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You would think they would ramp up recruitment. I know 2 people who have been stuck in a talent pool for a year. Saying that though I know it isn’t as easy as just brining more people in. Hopefully they will get it sorted soon.
Very true. We arrived into the west bound LU platform at 16:42 and they were just starting the evacuation of the station. There was a not in service 707 in the NB thameslink platform (and looked like it had been there a while).
I believe there was a separate fire alarm at Farringdon. I was on a met train (fast Chesham) pulling in when it went off. The LU station staff said the passengers in the platform should get on our train or evacuate.
When I am trainspotting i carry a notebook for quick scribbles but I mainly use a trainspotting app on my phone (that also has a record function for transcribing later if i'm trying to get a lot at once). The app i use is handy as it can handle multiple data sets at once and if i only get 1...
hi all,
Yesterday I saw 221116 at Telford Central heading for London. I noticed it had been named “City of Bangor”. This was the same style as the pendlino name but on a sticker (not quite straight).
I can’t find any other record of the unit being given the name.
Well done, I'm in the same boat. I passed my assesments early october but they said I needed to wait for an interview. I also changed my depot preference as they said that the shrewsbury interviews wouldn't be until late next year. Hopefully I should hear something soon. Good luck
It's a good start at a damp Telford Central. Waiting for the 8:31 1G93 to Birmingham International. It's just left Shrewsbury 36L. Wait until they see how many people want to squeeze onto a single 158 here in Telford.
Hi all,
I was going back through an old spotting book and found a TPX 158 from 2004 that I could not trace. 158972. I tried a few sites and could come up with anything. I thought I must of written it down wrong but I have found photos of the unit from around that period. I know some were split...
If it was done through the opc, you might be able to get the results from them. Google "the opc". When I last did the test plus a few others they said they could give feedback if they have the time.
What other driver depots are there. I have heard that the interviews for Shrewsbury wont be until late next year now. There are other intakes needed sooner and i don't mind travelling.