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Train Captain was a job title created by some senior C2C manager in the late 90s or early 00s when the 357s were introduced. At the same time they scrapped guards on all trains except 12 coach 357s and wanted a new title as it was now a different non commercial role and they were only on a small...

These are scans of some of the "Gatwick Express" only tickets that i have seen so far: So i suppose this online discounted ticket could look something like this. Although if it is done via TOD at a TVM then it will obviously be on normal stock. Hopefully once GTR gets nationalised...

I would not be so certain. I can not find any special 10% reduced tickets showing on the BR Fares site. Also in the past i have known them to issue "Gatwick Express Only" tickets for certain special online deals on their website. They also sometimes have people in the baggage reclaim area (and...

I believe this is the current situation of job titles used for the guard and related roles: Avanti West Coast: • Train Manager C2C: • Train Captain (until 2016 - now fully DOO) Caledonian Sleeper: • Train Manager Cross Country: • Senior Conductor (solely work 170 services) • Train Manager...

There is zero difference between "guard" or "conductor" other than the name. Different train operators just use different job titles. It just depends on what the train operator wants to use. All of these job titles have existed for our guards: Guard Metro Guard Commercial Guard Non Commercial...

I see no problems with using a phone while stationary. It is not going to cause any safety issues if the train is just sitting stationary at a railway station or on a loop waiting for a signal. Obviously phones should never be used while the train is in motion but banning them when the train is...

Is anybody able to help with more exact years (or even better the months or even dates) when DOO was rolled out on each line and part of the rail network? I am particularly struggling to find more exact timeframes of the various rollouts in the 80s and 90s and 00s that occurred? The rollout...

I think a much simpler solution that would solve all of this is to get the main Westminster government to control all public transport matters. I am not a fan of councils and devolved regions having control over public transport when you consider what a mess our border lines are. If public...

When i was last in Croatia around 2018 or 2019 i went on two trains that were formed of a 6111 unit and 6112 unit coupled together. These were in passenger service and operated without issue. It amazed me that two EMU types that had 40 years age difference and were built by two different...

That one actually seems to still be with them. I have found photos on Flickr from just four weeks ago of it doing rail replacement for Southeastern in the Kent area. It is in allover plain green livery with Go Ahead London logos. So they still have it.

Definitely a completely different system to what the 507s and 508s have. They have always used the BTROS (Whiteleys) system which was far more common. But i have been told that the system on the Merseyrail 142s is the same as what the Manchester Metrolink trams (both the current M5000 trams and...

Oh i never even noticed that page before. They keep it very hidden. If you click on "routes" then "bus routes" it just redirects to the TFL website. You have to click on "events and hire" then "school routes" to find it. https://goaheadlondon.com/events-and-hire/school-routes/ So it seems that...

I remember that Go Ahead London used to have a bunch of buses based out of Ringmer depot in the Lewes area. They also had a couple based out of Newhaven depot too. The buses at Ringmer and Newhaven were solely used for rail replacement. It always seemed so odd to base buses so far from their...

Ah i thought it may have been out of date. Probably a more accurate way to find current vehicles is looking at what has tracked on the 618 and 668 and 669 over recent weeks. Although i am sure they still have extra vehicles only used on special event services. Fasttrack is a weird one. Legally...

I see they can not even get the rules right. The sign on the wall says "registration for all non EU nationals required" even though there are eight non EU countries (Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City) which are exempt. Those eight countries...

The funding for the 28 and 29 extensions to Hailsham and Heathfield runs out in March 2026 next year. Any idea what is likely to happen after then? Is it likely that B&H will run them entirely commercially or will ESCC provide extra funding? Hopefully it does not go back to the old frequencies...

This website has a fleet list of vehicles: https://www.ukbuses.co.uk This is the Go Ahead London one: https://www.ukbuses.co.uk/fleet/glondon.pdf All of the buses with a blue "S" next to the fleet number and reg number appear to be their non TFL stuff. So if that list is correct then this...

I have just had a big shock at the ticket prices that Go Ahead London are charging. I had to get just the short distance from Buckland to Brockham about thirty minutes ago this morning and was waiting for the Compass Bus 32 but the Go Ahead London 669 turned up first so i stopped that. They...

Any train showing as an 18/20/22 coach 390 can always be guaranteed to be incorrect and a result of a unit swap and the data not properly updating. There has never been an 18/20/22 coach 390 and it will never happen. It is just a simple error normally resulting from a unit swap.

Essen in Germany has a guided busway. It is the only guided busway that Mainland Europe has. It is a very interesting and unusual design as the guided busway runs in the middle of the motorway. So on both sides of the busway you have three lanes of motorway traffic. It also means that the stops...