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    Avanti Split Ticket - Incorrect Advice?

    Hi, I am working for Avanti. If your train was cancelled, you no longer have to follow the split ticket. Although, should be one train before or after, to your destination, if your ticket is advanced. If you made the purchase the 20th of March, you can travel more flexibly between 5-8 April...
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    Dangerous boarding procedures at Euston

    Yes, they always do. They also have mobile cleaners that are working on the trains between different stops.
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    Dangerous boarding procedures at Euston

    There is a Control Room with Network Rail colleagues and another one with Avanti West Coast colleagues - for Avanti, they are also called Engine Arrangers. Network Rail is the one that always makes the announcements, as well as managing the board. They are also the ones doing the assitance for...
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    Dangerous boarding procedures at Euston

    Following the ORR notice, N.R Euston, is now doing voice announcements for the platforms in advance, and some minutes later, is showing it on the board. Everything falls under the crowd management commitment, and this is an attempt to make it safer for the passengers. Euston Station, has a lot...
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    How to make the boarding experience at Euston safer and more pleasant

    In my opinion, the only thing that can be done to ease this pain, is to actually build the HS2 all the way into London Euston. Any financial cost it will be for sure recovered with the time, as there is high demand and it will be even more once it is built. This should bring a lot more capacity.
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    Class 700 on Great Northern services

    Hi, I am commuting on this line daily and the 700’s are rare since the last timetable change. I am not able to say a certain number though. However, as an example, the 0634 from Hitchin to London Kings Cross was a Class 700 today. They even took 387’s from GWR to be used on the line.
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    DRS Train Person

    Same as you.
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    Arriva london trainee driver

    Same boat as you. Maybe we'll be more luckier with another companies.
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    Freightliner Trainee Mobile Ground Staff

    Does anybody has any informations about the Trainee Ground Staff?
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    MTR Crossrail Trainee Driver (Multiple Locations)

    I recently delivered some groceries to a customer which does help TOC's in the recruitment process. She said that around December 2019, MTR will recruit again Trainee Drivers. I don't know if is true or not but I hope she is right and will be a helpful information for anyone around here.
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    SWR Depot drivers

    Depot driver in Farnham - https://uk.firstgroupcareers.com/vacancy/south-western-railway-depot-driver---farnham-9474-farnham-train-care-depot/9503/description/ Depot driver in Fratton -...
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    Southern Trainee Train Drivers

    I have tried, but is saying the system saw this as a duplicate account. I've sent them a message, but I don't expect an answer to soon. Thanks for your help, anyway.
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    Southern Trainee Train Drivers

    Hi guys, I have tried to apply for the Trainee positions with Southern and I had marked that I had attempted and fail the assessment day and doesn't let me change it. The situations is that in November I have failed the Day Assessment with Freightliner, but I failed their enhanced one, but...
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    Freightliner Various Trainee Drivers

    Same result. Now, if I am going to apply for a different company, I will do just the assessments I have failed to?

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