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    Central Trains to East Midlands Trains/CrossCountry

    Central re-opened the Leicester Traincrew Depot. On top of the Birmingham work they also went to Lincoln, Worksop and Coventry when that service ran. One of many rumours that has come and gone is the “170” work will go to WMR.
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    DfT travel survey on TPE

    The way they’re organised is a shambles, seen one with the tabard on under an Adidas tracksuit top. Some don’t have ID it appears they are just told to go on a certain train. No Doubt an agency creaming a few quid out of it.
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    Lumo - passenger experience criticised in Which? review

    Can’t be good for their reputation when an established consumer organization(going back almost 60 years no less) is criticizing them
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    WMR no trains New Street to Hereford after 13:50 today

    Snow hill lines do rely heavily on Overtime.
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    ScotRail - Trainee Train Driver - Fort William (07/11/23)

    Hopefully they employ someone residing in Scotland at least.
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    ECML problems today (16/5/23)

    EMR are accepting LNER tickets.
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    Lumo managing director says train passengers travelling with small vs large luggage should pay less.

    Lumo isn’t a TOC, they are an open access operator.
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    Trivia: Most ridiculous job titles used on the railway.

    GNER win this Guard - Customer Service Leader Head Steward - Customer Service Manager
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    TOCs with no union recognition

    Lumo?
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    Transpennine woes and a moan...

    There was a platform available (3) There was a Driver There was a Guard Why couldn’t it start from Cleethorpes?
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    Examples of crew “looking down” on other crew

    Leeds Northern - everyone else
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    ECML major disruption (03/08)

    Newcastle don’t, I’ve been on one stood. Afaik, 0730 LCN - KGX: Doncaster Driver and TM 1127, 1324, 1527, 1727, 2025 are all Kings Cross Driver and TM 1906 KGX - LCN is Leeds Driver and TM
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    TPE driver shift swaps

    @TBCTBA sent you a private message
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    TPE driver shift swaps

    Not much different then it sounds
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    TPE driver shift swaps

    Does your Current TOC have a fixed Rest Day Pattern? That might be what the more "difficult" means as TPE Drivers don't afaik.
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    Different Guard Depot, Route and Traction cards

    To do with Ticketing, at Privatisation Middlesborough Station was operated by the Regional Railways TOC and Darlington the Intercity TOC, it was decided to have a Conductors depot there to save money. Ironically now Transpennine Express run the station so Northern will be paying TPE to maintain...
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    Journey from Cleethorpes disrupted by TPE cancellations

    Been happening for some time now. Before you go to Hull, check the trains are running there, Just as bad! EMR Grimsby - Lincoln - Nottingham/Sheffield* - Man Picc - TFW to North Wales would be the safe option. *Northern's Sheffield - Lincoln service does have cancellations from time to time
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    TPE conductor on Northern train

    TPE have decided they want to go to Blackpool again?
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    Different Guard Depot, Route and Traction cards

    Coventry - Leamington Coventry - Northampton Coventry - New St - Wolverhampton Cross City Line 172, 321, 350 Traction
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    Peterborough/Cambridge/King's Lynn TOCs

    Peterborough - Great Northern Kings Lynn - Great Northern Cambridge - XC, Greater Anglia and Great Northern

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