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    Do staff who are trained as both a Driver and Guard still exist.

    Merseyrail have a few, called Relief Drivers,classed as "guards who can drive"
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    Consistently late train (00:04 Rainhill to Liverpool)

    3 minutes ! Big improvement
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    Staff travel London overground

    Hi, can safeguarded staff use their pass on the London Overground? I have a silver status pass and I know there's areas of the underground it can't be used.thanks in advance
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    Consistently late train (00:04 Rainhill to Liverpool)

    14 minutes late tonight/this morning
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    Consistently late train (00:04 Rainhill to Liverpool)

    Thanks for the replies,was just curious as to why this service seems to mostly run late. at my TOC the performance team would be looking into the reasons why,? I'm sure Northern must do though.
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    Consistently late train (00:04 Rainhill to Liverpool)

    Currently sat in the cold at Rainhill awaiting the 00:04 to Liverpool.at present ETA 15 min late.i get this train roughly once every two weeks and in the last year it's arrived on time once. I realise it's the last one out of Piccadilly but surely it shouldn't be running this late on a...
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    Aslef strikes and OT ban called…

    If these go ahead will there definitely be no London-Brighton trains on 6th December? In fact any trains from anywhere to Brighton? Thanks
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    Shortages of train crew

    At our TOC we got a RDW agreement with the drivers a few months back (there was already a guards one) can't say take up has been great though, very few want to work them.
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    Avanti: Activating trains that weren't meant to run at just a few hours notice

    Waiting for the WM at Stafford heading back to Liverpool,just heard the announcement the Avanti 17:44 to Euston is cancelled due to train crew shortage
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    November strike action on National Rail suspended - impact on next week's service

    Merseyrail are going to try and run a Sunday service
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    New November strike dates ?

    Could be some movement on this later today
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    Liverpool to York 3rd December

    Daughter and her 3 friends bought tickets direct from the TPE website to travel on the 08:24 Liverpool-York service on 3rd December. Seems the train times have changed and there's now a service at 07:54 and 08:54. Will the tickets for the 08:24 be valid on these newly timed trains? She emailed...
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    Northern cancellations getting worse

    Finally moving,still no announcement

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