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  1. 168lover

    Any heritage railways need a volunteer graphic designer for their members magazines?

    Drop Chinnor Railway a message on our Facebook page, may not come to anything but always worth a shout
  2. 168lover

    Customer Host Heathrow Rail

    I know what the job is, just want to know specific day to day jobs I'll be doing.
  3. 168lover

    Customer Host Heathrow Rail

    Hi all, Start in the above role a week Monday and very nervous, not 100% sure on the role and what it entails, anyone able to help please? Is it just station based or do I end up on trains occasionally?
  4. 168lover

    Heritage railways diesel train driver safety devices.

    Part of the job of a diesel secondman is to be there incase the driver keels over and the DSD is not operational, the 2nd man would bring the train to a stand
  5. 168lover

    Didcot Steam Movement 22/2/24

    Throughpiped through the steam loco to the rear loco, low speed to the other end of the Didcot yard to get to a road access point to put a truck in for it to go on
  6. 168lover

    Arriva (Beds, Bucks, Herts)

    As a resident of High Wycombe, I have to put up with Arriva buses putting out massive amounts of pollutants daily. Was following a Gemini double-decker the other day and it would send out a smoke screen every time it would accelerate away from a standstill. Really not pleasant
  7. 168lover

    Avanti WC down the pan again

    I was just going off by what was announced at Warrington Bank Quay
  8. 168lover

    Avanti WC down the pan again

    The exact train I'm waiting for at Warrington to go to oxenholme, thank you for that, most info I've received so far
  9. 168lover

    Avanti WC down the pan again

    One under at Crewe Northbound this morning, nothing north of Crewe as of the moment
  10. 168lover

    Megabus General Discussion

    Yeah it ends in Glasgow. Thank you
  11. 168lover

    Megabus General Discussion

    Who normally operates the evening Reading to Manchester run leaving at 17:40 on a Sunday evening
  12. 168lover

    Things to do/see in the Liverpool area?

    Thank you for everyone's suggestions
  13. 168lover

    Things to do/see in the Liverpool area?

    At a loose end in Liverpool for a few days, any suggestions on transport related things I can do/see or even just cool stuff? Thanks
  14. 168lover

    Trivia: Direct journeys you can make on a single bus that changes service en-route

    In the land of Bucks/Berks you can do a 5 and a quater hour circular tour of the surrounding area on the same bus by: Taking a 103 High Wycombe to Slough service Stay on the bus as it would form a 106/107 service through to Amersham Then the same bus becomes a 106/107 back to Slough Finally the...
  15. 168lover

    Employee/Work Shuttles

    I know at Thorpe Park atleast staff get free travel on the shuttle buses to and from Staines and Sullivan Travel who run it have early/late services specifically for staff to use
  16. 168lover

    Platform Assistant Watford Junction London Northwestern/West Midlands

    Recently applied for the above role, just wondering if anyone on here works for Abellio and can share an insight into what the job involves, types of shift times and recruitment process please? Thanks in advance
  17. 168lover

    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Oooo perfect, thank you
  18. 168lover

    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Ooooo thank you 1598951732 Didn't know GWR hsts had 1st Class though? Think you have got confused with the cross country northbound
  19. 168lover

    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Can anyone tell me what's booked for the 12:22 Plymouth-Penzance please? Hoping for a HST
  20. 168lover

    Chiltern 68 Operations

    Been travelling from High Wycombe Station around 8am a few Wednesdays recently and it's never been very busy at all neither have trains headed to London, think Sunday morning level quiet

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