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PRIV and FIP now available to GC employees although does remain outside the railway pension scheme. Qualified Drivers have been/still are being recruited for the NW although the move to taking trainees for Blackpool is in line with similar (internal) recruitment of the same nature at...

The Askern Branch is blocked this weekend with all (instead of the usual some) GC trains booked via Hare Park/Adwick.

Most things seemed to have recovered from the earlier loss of signalling at Adwick before it all went downhill... There were some minor delays due to a brief points issue at Colton Jn. More serious issues with cable theft at Shaftholme Jn and Emergency Special Working now in force until close...

Both NMT and MENTOR were requested today but the former was well out of the way on its usual circuit and the latter stopped for routine maintenance.

I have wasted a significant proportion of my working day today reading / hearing about the facts around the protest about whatever idiocy is planned tomorrow and have used language significant stronger than you admonish from previous posts :lol: Ultimately this is a potentially dangerous and...

Or even back Monday!

100% crowd buster. As per the last time Sunderland got to Wembley, the majority seem to be planning a full weekend of if (out Saturday, back Sunday).

67 + 10x Mk2 + 67

Crew change only.

They're good enough for the intended purpose, but they'd be no use on long term lease / covering full unit diagrams.

The 7th diagram (HT187) operates a service on behalf of Northern - 1S99 1725 Leeds to Hebden Bridge with empties to/from Crofton ... not the most intensive diagram but still restricts what else can be done with that unit during the day (can't be the B Exam set for example). Not sure where the...

Not wholly correct, there are 7x SX Class 180 diagrams from the total of 10x units. 1x at Eastleigh, 1x B Exam at Crofton and 1x Heavy Maintenance at Heaton and the picture does look somewhat tighter!

About 75% I believe, CaSL total isn’t pretty. Be interested to hear your thoughts on the coding of capes / alterations...

Any ideas on tonight’s loco allocations please?

'The Grand Farewell' is only two days away ... Ican confirm 423 / 480 allocated, all things being equal, with set GC02. They have just left York on the way to the Cross in fine form. A few people have been asking about the auction items - passengers will be able to bid for a class 180 cab ride...

To clarify, I was pointing out that it would have been quicker than inferred in the original post. As I also said, the Guard was certainly in the best position to stop the train in this circumstance. Also, I am aware that it would require one emergency call Dispatcher to Signaller from the...

It certainly hasn't been a good week, although thankfully there seems to have been no notable injuries in any of the incidents. Regarding stopping dispatch, the Guard is undoubtedly the fastest means of stopping the train in these circumstances. However, with GSM-R and the REC facility, it...

The 67 was attached to a failed MkIV on the 2WG and had to detach and shunt before running as 1Z99 to assist. Due to the damage it wasn't possible to assist in rear, and as the SLW hadn't been implemented it ran via Askern and Ferrybridge to get on the front of 1S14.

Single Line Working (SLW) introduced. 1S18 first train through in the wrong direction. T/bird is running round the culprit train at York to return South as 5G99 to Bounds Green via the Askern Branch.

1S14 on the move with assistance.