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I mean, it kind of is linked in that they’re 45 years old and falling apart ;)

Nothing really deters them unfortunately. and to be more of a pedant, a tag is a small signature. These are full graffiti pieces.

Some one previously said that the doors on either side are linked so if you have pressed the correct side to get off and the wrong side is released, the wrong side will open. I can’t see that being true and maybe the person who posted it was getting confused, however, if it is true, then that...

Yeah but you can go onto the website and amend your journey from there. I’m surprised nexus diddnt say this in their response Actually.

I think there are two things here: Firstly, they are clearly getting in the way of people and that’s basically down to them being ignorant or just not aware of their surroundings. I’d just have said excuse me in the typical British awkward manner, but to each their own. Secondly, some people...

Sometimes medical professionals have a tendency to say things that they can’t really be certain of. For example I've had colleagues state that the doctor told them they definitely caught a virus at work. Which is something they clearly can’t be sure of. An optician saying it will affect your...

Yep. 121. I gather another could be added but it’s a bit of a political issue if another is added on the yellow line before one goes down to Sunderland.

I think the implication is that when it comes down to it, the officer who issued the ticket will have no memory of OP telling him it had the wrong name on, and the investigator will think that OP was actively giving false details, which would be backed up when they realise he’s at the same...

Living where they do is punishment enough.

They can and they do unfortunately. But to be honest, the windows are double glazed on these units and should be a lot harder to kick out. I would imagine it will be less of a thing anyway. When Stadler designed the trains, drivers went over and basically did everything they could think of to...

The lack of things to hold onto is a concern, even for staff carrying out revenue work, considering that the trains accelerate a lot faster. As far as I recall it was done that way so that kids couldn’t use the poles to swing from and kick the windows out, which is something they do on the...

It can be. Ive Got colleagues that finally got a start date 3 years after initial applications.

Exactly. someone reads that comment and goes to the Facebook group but fails to mention it’s the musings of someone that isn’t an expert and that wasn’t even on the train and just tells people they heard its driver error. A drivers had a hard shift and doesn’t need comments like that on a forum...

A fan blows cold air over the trains resistor banks to cool them down, resulting in hot air that needs evacuated. Based on a thermostat, the air is directed either out underneath the train, or into the saloon. Over the years parts have broken down and cant be replaced, or are blocked up with...

if Iremeber rightly did the email not say something like you could be waiting for upto four months?

Replacements were costed but deemed too expensive. Overhaul was chosen I believe, which is also extremely costly. Tbf the drivers mainly like driving them because when they are on a loco, they have no passengers or timetable.

Whilst we are on this subject, I know it’s a bit of a deviation but, I’ve never really understood how the Locos can’t be picked up by the track circuit due to them being too small, yet Track Circuit Operating Clips still work. Can anyone elaborate?

The depot guys I take it you’re talking about? The metro drivers that are competent on them love them.

The automated nature of the train isn’t to save money on staff… automated railways cost a lot more than regular ones. The point is that trains are driven a lot more economically and can be ran closer together. It’s also safer taking out the human error factor for the driving.

Morpeth to Sunderland must be over an hour commute by train or car? It makes you think how much of your life is spent travelling too and from work. in my last job I drI’ve a van and may spend 3 hours driving to my first job, but now I work on the railway I get to work in 15 - 30 mins depending...