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    Railway Chaplains

    There was a Radio 4 programme in the last few weeks about the Railway Chaplains. Should still be available on i-player/BBC sounds. Regards Ian
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    GRALISTAIR is totally corect Your turn at the grist Mill Regards Ian
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    My floor. Where to go.... what do do....? Just drinking some Lancaster Bomber,now brewed by Marstons. But who brewed it originally, and who did it pass to when they closed their brewery? Regards & good drinking. Ian
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Jerome K Jerome Three men in a boat, and Three men on the Bummel Regards Ian
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    I aways thought that it was the rule of 72, but.... It is the time taken to double your money with compound interest, whether a loan or savings. eg 2% interest means that the capital will have doubled in 39 years ( 78 divided by 2) Regards Ian
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Open Floor, please. I didn't think it would be that easy!! Regards Ian
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Airports?
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Tanks? Regards Ian
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    A career as a signaller

    Thanks for that, much appreciated. Regards Ian
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    A career as a signaller

    I have just put in an application for the Newark Relief Job. Could anyone tell me which boxes come under that role, please? Regards Ian
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    1963 Southampton to Wembley

    For maps of Waterloo, and, indeed, the full route to Wembley, there is the National Library of Scotland Site here: https://maps.nls.uk/view/103313333 This should take you to a map of Waterloo itself (1915, though, so a bit early, but there are others of different scales & dates) Good luck...
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    A career as a signaller

    Thank you for the information. I had only just managed to find the opening hours in my copy of 'Compendium of Signal Box Opening Times', but I was not sure if it was up to date. Looking forward to the interview. Regards Ian
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    A career as a signaller

    I have an interview coming up soon for Arnside SB However, apart from numerous exterior shots, and the fact that it is listed, I can't seem to find much more about it on the web. Is it TCB or AB? I am guessing that it is 2 shifts (8 hour ish) Is there enything else that I should know...
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    A career as a signaller

    I went to an open day at York ROC just before Christmas. I dressed in a suit, as did a few others, the rest were smart/casual. No interview or assessment, but the chance to ask questions, some good, some inane. With reference to a couple of posts above, I did ask, At 55 am I too old? The...
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    A career as a signaller

    I don't think so. i saw it advertised on the NR Careers search site, stuck in an application, and then chased it up with Recruitment. Regards Ian
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