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The problem of course is, having turned round and offered an incentive to the substantive conductors, for all intents and purposes they have no practical choice if they want availability but to also offer it to the contingents. If you've been reliant on contingents for however long, you go away...

I don't think I've ever come across this. There may be an element of "RPIs get on and they take away the conductor's commission" but most value the additional support and there's generally been informal agreements such that it's not in anyone's interest to MG11 someone who on a morning peak...

I'm never quite sure whether some of these supposed historic newspaper quotes are satire without properly verifying them myself, but if not, it certainly does show that the concept of "okay boomer" has existed throughout history :lol:

It'd be interesting to know the extent of use of contingent managers to cover some of these gaps. Not from a "well, the managers should come in and work the trains instead" perspective, but just to gauge the actual scale of the problem. To some extent, conductor resourcing issues are masked at...

Who did that? What a wally. I don't advocate tearing tickets, but if you are going to tear a paper ticket for a revenue protection reason, basic rail staff 101 is you tear it slightly through the magstripe so it's still legible to anyone who wants to check it visually but knackers the chances of...

I remember an interview I had for a guards role many years back at a TOC where Sundays were outside the contracted week but committed, the hiring manager made it clear that annual leave didn't matter, if I was booked to work the Sunday and I had the weeks either side off, I'd still be expected...

Ultimately the railway is in a very different place in terms of operating structure now than it used to be and the fare revenue isn't the TOCs', it's the government's. If the government's position is that they are happy to accept the reduced fare income which will come from a watering down of...

Which would be potentially okay for London outer suburban commuter services but they aren't there just for those trips, you wouldn't get away with a 90mph max run on the other WCML South stuff, the Crewe/Euston Trent Valley workings or the Birmingham/Liverpools without wreaking havoc on the...

I will admit, as a seasoned rail user (and rail staff!) seeing a departure screen showing this would confuse me. I'd expect the departure screen to show where the train is going, not where I could get to if I got on that train to it's destination, then changed onto a bus, then changed onto...

To be honest, I was astounded the industry still used fax when I started 11 years ago and it's still a mystery now. We don't need to go off on a tangent about electronic devices being provided to drivers or changes to electronic device policies etc. Whilst it would be great to have, it's a...

Ah! Well, a small improvement is still an improvement :lol:

I don't think they have a sensor either but they do have a floor pad on each side of the door that's easier to get to by pressing with your foot when you're stood in the doorway which will stop the door closing on you.

Absolutely, personal injury claims are ten a penny (successful ones less so) - but a long established staff member's in a much stronger position ref their continued employment than someone who's a) still in their probation and b) been employed for less than two years.

I wouldn't be overly concerned about losing your job (unless you've already made a name for yourself for other reasons or previous sickness), but I'd suggest expecting your probation to be extended, and I'd also just note you may have very limited (likely no) entitlement to company sick pay. In...

Heck, some of the nonsense being posted in this thread is concerning. H&S law and the Equality Act not being applicable to volunteers?! :s If that's the going approach, is it any wonder some of these heritage outfits can't recruit or retain a volunteer workforce?

If it were mine, I would just take this to a garage and have it repaired, I wouldn't waste my time with going through insurance let alone trying to prove NR or another railway operator was liable for the damage. I've done claims handling before and there is so little evidence here that the...

Without more detail it's difficult to advise but don't forget most(some/all?) city region/PTE areas in Germany operate their own fares structure so FIP discounts aren't applicable for local journeys in those areas. Istr last time I went to Köln that was the case.

That's fair. I've never bought that much stuff on the continent to bring back with me so I've never considered at what point you'd start to hit import issues.

Depending on the size of the blade, that may be allowed: https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-info/travel-planning/luggage/prohibited-items#Prohibited-items

I've had a couple of manual bag checks on Eurostar this year, it seems fairly inconsistent as to whether they'll want to do additional checks or not to be honest. Fairly painless, if a little time consuming. The most odd Eurostar security check though was Lille, where they sent me through the...