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  1. AntoniC

    Commuting in Days Gone By

    1977 - 1983. I used to commute from Birkdale to Blundellsands & Crosby ( Merseyrail Network) to get to school at St Mary`s College Crosby. My memory is the extra comfy seats on the Class 502/503 EMU sets !.
  2. AntoniC

    Competition To Name Bull At Birmingham New Street

    After the publication of the Privileges Committe investigation into Boris Johnson why not call it Boris as 1) He talks bullocks 2) Like Boris has a hide of metal 3) It will be a lasting *tribute* to him
  3. AntoniC

    Krakow to Przemysl 11 October 2023 and return 17 October 2023

    Thank you I will (my dad lived in Krakow in 1944 his family moved from Przemysl as the Red Army moved west).
  4. AntoniC

    Krakow to Przemysl 11 October 2023 and return 17 October 2023

    Thank you ! 1686843688 Thank you !
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    Krakow to Przemysl 11 October 2023 and return 17 October 2023

    I am planning to fly to Krakow on this date (with my 84 year old dad who is still ambulant) and catch the train to Przemysl (his birthplace). Can I ask for help about the the cost of getting the train and the train timetable ? Will I have to catch a train to Krakow Glowny and change on a train...
  6. AntoniC

    Football

    Not really, as the development of the new stadium is regenerating the area BUT unless Everton sort out their club structure relegation will still haunt them
  7. AntoniC

    Football

    As a Liverpool FC season ticket holder I am not sure how I feel about them staying up. They need to sort out the financial structure of the club or I can see this happening again and the trapdoor opening - as what happened to Wigan
  8. AntoniC

    Tax at Christmas (CIS)

    Construction Industry Scheme - its a HMRC term for a scheme where people can be paid gross or net of income tax and account for the tax to pay when they complete their Self Assessment Tax return
  9. AntoniC

    SJPN- overkill process

    This is excellent advice - if you do not tell them and they later find out you *could* be dismissed as this could be classed as Gross Misconduct so check your staff handbook. (I am a Civil Servant and I have to report *any* contact with the police if I get arrested or issued a Fixed Penalty...
  10. AntoniC

    Special Offers Discussion

    Very happy that they have included my local paper (The Liverpool Echo) in this offer ! Also glad I have 3 weeks off in June so its time to do some planning as to where to go.
  11. AntoniC

    Police (and other professionals) misconduct hearings related to rail travel

    I am a Public & Commercial Services Union Rep in the Civil Service who helps colleagues who get into trouble. In my particular department it is in the HR Guidance that you MUST report if you are arrested by the Police (no matter the outcome) AND if you are issued a Fixed Penalty Notice by the...
  12. AntoniC

    Fare evasion : what "fun"! (non-ironic, just copeing humor)

    @Trainsforming_ , I am a Union rep who defends people who make mistakes. My advice is if he is a Union Member is NOT to go to any meetings with management WITHOUT Union Representation or without a colleague Be honest , if he lies he is in trouble as they have the evidence
  13. AntoniC

    Interesting Merseyrail Dispute Video

    I watched the video last night and thought the Carlisle security guards were polite, professional all the way through and did their best to reason with a group of people who had consumed alcohol, some more than others. There was the occasional F bomb dropped by the filmer, but it most be so...
  14. AntoniC

    Police (and other professionals) misconduct hearings related to rail travel

    These are similar to the cases I see when I represent Trade Union members in Computer Misuse cases ( I am a PCS Rep). You can be found guilty and keep your job with a Final Written Warning or be Dismissed Without Notice - it depends on the quality of the evidence and the defence mounted on...
  15. AntoniC

    GWR ASLEF strike services.

    Quite right, I am a PCS (Public & Commercial Services Rep) in the Civil Service who represents members in difficulty. My role is to ensure management conduct investigations correctly and fairly - sometimes they don`t. My role is to provide mitigiation for the guilty .
  16. AntoniC

    TUI Ski Express

    According to Simply Railway in this film Ski Train - Amsterdam to Austria you have to buy a package holiday to use it More information here Tui Ski Express
  17. AntoniC

    First Aid - Stations

    I have previously reponded to a tannoy request for a First Aider at Southport station , when I got to the casualty they were being looked after by a nurse. I asked if they needed help and was told no so I went and caught my train.
  18. AntoniC

    Train drivers offered pay rise in bid to end strikes

    Thank you, I appreciate your comment
  19. AntoniC

    Train drivers offered pay rise in bid to end strikes

    I have been a Civil Servant for 34 years now, once I was well paid but following 12 years of austerity and minimal pay rises per year ( 1 % or 2%) on the 1st April I have to be given a £330 per year payrise to £22854 p.a or I will be paid below national minimum wage - I sure feel appreciated ...
  20. AntoniC

    TOCs with no union recognition

    I am a PCS rep in the Civil Servant and will provide free advice to non-union members (obviously I can`t represent them in meetings) , I do so in the hope that they realise the benefits of being a Union member and join.

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