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Theres just a bit of confusion I think. There are two types of rail staff travel, safeguarded (for all intents and purposes, ex-BR) and non-safeguarded (post-BR). Those with non-safeguarded travel can't have the discount added onto Oyster at tube stations; because the discount isn't valid...

For those with non-safeguarded facilities trying to load onto Oyster I'd recommend Paddington (Elizabeth Line). As long as you go in the hours stipulated in the document on the Rail Staff Travel website I've always found they've been able to do it without problem.

Missed this discussion last week, but per the applicable Rail Industry Standard, RIS-3279-TOM, there's no requirement to have a company name or logo on the high visibility clothing. Companies can print their name and/or logo or approved text on the clothing, but do not have to. Individual...

All of the above discourse misses the bigger point, that if Northern and TPE had agreed ticket acceptance, there wouldn't be any issue with requiring gestures of goodwill from individual staff. The train companies task staff with following and enforcing, as necessary, the rules and instructions...

Generally speaking, all grades of staff at the company will be in the same section of the pension scheme. There may be some differences in cases where companies are no longer enrolling people into RPS, but I'm unfamiliar with those places.

You aren't getting less though, you're getting more? You're getting a lower percentage yes, but lower grade staff have got the same expenditure as you but not the commensurate increase in salary, because outgoings are only a proportion of how much you're paid. If our bills are going to go up...

There would have to be some very dodgy dealings going on in the background for that sort of thing to not go on their safety record! From a practical point of view, it's reasonably common for dismissals to be reduced to final written warnings on appeal, even for very very serious things, but the...

When signal alterations take place or there's some other need to review the placement of a signal (eg after some SPADs), a signal sighting exercise will take place to review the various risks associated with a signal and things which may affect the time a Driver will need to see it. NR run...

The OP says they're using the forum's site, which I believe charges a share of the split ticket saving as a fee, hence the odd figures.

I use Monzo, there can be some issues with acceptance onboard planes but otherwise it's completely effortless for travel, in the event I need to buy a beer and snacks while flying I'll just take the minor hit of a non-sterling transaction fee on one of my other cards. On my last two trips over...

I'm really pleased to see things going in this direction. It is getting easier for younger people to forge a career in the industry now, certainly much more so than when I started a decade or so ago. No, it certainly isn't a one stop shop for the issues that we have recruiting drivers, but...

I can't imagine there'll be much of a response to give you other than putting together some nice words thanking you for sharing the information and a reassurance that all safety incidents are fully investigated in line with industry requirements. It's not something the railway would consider...

The sorts of experience companies would tend to look for for people going for a conductor role would be things like working to rules and procedures, customer service, cash handling, dealing with conflict effectively, and shift work. I agree engineering experience would not be relevant for a...

I've always wondered how they expect someone who has a disability meaning they can't use a phone to make a customs declaration where the only apparent option is to use the telephone. There doesn't seem to be anything like an obvious textphone or face to face alternative, perhaps if you speak to...

Strikes are generally done for specific grades, so for example in the upcoming ASLEF strikes it will typically just be the drivers (and perhaps a small number of other driver-adjacent staff) who will go on strike. Other staff should report for duty as normal, frontline staff may catch up on...

Yeah, that's where I thought it is, but it doesn't seem to be there :s I wonder if you need the new API thing done before it allows you to make any changes. Will have to see when I get round to putting it in.

On a somewhat related note, I'm sure previously when I've used Eurostar you've been able to make changes to the date, time etc through the website and app after purchasing your tickets. On my upcoming trip though, this option doesn't seem to appear anywhere on either the website or the app...

Ironically, remaining on the topic of false advertising, you've just taken part of a line out of my post and quoted it in a misleading way which turns it into the opposite of what I've actually said :rolleyes:

I must say I've never quite been able to fathom why enthusiasts trespassing to take photos from the lineside bother wearing high visibility vests. An orange vest isn't suddenly some kind of thing that makes you better than anyone else trespassing on the tracks and it certainly won't offer you...