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    Funny Guard Announcements.

    "We are now approaching Manchester Victoria. Thank you, and goodbye!"
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    Yellow Blank Displays

    It's a blue background with stripes on. They're a slightly different shape, and a have extra colour, but it's still closer to Northern's own colours than the motley selection of Arriva and Merseyrail colours they also run without any apparent intention to replace. If it had "FIRST GREAT...
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    Yellow Blank Displays

    FGW covers don't look that different to the northern ones, certainly more like them than the revolting Merseyrail ones.
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    Merseyrail James St Fatality - Guard Questioned!!!???

    They probably won't, no, but they won't need to. The judge will direct them as to exactly what the prosecution needs to have proven (and that really means proven) to secure a conviction.
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    Panicked rail passengers force 'hijacked' train to stop

    I've seen it on the very rare occasions Northern have had problems and run non-stop to Southport from Wigan when the train was almost being caught by the next Southport service. Announcements over PA, guard comes down carriages telling everyone if they need stations between Wigan and Southport...
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    DAfT - Health and Safety is unnecessary 'red tape'

    Actually some of the points raised (Maternity leave, sick pay and holidays, easier performance-related dismissal) are very much health and safety issues, but there is a strong tendency to overlook the word "health" in H&S. It isn't just about preventing single events, despite that being the way...
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    The former railway museum at Southport.

    I did but was a long time ago and I was quite young the time so memories are fuzzy. All I really remember about it was riding up to the gate where the line connected to the Southport-Manchester line and back, behind some a tank engine with a Thomas face on it and them having a coin-operated...

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