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    Incorrect discount sold // Refund methods

    Good afternoon all. Long story short, my partner is entitled to a 50% discount when travelling on SDR's, for her and a companion travelling with her. Again, cutting out a lot of faff here, the ticket seller didn't know about the discount so ended up issuing a 34% - (railcard) - discount...
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    Proof of Age / ID

    Good morning all, Just looking for some advice. My partner, although over 21, is often asked for proof of age when purchasing alcohol etc. Not usually an issue, as she carries her passport for ID, but as it is now becoming a bit tatty, I'm looking at what other forms of ID we can get...
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    Disabled Persons Railcard - Or Not?

    Hello All, Just wanted to check if I'm missing something here. (From http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/what-is-a-disabled-persons-railcard) However, elsewhere on the site: http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/travelling-by-rail/other-concessionary-discounts Am I...
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    BBC - Signalman guilty over crossing death

    Signalman guilty over Herefordshire crossing death http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-21503798 A stark reminder of how a simple mistake can have grave consequences...
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    Rail Worker Killed by train in Lincolnshire

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20599250 Thoughts with the family and those involved. [i]Apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere, I did look but couldn't see it anywhere.
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    Station Staff (LUL)

    It's been floating around our intranet that Customer Service Assistant will be advertised soon. I've seen an e-mail today from our human resources department stating that it'll be advertised on the TfL Jobs page next Monday. Just a heads up for those who're interested.
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    Fire at Kings Cross..?

    Just noticed this on FCC's home page: Anyone know anything further? Kings Cross LUL station is open, NRE doesn't seem to have anything, and the LDB seems to be showing trains arriving & departing, albeit late due to the weather. And I've expected a fire at KGX specifically to make...
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    LUL 1938TS + Sarah Siddons

    http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whatson/468.aspx Timetable: http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/assets/downloads/Timetable.pdf May see some of you there.
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    Bardic Question

    Hi guys, Wondering if anyone can give me a quick guide as to how to remove the bulb on a bardic lamp? Having removed the front plastic casing, I can't seem to be able to unscrew the bulb at all, on either of my lamps. I'm wondering if you need to remove the bottom casing and get it out...
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    Platform Tickets

    Had no clue that LU sold them, but apparently they do! A rip-off though, £1.00, when I'm sure NR's are £0.10? I do wonder if anyone has ever bought one with legitimate reason..?
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    LUL Job Cuts

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8562181.stm
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    Incident at City Thameslink

    NRE reports emergency services dealing with an incident at City Thameslink. Southeastern suspended Blackfriars//St Pancras, FCCTL suspended Kentish Town//London Bridge... Being advertised to the public as electrical supply problems..
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    Night time working

    So here I am, sitting in the Network Control Centre, on my first night shift, waiting for the first trains to start trickling through. Seeing as I've been pretty much sitting here and doing nothing for the last few hours, I've been wondering what you guys do when your on nights? Other than...
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    LU1938TS Special Trip

    Following the Upminster Open Weekend, the 1938 stock needs to travel back to Acton Town. The LT museum are running it in service from Upminster to Eailing Broadway, via High Street Kensington (reverse). http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whatson/121.aspx Hopefully I'll be stewarding on this...
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    62TS Rayners Lane

    (wasn't quite sure where to put this, photography section, london underground, or special workings)...
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    In case anyone is interested...

    http://news.woolworths.co.uk/picnmix/ Valid until Sunday. Enjoy...
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    Graffiti Vandals' prison terms overturned

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7067883.stm Two graffiti artists jailed for spray painting trains and railway bridges have had their sentences overturned. Thomas Dolan, 20, and Thomas Whittaker, 18, of Macclesfield, Cheshire, caused about £23,000 damage and were jailed for 15...
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    Just a quickie - [Sleeper]

    Just a quickie to say that an EWS 66 dragged the ECS into Glasgow Central last night for the Lowland Sleeper. And they didn't shut it down. Felt sorry for anyone trying to sleep =]
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    First Class on the Bakerloo...

    My sister is currently on an apprenticeship with the NHS is London, near Lambeth North tube station. So, to get there, she gets Nat Rail to Tottenham then the Viccy to Oxford Circus for the Bakerloo SB. She's just told me that while she was on the Bakerloo today with her boyfriend a BTP officer...
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    (Fic) The New Forest Route

    New Fictional route.... Modern trains yet coal and water facilities... all will be revealed =]

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