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They can ask what they like, whether or not the answer given can be used in court is another question, however you are correct that the OP has no obligation to answer.

The minimum number required will have been risk assessed on an hour by hour, day by day basis for weekdays and Saturdays and Sundays on an individual basis for that station. So it will vary. What suits Leeds at rush hour for example will be very different to Glossop mid evening.

Oyster cards are available to all, as are contactless cards (yes you may have to jump through a few hoops to get the latter if you don't have an address but it's certainly doable.) So it's not discrimination if people simply choose not to have one of these. If Oyster cards were only available...

The plan is for it to go back to northern in the December 2028 timetable change.

3rd rail is only on one side of the train and only is dangerous if you come into contact with it. Many activities graffiti artists do such as scaling bridges and fences are probably more dangerous.

I would delete the booking numbers off your original post. They can be used by GWR / Trainline to link to your posts on this forum.

But if they've decided the vestibule and cab areas are not for public use then they are permitted to be locked.

I would argue that it is a lack of training and ongoing training that is the problem, not the ability or way staff are acting. Guards and revenue staff get maybe 1-2 weeks training on revenue. Most of which is based on how to actually operate a machine or issue penalty fares. They then get no...

As has been said above its an extra step in the process mainly because they've had a lot of people where despite a good application form (which may or may not have actually been filled in by them!), have turned up for interview and been totally unsuitable for the role and 2 driver managers have...

Pathing at Chester station. It needs to arrive before the 18.24 to Leeds leaves. It also can't wait until after that as it would delay a TFW from Liverpool which runs behind it.

This would halve the number of trains at Reddish North, Brinnington, Bredbury and Marple, and reduce services at Romiley. It would also eliminate the possibility of those to/from stations on the Rose Hull services changing at Romiley for the Hope Valley. Peak time overcrowding is not...

The 16-17 saver gives a 50% discount, The 16-25 gives a 33.3% discount . The 16-25 railcard also has a £12 minimum fare for 10 months of the year. Before 10am a single from Ashford to Waterloo would currently be £10.10 with a 16-25 card (no discount on the non railcard price), yet £5.05 with...

Correct, although if drivers don't want to work them they don't have to if they can be covered, although this can be hard as the rate for a Sunday is less than the rest day rate for a weekday, and for those that work them it ends up being an average around a 37 hour week for 70k. Has been the...

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Whilst they will want you to have adequately prepared for the interview, IMHO prompt cards are not what they will be looking for. Being a train driver you will have to make decisions and memorise a lot of information, and recall it from memory on the spot as and when required.