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    UK trains are not designed for long distance journeys?

    people who do many jobs can do 12hr shifts there are jobs out there people work 12 hr shifts, too many to name plus how hard is it to drive and all it is just one journey down then they change staff for the journey up
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    UK trains are not designed for long distance journeys?

    then why do they break down half way down to final destination or half way up and vice versa scotrail trains long distance not deisgned and virgin breaks down as cant cope the long journey I don't work for rail companies so no I don't understand crew changes as I get on board Glasgow I assume...
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    UK trains are not designed for long distance journeys?

    Throughout January and February I took trains up north of the country and down south and both experience were not good I took scotrail train from Glasgow to Forres via inverness and that journey was really long but went ok with out a hitch then went back down to Glasgow from forres via...
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    Will rail fares continue to increase every year until a point UK cant afford to travel

    is there an alternative to commute to work as there is no cheap way or ways to bypass the system
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    Will rail fares continue to increase every year until a point UK cant afford to travel

    Every year around this time the government/rail delivery group announce that rail fares will increase in the new year so will this happen every year until as such time that rail travel will be so expensive no one can afford it anymore
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    ABELLIO ASSESMENT DAY

    So I applied for the role of rail replacement co Ordinator job in Scotland and I passed the interview stages and now I have been invited to their assessment day next Thursday from 1pm to 4pm so if anyone been to their assessment day before can anyone tell me what to expect or how hard is it or...
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    Class 318 refurb thread

    that date has been revised so many times just have to wait and see as more work is done on the stock
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    What if a passenger train breaks down

    If a train breaks down with passengers on them and if not too far to station does the driver tell passengers to get off train and walk on rails to near by station till replacement comes over as heard this happened in the past where a train broke down and passengers had to get off and walk...
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    Class 318 refurb thread

    http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/page/Class+318+Relivery+Refurbishment+2013-2016 according to this it says out on 25th of november back on monday any one got any info on this as cant see any refurb on this stock yet
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    Katie Hopkins at it again

    she is the women from the apprentice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Hopkins she has a habit of ranting controversy topics like snobbery when it comes to naming kids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZjdgU0asM she has been on numerous controversy topics youtube as many
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    Name and Shame location that are doing Xmas early

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10276227/Town-puts-festive-lights-up-115-days-before-Christmas.html http://swns.com/news/britains-christmas-tree-tinsel-baubles-100-days-december-25-39153/ Already 2 towns in england have put up xmas stuff already anyone else to...
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    Katie Hopkins at it again

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/katie-hopkins-watch-morning-return-2263954 worth a read and what do u think
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    Being prevented to purchase tickets on board train

    Still if I pay at hyland to my destinations shouldn't really matter
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    Being prevented to purchase tickets on board train

    Yeah but if I get off at hyland and then buy tickets there still alright
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    Being prevented to purchase tickets on board train

    no i want to travel to queen street from scotsoun but becuase its too expensive i get a return from hyland instead cheaper
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    Being prevented to purchase tickets on board train

    that may be the case terrible the train fare for example off peak (minus YP card) from scotstoun to queen street return - £3 however jordanhill return £2.30 and from hyland £2.10 and so on hence why i go to hyland to buy my return ticket tried to avoid the train guard at all possible until i get...
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    Being prevented to purchase tickets on board train

    On a scotrail train I was trying to buy a ticket from Hyland to queen street however when I tried to buy the ticket the ticket inspector told me I cant as I couldnt buy a return from hyndland to queen street as we are about to arrive at said station is there a rule where u cant buy tickets...
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    First win Intercity West Coast franchise

    I was wondering because of the large petition signed by many members of the public, once the petition gets into parliament then the debate will commence will the government reconsider over the plans for first to takeover the west coast mainline and change their minds and give it back to virgin...
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    Disturbances on the trains

    Has anyone encountered any annoying youths disturbing passengers or youths causing any sort of trouble on either the trains or at the stations them selves Would like to get a general consensus across the UK if anyone has experience any unpleasant train journeys where youths or even certain...

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