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Another agree from me. A shame it's taken this long to end up at the only really sensible of going TOC by TOC. What this means in the long run for "modernisation" and bring us all in line I'm not sure, but at least we have progress.

Frustrating for sure, but also understandable after we have called off a round of strikes previously for no offer or further steps to be made. I would have hoped however that the RMT would have taken this up to latch on to the positivity with Network Rail's dispute.

A mess is what we are ending up with. As previous posters are said, the national framework does not work. They can't use one stroke of a brush to fix it for us all. In my position at my TOC, I would accept the deal as the T&C would not be impacted in any way by the terms of the deal. However for...

I've always read these as left to right, i'm sure there is some kind of study in to how people can just be wired differently to interpret things! Funny how the human brain works.

I think I am also seeing the Christmas leave differently. I may be getting this wrong, but under existing circumstances if you are booked to work Christmas day does the day off not come from the BH entitlements anyway? Or is an additional lieu day accrued from this. I appreciate this may be...

I'd interpret it as a week meaning 5 days per week with regards to leave, total inc BHs 33. To redefine a week completely within this would seem bizarre. The wording behind weeks rather than days just means it can be scaled to people that do not work full time, to my opinion at least.

Initially I was sceptical but looking into the further detail, it looks like very little change if any to the T&Cs for me as fitter, at my TOC. Would love to hear more opinions from colleagues in station and on train roles.

This is a big point personally. Need to find out what it entails. If it means genuinely losing 2 days of leave from the total allowance then that may as well negate a payrise. Especially with the additional rates that typically are paid over this period.

While we await the RMT's stance on it, I don't think we are far away at all here. Some of the language is vague as ever, the stuff around Christmas Day and Boxing Day doesn't seem to make much sense unless they are enforcing the entire railway to shutdown for this period. I have worked the last...

Gatex Electrostars do indeed have a different audio database than the Southern Electrostars. This includes when the Gatex stock says 'Welcome to Gatwick Airport' in multiple languages, for example. Issues with the system in the past have meant a database which includes everything is just too...

Another shout for Jesenice to Nova Gorica via the other side of Bled. Only a few trains a day but it is a lovely line. When I was on it earlier in the year around April it was an older DMU, with the Stadlers running on other lines.

I personally wonder why you believe 'Wokery' to be a factor in this? How does being 'Woke' fit into what you've said?

Got one today from the machine at Waterloo Underground, from the new entrance by the South Bank. Checked with staff first they had them in and they happily said yes.

A tag along question, it is possible to view global fare prices somewhere? Or is it only possible from ticket offices.

Another angle, will station stats come under the RDG in terms of end of year entries and exits? I know shared TFL and NR stations currently do, but these would appear to be different kettle of fish being entirely TFL managed. I am on the National Rail side of things, but it obviously going to...

It's members do. Take the tin foil hat off.

828 and 846 Tues 811 and 824 Thurs

Stewart's Lane is the home depot for the 377/6/7 fleet, as well as doing some 377/1-5 and 387/2 work to relieve Selhurst and Brighton Lover's Walk. It sees all of these types of units for cleaning and stabling too.

810 and 825 are pencilled in at the moment

it's on the reversible as I type this.