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    One for you ticketing geniuses.

    Travelling tomorrow morning from Sunningdale to Potters bar. Using a 16-25 railcard, and needing a return ticket, returning after evening peak times. So, going to take the 0910 service from SNG with an off-peak return ticket with the railcard, meaning as its before 10am, the £12 minimum fare...
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    After 1 and a bit years of applying I'm in!

    Medical passed and contract sent out! Start date of 9th November :D Albeit this job I wasn't expecting at all as applied six months ago and didn't hear anything for nearly 3 months (sort of assumed it was a no!)and then suddenly got a call for an interview and within a month of that I was...
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    Person hit by train at Surbiton (07/10)

    Absolute chaos on SW trains now due to the fatality. Lines not expected to open until 9.30, roughly 2 hours after the incident. Thoughts with the driver and family of the persons involved. On a side note - does no one on Twitter have any respect after a fatality?
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    When to call back and ask interview outcome?

    Had an interview for a role and was told 10 working days for a reply, after 2 weeks I called and was told there still awaiting the outcome From the managers and would call me the next day to let me know what's going on. Another 2 weeks has passed now and still haven't heard. Shall I call...
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    [Twickenham 18th sep]Emergency services dealing with incident.

    So, as title suggests, severe disruption at Twickenham this evening after the rugby due to the emergency services dealing with an incident, can't find much info on it but I'm imagining it was someone hit by a train as power had to be switched off. This leaves me with a question - should there...
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    When do you give up? Are equal opportunities really equal?

    So, my question is - when do you give up trying to get a job in the rail industry, or should you not give up? After trying to 4 jobs, all of which getting to interview, I have been unsuccessful and find out via staff the positions advertised had been given to internal staff before the...
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    Suicide or trespass incident?

    My question - when does a trespass incident become an attempted suicide. This morning between Sunningdsle and Ascot a lady is said to have jumped from a bridge onto the tracks and been injured, subsequently causing delays and the power to be switched off whilst emergency services dealt with...
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    SWT Leaving Clapham jct without guard onboard.

    So this evening a train departed Clapham Junction towards Wimbledon and the guard was left on the platform at Clapham. Passengers were stuck onboard at Earlsfield as the driver couldn't open the doors. Train continues to Wimbledon where it was later cancelled awaiting the Gaurd on a following...
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    SW Trains interview outcomes = long wait?

    Hey, Need some advice, I initially applied for 1 position with sw trains, but was given an interview for three different jobs, all in one interview. Its now been a month since the interviews and am yet to hear from them. The online application thing still says 'in process'. Does it...
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    Station announcer C03 - job description.

    Hey - got assessments coming up for this role on Thursday and have near enough forgotten the job role/description for the position, is anyone here able to tell me what's involved or ever if they do this job what they have to do? Also got my interview for gateline staff coming up so any...

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