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    GTR - Trainee Train Driver - Cambridge & Welwyn Garden City (12/01/24)

    No news is 'ok' news. I don't believe it's possible to submit if the advert is closed. - However if it's a situation whereby the application commenced before the closing date and was submitted after the closing date I don't know if my initial statement holds true.
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    GTR - Trainee Train Driver - Cambridge & Welwyn Garden City (12/01/24)

    Just use the Station address. As above, it's not even a minute's walk to the building from the main entrance of the Station.
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    Gov Consultation- CoViD Vaccine

    By the 18th of September the government via the HMRC website wishes to hear public opinion on the release of a C19 vaccine by the end of the year. It’d be intriguing to know just how much of the Public they’d like to hear from given that there has been little (if any) promotion. Indeed 22 days...
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    Thameslink/ Class 700 Progress

    It's not needed as there are not 24 tph needing to go through the core at the moment.
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    GN Class 717

    As this has arisen from "Class 403"'s post, (post number 993), it's a reasonable assumption that "active dispatchers" means staff which actually dispatch trains. The fact that 'passive' dispatch staff are on the station to possibly satisfy contractual obligations I feel is irrelevant from the...
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    GN Class 717

    Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Crews Hill, Cuffley, Bayford and Watton-at-Stone (on the Down), New Southgate, Oakleigh Park, Potters Bar, Brookmans Park, Welham Green do NOT have dispatch Staff. These stations are either look back or monitor Train Driver only dispatch as "Class315" has correctly...
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    CD/RA Indicators and dispatch staff

    Ely does use them except for Platform number 3 (I believe due to the Dispatcher's lack of signal sighting). But in answer to your question, usually, no you don't. This commonly depends on platform curvature amongst other things. Usually one dispatcher issues the CD and RA indications.
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    Fair point as long as the member of staff in question was aware of/thought about this.
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    2 strikes rule

    This sounds like you undertook the online assessments for a different company than you had the assessment with. Is that correct? If so, it sounds like they were referring to your test results on that day that you physically attended as they'd likely not even consider cross checking which of the...
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    2 strikes rule

    Did you ask Crossrail directly? I'd like to think they'd know.
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    The problem with this is, it's assumed all passengers had the travel tickets/passes to use the alternative methods. It's also assumed that the person on the PA knew of these alternatives/was able to do the calculations. I doubt there was a 'one size fits all' announcement that would have catered...
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    Thameslink/ Class 700 Progress

    The trick is to activate the Soap dispenser sensor first without getting any soap on your hands, then activate the water sensor and see whether any water is dispensed.;) - Yes, you run the risk of using the last bit of water in the tank, but that's highly unlikely. :)
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    I'd imagine that option was not factored into the diagrams as nobody foresaw a problem. Now that these (and other) issues are coming to light, it's something which may be looked at and altered (hopefully improved) for future services. A Driver need only PASS from St. Pancras on the train they...
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    I'm not sure these issues are specific to FPK and would almost certainly be possible issues at any location where a Depot does not exist. Even where a depot does exist, there is no guarantee of a physical supervisor being allocated there nor spare drivers (as they may have already been used)...
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    Why do you think this?
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    Not sure it's as simple as that. Wait time anywhere will impact the Driver diagram thus daily/weekly hours accrued. There are no booking on facilities at Finsbury Park.
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    Thameslink/ Class 700 Progress

    How many times did you observe this? Was the Driver making a PA announcement at the time?
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    GN Class 717

    Should be able to if the 700's are anything to go by, as drivers can manually select half a *coach/car/carriage for door release. *Delete as preferred
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    Great Northern Weekend Cancellations

    Nope S/he won't be.
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    Disruption btwn Enfield Town/Cheshunt - Hackney Downs 26/7/18

    Anybody aware of why the diversionary route around Seven Sisters Chord wasn't used? (I know that would omit several stations, however I'd imagine some service is better than no service at all). Is it a case of it isn't usually used in such situations?

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