Recent content by Lewisham2221

AIUI, the problem arises when a TOC plans to run some form of skeleton service, with contingency staff, on a strike day. This requires alterations to diagrams and rosters for traincrew and units. Union agreements require a certain amount of notice to be given to alter rosters. In this instance...

It would be nice for there to be a reduction in the number of "dead ends" on a several rangers/rovers. Obviously some are necessary by virtue of reaching the end of the line itself, but others are just irritating. Things such as a WM Day Ranger being valid to Crewe and to Shrewsbury, but not for...

There is now what I think is one of the removed 458 carriages here

Can't say I expected us to get anything against a top 6 side tbh. Fortunately the two recent wins, and results elsewhere today, are enough to keep us out of the bottom 3 for now. Some tough games coming up, so we definitely need to make sure we're getting good results against the likes of...

E400 33852 has just arrived at Adderley Green for repaint

Somewhat ironic that there are benches on the platforms at Euston, they must be some of the least used in the country :lol:

Quite. But when you only sell a single figure amount of cash tickets in a day, and some of those are day or weekly tickets or returns where you can't get away without issuing the tickets, it's slim pickings for any driver that way inclined.

In the old days, yes. Nowadays not so much. There's not much to fiddle when the vast majority of your ticket sales are debit card or app based. This is very much about people travelling with tickets, albeit tickets that - for one reason or another - are not valid for the journey they are making.

Indeed. For what's it's worth, this seems to be a national thing with First, what I think started with the South West part of the business is now being rolled out in the Midlands and Yorkshire too. All the publicity I've seen seems to make the point of saying that they are checking passengers...

There's still plenty of opportunity for fare evasion on board buses. Overriding on single and return tickets. Travelling "out of area" on day/week etc tickets that are only valid for certain zones. Adults using mobile apps to purchase child/student rate tickets which they aren’t entitled to...

Not sure if this one falls into the latter category, being more of a rebody, but as far as I'm aware, this was the only ZigZag bodied Dennis Dart, RIB 7002 - originally Carlyle bodied IIRC...

Whilst it can be frustrating to have people in management grades who have little to no experience of the actual roles they are expected to manage, it's equally frustrating to have managers who have worked their way up and have all the experience of the job, but have absolutely zero management...

35933/34/35/36 have now joined their former York sisters (35932/37/38) and entered service at Adderely Green

First Streetlites 47632 and 47634 are the latest to go through the paintshop at Adderley Green

Talking of Leyland Lynx, there were also the very rare Alexander bodied examples - of which, according to Wikipedia (I know, I know) there were only 7 ever built in that combination. One saw out its days with Midland Classic of Burton.