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I don't normally post in the GD but reckon this is the best place for asking. Has anyone ever undertook a Nebosh General Certificate qualification ? I'm leaving my job next week after over 20 years (Facilities Manager) and having a break to think about what I want to do next. I have an IOSH...

I'm guessing it's Gremlins in the system, I'm trying to book a London to Millom return on the 7th June. Normally on the return leg I would take the 9.14 from Millom which runs theough to Lancaster. This is not listed anymore despite being in the new timetable, and instead online a 9.57 is...

mods note - split from this thread. How are these announcers chosen in the first place, do they have to audition or something? Are they paid a one off fee? Thinking about it is there anything in particular stopping say Avanti West Coast asking Patrick Stewart or David Attenborough to do theirs?

I was just wondering about the leniency of this due to the pandemic. I have just found at home 58 pounds worth of forgotten delay vouchers valid until 15/12/21. Annoying !!! I guess they can't be exchanged for fresh vouchers either?

Can anyone help me with this one Realtime trains no longer shows the 28th December. It it said the 15.12 from Lancaster got in at 17.59 but recent train times says 1756. This is the difference between a 1 hour and 2 hour claim so I do t want to get accused. My original journey on the 28th Dec...

On the attached journey the 13.13 to Millom from Lancaster on the 14 December was cancelled resulting in getting to Millom.after 4.30. As this is a split ticket but one journey, will I have a dispute with Northern about claiming from Euston as they will no doubt say the Lancaster train of...

Hi all I made a journey from Millom to London Euston on the 18th October. This was a split ticket. Journey was 11.01 Millom to Barrow 11.53 Barrow to Manchester Piccadilly 14.12 Manchester Piccadilly to Euston The 11.53 from Barrow was delayed by 15 mins into Picadilly making me miss the...

Was wondering if anyone has ever had to get a professional to write or assist with writing a cv and if it was worth the money. I haven't had to do one for 21 years which was when Ieft school but I think it's time I did , but it's quite a daunting task. Any advice appreciated

Before i make a pa ic booking does anyone else know if these are even released yet. Struggling to get anything for around end of May for London Euston to Millom return. I can get advance Avanti as far as Manchester Piccadilly or Lancaster but full on price for Northern portion at the portion...

Ive got some tickets to send back for exchange for travel vouchers that were due to be used tomorrow by my mother to come to London who now can't travel. , at the time over live chat I was told this was possible and was given a case number.. After checking over the phone just now I have been...

For literally decades only a handful of these stations have ticket offices/staff depending on size but was there ever a time when all stations on the route had staffing of some kind? At some locations you can see buildings that may have been ticket offices etc other stations may have had...

Does anyone have information regarding the service pattern for this line before it closed in the 50's , was it mostly a shuttle back and forth to Foxfield ?(if so did Foxfield have a bay platform at some point) or would it have gone through to say Barrow and terminated there or even Lancaster...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/grand-central-cancels-plans-to-run-london-blackpool-service.208930/ The WCML would have likely have seen some open access had Virgin not had the exclusivity through the 2000's. We could have seen open access to Barrow (as means of...

There are several books about the different privatisation liveries but is there any central collection of photos of different TOC signage styles to the present day? Particularly from the original franchises. Cheers

Have Avanti suspended the usual Advance tickets at the moment, im just speculating that I'll be able.to travel London Euston to Millom in Cumbria during July or early August and the fares are extortionate

Back in the day with the mk3 stock on West Coast I always remember that random strong rubber burning smell that would randomly infiltrate the carriages , What was the reason for this? Up there with the stinky pendolino toilet smell!

I've often wondered why the Caledonian Sleeper wasn't made part of the West Coast Franchise at privitisation when it's South West equivalent was included with the long distance Great Western and not Wales and West. Was is it down to crewing logistics or Scottish Influence!?

It's become less common now but back in the late 90's a lot of stations in the North West particularly on the Cumbrian Coast and Furness line were painted in these colours. Is there a story behind this or a local reason as it wasn't First North Western or North Western trains branding? TPE...

I have just had a notification from northern that the subway between platforms 1 and 2 is being replaced this weekend, unless I'm missing something , achieving that in one weekend is unusual to put it mildly. Not going to be at Barrow until early April but does anyone have any idea what's going...

Since the first Avanti Webcast this week revealed some possible features of a first refurbished Pendolino come December such as new unique seats which are not on any other TOC and the conversion of the shop to a cafe bar, it might be time for a thread to speculate on what will happen in the end...