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    Career as a Crossing Keeper - Basingstoke

    I think the Basingstoke job is Grade 2.
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    Second job as a Trainee?

    As said previously though, you could potentially be in breach of contract and heaven forbid if there was an incident and the fact you had a second job came to light.
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    Accused of disorderly behaviour. Now received SJPN.

    The MD can step in but in this case he is choosing not to is how i read that.
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    Has anyone transfered their Armed forces pension to the Railway Pension Scheme?

    You need to speak to a financial advisor as everyone's circumstances are different.
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    ONS - Home Working Statistics

    We worked at home for just over two years. Loved it! We now have hybrid working with an expectation of being in the office two days a week. Its clear when i walk around the building that the vast majority make full use of that as its mostly fairly empty. I tend to work in the office as its...
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    Location query - Central Wales Line.

    I've just spent an hour on side by side mapping and I cannot find anywhere in Church Stretton (1945-65 maps) where there is a house close to the line with others just the other side of the road.
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    Examples of bad design

    Slabs are cheaper than tarmac believe it or not which is why you see them used so often. Also easier to take up if you need to work underneath. The correct ones shouldn't be slippery when they are wet although they might look like they are.
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    Stanlow & Thornton

    I used to drive along Oil Sites Road quite often when i lived over that way. I just had a look at it on Google Maps and you cannot drop into street view any more.
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    Misuse of Freedom Pass - Advice

    It’s like people who are being interviewed under caution who don’t ask for a solicitor as they think it might make them look guilty then they accidentally incriminate themselves and end up in jail when if they just shut up (as the solicitor would surely advise) they’d have walked away free...
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    Irish Rail Recruiting Train Drivers

    I think you'd have to be living over there to even get through the initial sift.
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    A career as a signaller

    Its quite possible to go into a high grade position straight off the street, many have done so. Whether you'd want to do so is another matter as the grade is commensurate with the workload.
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    Pre Sponsorship Query

    The original poster suggested medical discrimination.
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    Pre Sponsorship Query

    If the person isn’t currently employed by anyone then I don’t see that they have any recourse to an appeal process. Even if they were employed the employer could terminate them within the first two years for no reason. There is also no such thing as medical discrimination. There is in America...
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    A career as a signaller

    Serious answer - you need to take professional advice as everyone’s circumstances are different.
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    Penalty fare increase to £100

    I was at Doncaster on Friday and the platform announcements were telling passengers to make sure they had a ticket before boarding the Hull Trains services.

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