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We had something called continuous improvement across all sectors. In rail track especially they had a whole team of people publishing stats about safety and how many death free days we had had, although accidents were quite high.I used to like delivering safety inductions and going around...

Nearly all the companies I've worked in since the 90s there have been anonymous reporting systems and anything that could affect safety was positively encouraged if it was a system failure. It was more difficult if it involved an individual and working practices and the personnel involved needed...

What was the safety concern in detail?

I'm going to miss the tram on acid

It's all clearly laid out in this document https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/travel-information/your-rights-and-obligations-as-a-passenger/ National Rail Conditions of Travel When you buy a ticket to travel on the railway network you enter into an agreement with the train companies. That...

Mobile Device Management (MDM) has been around since mid 2000s used by large companies and Govt departments. Usually a device would simply be wiped and blocked when lost but if the user was suspected of dishonesty a honeytrap might be organised. Securty departments have been known to leave USB...

A company I worked at, a rumour started amongst new graduates that if they dropped their oldish starter laptop down the stairs and broke the screen they'd get a shiny new one. What they got was a fixed laptop sans screen and a huge CRT monitor to take with them as a lesson. It was also...

On a another forum it has been suggested that for tunnelling the loading gauge width had to be less than the average width of a mule's rear-end and this is how the gauges were originally derived. This seems apocryphal. Is there a reference to where this was designed and changed over time. I...

I liked Dale's videos and didn't think he exposed any extra risk or danger. This was being discussed on another private UG forum. https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-2144-2425 Saw this today - FOI-2479-2425...

The large international company I worked for as an employee before I became independent had reward schemes e.g. Big thank you £50 or £100, then £200, Line manager discretion £500, £1000 above Director, above that the board etc. I could give anyone a £100 reward just with a mouse click. Does...

I do have a battery powered heat shrink gun that I normally use but it's not as nice as a mains powered one. I'm often working on railway and non-railway related tasks like crimping ferrules, making and applying BRADY labels and my belt and braces likes to heath shrink and if I can achieve...

I'm an engineer. It's my job to try and break things so that they may be better designed in the future. If I was the operator I'd put a label stating the maximum current capability. I tend do try this in a carriage with no other passengers. For USB I have a selection of testers like the...

Thanks A helpful and useful reply.

Is there an electrician here who knows Sometimes they have a sign saying laptop and phone chargers only. I have tried 1000/2000W heat-shrink gun without problem I've yet to try a 3000W kettle, 2400W hair dryer / straighteners Are they on a single shared 13A ring circuit per carriage on a...

Thanks I tried a number of apps. Trainline first said "No route possible" then when I put in via London Bridge, it then magically said I could pick up a Thameslink. I'd really like to reduce the number of changes. My nirvana would be something like Virginia Water to Richmond (overground) to...

Used Tap2go Woking to London Waterloo yesterday and price charged was £12.15 and and a £7.15 refund

Is that any more helpful?

I need to travel to Cambridge a few times a month. ideally with as few changes as possible. Are my only options from Kings Cross or a train like the Thames link via East Croydon. Is there a route I've missed.

Some of the people I work with (who have often become disabled later in life through no fault of their own, except maybe making the choice of wanting to serve their country) compete in wheelchair marathons yet are still unable to get out of their chair and board a train without assistance