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Yep, I had a well known telegraph journo with his standard class season from moreton plonk himself immediately in 1st once when we were a coach short. (there were still seats at that time) and refuse (initially) to move with the famous 'do you know who I am?' I said yes Mr ********, I do -does...

I'd disagree, a ticket machine in working order is an 'opportunity to pay' but it doesn't ask you for a ticket when you walk past it. I think someone in uniform with a ticket machine walking through a train is indeed an opportunity to pay, regardless of whether they are challenging a...

eh? Because I think he is verily a prick that makes me the very type that would besmirch mine employer and place my footwear upon the railway seats? Doesn't compute I am afraid, but if that's all you can find wrong with my opinion I'll consider it justified.

There is a world of difference between properly trained staff operating as guards and a rag tag of managers not really fully trained at all who have been cajoled/persuaded/bullied into either 'refreshing' rules/routes they did when guards (some many years previously) or, even worse IMHO...

Frankly part of me just wishes something serious would happen when one of these 'manager guards' is doing the guards job. I'm not going to call it strike breaking (or anything ruder) since unless you are 'in grade and part of the same company in dispute it's not possible to be in that position...

Not to mention: Stroud, stonehouse, kemble, evesham, moreton IM, charlbury, ledbury, malvern link, great malvern, frome, filton abbeywood, yatton, nailsea & backwell, weston milton, bridgwater, tiverton parkway, neath, pyle, bridgend and probably many others I have forgotten - and those are...

Thanks HH, perhaps then FGW shouldn't be doing the Governments dirty work for them? Certainly HM taxpayer won't get anything back either.

I see why RMT have to do it, but think it's unfortunate that all 3 grades are being targeted at the same time -and have little doubt that is FGW's plan, since explaining why you are on strike on various issues (especially maintenance & catering) is always going to be tricky. I see your point...

THIS is what I am very much afraid will prove to be the truth. FGW are playing divide & conquer here, if FGW 'win' in this dispute it'll be a simple matter of bribing the Drivers just enough to get the majority not to vote for strike action themselves and the guard is history. I don't accept...

I agree with bb21 you should have taken a photo and sent it to his employer. Depending on how Hilton believe staff should represent the company whilst in recognisable clothing he could be construed as bringing his employer into disrepute - a potential gross misconduct offence (i.e. the sack...

It's also very worth while pointing out that IME they (FGW) WILL keep his details on record. Any further ticketing indiscretions will almost certainly go straight to court with no option to settle. Certainly in my day (Reading & Paddington revenue area for this company) 1st offence and 'the...

I Have to agree. Aslef should stop waiting to get put squarely into the argument & wake up & smell the coffee frankly. This issue absolutely involves Aslefs members and they need to start making their view known rather than waiting for their members to start shouting. There seem to be a lot of...

Maybe the company could 'reserve' a couple of muddy, **** stained, soaking wet seats for the type caught with their feet up on other seats to be placed in for the rest of their journey? They can do what they like then! scumbags.

Surely it would make no difference to a prosecution anyway? I.e. He didn't have a valid ticket when asked to 'show & deliver up'.

They were widely known as 'rail gormless' when I started on intercity as they ran the stores for a while post privatisation and were very often a complete shambles. Quite clearly a company may have legitimate business reasons to not announce redundancies before they are quite sure they will...

FWIW I agree too if only for fond memories of the casino!

I would agree with LexyBoy, it's cold comfort, but in my RP days I have very often heard staff mis advising those they are issuing UPFNs to (unpaid fares notices) that they can reclaim the money at an unspecified later date/from an unspecified company. Always it was because they don't want...

I had to check that myself as I always though both were in Lancs but: Wigan NW is in Greater Manchester, and Warrington is in Cheshire.

I do have to say however how many people KNOW or check their footwear is clean before they place them on a seat? I'd wager to say -very few. I can sympathise with those staff who judge each case on their merits (whether the seat IS actually soiled or not) but to my mind this just confuses...

'Reasonability' will always be your personal opinion -what the more established members on here will give you in return is their opinion based on years (decades in most cases) of real experience in what does happen, every day on the rail network, I appreciate a commuter might see things from a...