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Hi WBA, which station are you applying for?
My DMI was Wednesday last week.
Good luck buddy.
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Wba0986
New street/snow Hill and had mine tuesday. You?
Congratulations and hopefully be able to meet you next year
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Cranky
I applied for Worcester
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PaulBusDriver
Im down for worcester.
Good luck mate
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Hello Matt,

Are you having site problems? I'd like to ask a question but I'm not allowed to enter more than 420 characters...

Andrew.
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AndyB28
Hello again Matt,
My apologies for the above. Original issue seems to have cleared. Not sure if this was a site issue or just local to me at the time - but am stymied by character limit again. Original problem - a couple of images (one in the Sheffield derailment thread, one in the TfW 769 thread) corrupted a whole page. All now seems to be well again.
Many thanks (apologies for staccato message),
Andrew.
Cowley
Now let’s all just try to get along... :)
hexagon789
hexagon789
A noble sentiment
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yorkie
If it wasn't for the class war that is currently going on by pro-lockdown people against younger/poorer people, yes we could all get along ;)
507021
507021
I agree entirely.
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Hi Josh
I read a post of yours from 2019 about the training software on traineetraindriverinfo.com. I failed the ATAVT (Vienna System) test last time, and I've got a final shot soon.
Would you recommend the software from ttd.com for passing the ATAVT? I've seen that How2Become do an ATAVT training software too, and don't know which to use!

Thanks for any help!
James.
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Regardless of your stance on Covid, can we all just agree that the communication quality of information needs to improve?

Vague ambiguous nonsense, nonsense one-way systems. and blatantly incorrect terminology seem to be the norm now.
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yorkie
We need to say "NO" to the "new normal" of restrictive practises
Logan Carroll
What is your avatar?

I keep thinking its the Chernobyl control rods jumping.
Strathclyder
Strathclyder
It is indeed the Chernobyl control rod and fuel channel caps jumping up and down like pieces of popcorn seconds before the reactor lid (upper biological shield or UPS or Elena) is blown off like a wine cork from the ever-increasing steam pressure. It's not from the show itself obviously, it's a rendering in Unreal Engine 4 by Kristóf Lovas. Link here.
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I have just realised that the Speculative forum is invisible if you are not logged in.

I never noticed that before!
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talltim
It's like a guilty secret...
tetudo boy
I wish there was a forum for Fantasy Ideas. Where you could put someone's ideas without worrying about unrealism. Japan has this sort of thing too called "Fictional Railways/trains".
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hst43102
hst43102
I'm interested to know what would be in the fantasy ideas forum
tetudo boy
tetudo boy
I might ask Ainsworth74 about this and see how it goes.
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yorkie
You can simply use Speculative Ideas for this, but prefix the thread title with "Fantasy:"
tetudo boy
Yes, I would like to throw my Goldfish down the toilet.

People who have been on a Virgin train toilet can only understand this.
tetudo boy
I'm seeing many stations that we're opened in the 1990s in South Yorkshire, any reason for this?
backontrack
backontrack
The success of one reopening often leads to more. Plus, if the relevant local authorities are interested in opening a certain station, then they're also likely to be looking at others too. It's the same mindset.

Because of this, a lot of reopenings - especially in the 1980s and 1990s - have been on the same lines. The Far North Line, Glasgow South Western Line and Settle & Carlisle Line all have examples of this.
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Good luck for tomorrow, remember STAR model (add the plus if you can) try getting assessing threat harm and risk in.
have you ever dealt with a stressful situation?
What attracted you to the role?
As a train driver we have to work within the rules, when have you ever had to break a rule?

All I can remember
tetudo boy
I just heard a horn somewhere out of my house. I'm sure it's a train horn since I live somewhere near railway tracks, but this time, it sounded different from a Class 508/507. It blew about six or seven times. Class 777 on test perhaps?
tetudo boy
tetudo boy
But then again, they don't usually go on test in the daytime, so I don't know what it is.
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MR-507508
tetudo boy
tetudo boy
No, but I'm sure it was another train. Due to privacy reasons, I choose not to reveal my location directly.
Cowley
Smashed my old cast iron bath up with a sledgehammer this afternoon. Boing Boing CRACK!
Marvellous.
hexagon789
hexagon789
I did something similar with an old concrete and brick fireplace - dusty but very satisfying!
Cowley
Cowley
:lol:
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Hello Seagull
Sorry to bother you and do apologise for dropping by.
I have been reading the Avanti thread closely too and saw your post. Is it possible to Pm me the roster too and earliest start and later finish timings for Euston if possible.
I would really appreciate that.
Kind regards,
Evoice
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The forum isn't letting me submit posts for some reason...
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nlogax
nlogax
I had the same issue on the TV advertising thread. 'Submit' didn't work in Chrome, but seemed fine in Safari.
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py_megapixel
@nlogax Adblockers will detect the word "advertising" and assume things below it are an ad, which interferes with the submit functionality. Do you perhaps have an adblocker installed in Chrome, but not Safari?

@Xenophon PCDGS Yes, I managed to figure out why as you can see above
nlogax
nlogax
Hah, good point and well spotted..foiled by my own adblocker!
tetudo boy
I actually think I have been on a Fainsa Ironing board seat, I think it was on a class 331. I haven't been on a Desiro City since I don't really go south, but looking at some pictures of class 700 seats, and comparing them class 331 seats, they seem the same. The Class 331 could be slightly more padded. Could anyone who's been on both of these set's clarify this for me if you can?
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py_megapixel
The 331s and 700s have the same basic design of seat in two different variants. The 700s have a more upright and less padded variant which makes them very uncomfortable. The 331s have a better angled and more padded version which, while not the most comfortable, is entirely adequate for reasonably short journeys.

FWIW I've not been on a 700 either, this is just what I've been told.
Crun
I work in an office overlooking the East Coast Main Line in central Peterborough. I live close to the GNGE and the Fox Covert Road footbridge in the Werrington district of northern Peterborough
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PS love the 'pup'
malc-c
malc-c
That was my first shepherd, since passed. That day I had just came home from work and she wanted to sit on my lap... it was so funny the wife wanted a picture, and the dog even posed !

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