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I very rarely post on here now, but sat next to @Xenophon PCDGS on a service between Manchester Piccadilly and Wigan North Western today. As we’d not met before introductions were not made until he was leaving the service.
I’m currently reading Under the Wires of London by Charlie Wyatt who was a trolleybus conductor and driver at Finchley depot for London Transport. A really fascinating read and good detail on some aspects I’d never though about such as the junctions (Frogs) on the overheads. Worth a read for...
I haven’t been on the forum for awhile, but I’m pleased to see stuff like this is alive and well. How do you think this would go? You also naively assume that the company would prefer this - Senior Conductors while on paper “cheaper” than a TM have far better terms and conditions which would be...
Stagecoach East Midlands operate workers buses between Lincoln and Moy Park at Anwick (near Sleaford) as the M1/M2. There’s also the M3 between Skegness, Boston and Anwick.
Actually the unions are broadly in favour of bringing Sundays into the working week as it can be mutually beneficial. Certainly my experience elsewhere but getting the deal done can be more problematic when it comes to the nitty gritty of how it will be achieved.
I think the only line with a possible chance of reopening in the future is the link from Shirebrook to Edwinstowe and Ollerton. I don’t think it’s on the horizon at the moment but is often raised in local discussions.
The system fails at basic levels.
Onboard staff not being given access to passenger assistance systems so they aren’t aware of booked assistance on their trains - especially at unstaffed stations.
Station staff failing to tell onboard staff they’ve put passengers requiring assistance onboard...
We get the process for emergencies drilled into us at initial training and it’s continually reviewed during our competency cycle between rules exams.
A minor incident can escalate to a major one very quickly if the right steps aren’t taken. I’d recommend Red for Danger by L. T. C. Rolt if you...