now that's proper 'Old School'! :D :D

Yes Northern Conductors did in their dispute with Arriva over DOO, which was actually never resloved it is still 'suspended' All those 'Pop-up Guards' who were quite happy to work the odd Tuesday or Friday to get them out of the Office suddenly didn't want to work every Saturday! I wonder why...

NO! Once you have done the overheads on the Windermere branch, you then start to do the overheads between Carnforth to Barrow! What is this countries obsession with having Electro-Diesels running around? You could have the Windermere branch done in about 3 months with weekend closures in the...

The Modern Railway doesn't do diversionary route like BR used to do. No Avanti Driver or Guard signs the S&C anymore thanks to the DFT! Same for TPE as well!

You could always refuse to show them your ticket as they aren't in Uniform and you suspect that their ID is fake... :lol: :lol::lol: