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The fact that you expected to be paid extra to do something that everyone else accepted doing as part of normal practise during a strange time. Do the Covid test at home before you come to work, as most people did, or rejig shift patterns slightly. Every other part of the public sector managed...

I think the rest of the public sector, many of whom were people like my friends daughter, training in a university medical degree to be a nurse and who found themselves flung onto wards in a totally different function to the area they'd trained in, to deliver essential care as a last resort when...

As a passenger with an interest in rail, and a public sector / military background I rarely comment here. I do recognise that in the main many parts of the rail sector have lots of genuine grounds for strike action and concerns about safety and pay. I also recognise that there is a lot of...

Something that puzzles me is why greater use isn't made of virtual simulators, rather like pilots use. These would surely be a good way to inject very realistic simulations of routes in fog/snow etc and then simulate different weather conditions and help build awareness. In the RAF simulators...

Fantastic thread, although heartbreaking to hear of the closure of the Blaise Castle narrowgauge line - many fond childhood memories there. There is definitely still line inside the more interesting bit of Box Tunnel - the ammunition depot was I believe severed from the main line some time ago...

Thanks folks, thats extremely helpful food for thought. I shall go away and do a bit more digging. Cheers!

Hi everyone and happy New Year! I’m looking for a bit of wisdom and advice here and would welcome the thoughts of posters. Essentially I’m looking for a career change into the Railway / transport sector. My background is in relatively senior Government / Armed Forces, where I’ve spent a lot of...

I'm not, and never have been a trainspotter, but as a lifelong wargamer do recognise the similar feelings of being a bit 'different'. I think acceptance is on the rise because the Internet has helped build communities and generated a groundswell of interest in previously fairly niche or obscure...

I use DMK daily and this new timetable has been an utter shambles. The station has suffered from severe overcrowding due to entrance problems and inadequate space for the sheer volume of passengers at peak time. Now its even worse. Before the changes we got something like an 0804, 0813, 0819...

As a participant on both forums, I'd say EDF represents the views of 'normal' railway users and local residents who perhaps don't have a deep understanding of the way the Railway works, but who are concerned about the station. It doesnt seem like frothing to me, more fed up residents who deal...

On the East Dulwich Forum, the local councillor says that he's seen plans for the new entrance on Windsor Walk and it should be progressing soon. Its been a really bad week for the station, although the older gentleman who works there and does announcements is superb - he does a really good...

Yes, when the refurb was going on, the station access was run through the new footbridge - you can still see some of the legacy material there from this. The cut through is if you walk past pub, you'll see fetal medical centre in front of you - if you walk through those gates, then bear left...

There is already a good walking route through the Maudsley hospital as it is - it just needs reasonable signing and lighting - a lot of people don't know it exists. during the refurb there was an entrance on Windsor Walk onto the bridge, so it has been done in the past - if done again it would...

Would these safety risk assessments be releasable under FOI?

I use DMK daily and it is a truly hideous experience. The old station entrance used to be on the corner next to the pub, and became the coffee shop. The problem with the new entrance is that there are usually only 2 gates for each direction, then on entry you have to make an immediate left/right...

Thanks for the advice - I called Virgin from a fairly remote spot of Northumberland, whilst without a car on Saturday night, so getting to a station was impossible from my location. Frustratingly Virgin didnt say that if I had swapped for the advance on Saturday (can this even be done over the...

hello everyone, a quick and hopefully straightforward ticketing question for you. I bought a 1st class advance single ticket (£81.50) for travel from Berwick to London this Tuesday at 1013. Due to an unplanned change of circumstances, i had to travel today on the 1013. The ticket stated...

Hi there, I dont post very often, but i i took the sleeper on sun 18 jun travelling in a first class berth, for the first time, gping to inverness. As a newboe, I was very impressed with the trip and service received, and the only complaint would be the lack of aircon at times during the...

Back when MOD moved a bunch of procurement teams from London to one site at Filton Abbey Wood, I worked with someone who didnt want to move, but who got excess fares allowance, meaning they paid same costs as before and the difference was made up. They went from somewhere in Kent across to...

Thanks very much for this. Its a lovely little train as it usually has a lot of seating, so I will be glad when its running again! Cheers for the helpful replies, much appreciated.