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    Manchester Victoria to Wigan North Western diagram

    Lime Street crews also sign via Golborne. I'm pretty sure they have at least one duty on the WNW - Vic services.
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    Request stops

    Entwistle on the Bolton to Blackburn line is no longer a request stop since December 2022.
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    Is Lancaster Station an Avanti West Coast depot for drivers?

    There is a mess room at Lancaster, but no train crew at all are based there.
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    Different Guard Depot, Route and Traction cards

    Northern guards at Man Vic are currently learning between Parkside Junction and Springs Branch to enable them to travel up to Wigan from the Chat Moss line. They are likely to have booked work from the December timetable change. This is probably link specific.
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    Late Night/Early Morning TfW Services & Warrington Bank Quay

    Services departing from Bank Quay require a dispatcher, and none are on duty at those times. There is also only one way in and out of thr station, and this is locked later on.
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    Trivia: Switching carriages required to complete a journey?

    Blackburn to Kirkby, although currently services are only going as far as Rainford. Usually 2×150, platforms between Pemberton and Rainford can only accommodate two carriages. Sometimes all four carriages are left in use and the guard will carry out local door opening only.
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    Rationale behind which routes crew at a given depot sign

    Yeah, up until then Liverpool still signed between Lancaster and Preston and then onto Morecambe and Heysham. In the same recast, Liverpool also lost work between Wigan and Man Vic via Bolton. At the May 2018 recast they lost Man Vic to Huddersfield. Up until that point, they still did the...
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    Rationale behind which routes crew at a given depot sign

    Up until the recast in December 2008, Liverpool were the only depot to work the shuttle service between Lancaster and Heysham, despite being located many miles away and there being other depots which were much closer. This was a throwback to the days when there was a direct service between Lime...
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    Marches line- singing conductor

    Anybody remember the self styled 'grumpy old man'? He was a Merseyrail guard based at Souhport and his announcements were legendary. There was even a Facebook page dedicated to his best quotes at one point. Not seem him for a few years now, so I'm assuming he's retired.
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    Wigan conductor links

    Great. Thanks for that. Thought that would be the case with Stockport due to the absence of through services from December.
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    Wigan conductor links

    Hi all. Does anybody have any idea how many links there are for conductors based at Wigan? It looks like all links sign all routes with exception of Lancaster to Barrow. TIA
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    Norther Conductor Assessments

    Thanks. I think I know what to expect
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    Norther Conductor Assessments

    Hi all. Does anybody know what the current on line assessments for the Northern conductor position now consists of? Is it the still the numerical and verbal reasoning tests, or has it now changed? Thanks
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    Different Guard Depot, Route and Traction cards

    I notice Northen Blackpool is not up yet. Some guards are under FNW t&cs whilst others are under TPE. Routes and traction differ depending under which terms and conditions you are working under. New recruits can join under either and this is mentioned in the job spec. Ex TPE traction...
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    What’s the role of a conductor like?

    The Lime Street route card isn't too bad, although over the years they've lost routes such as Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham, Bolton, Stalybridge and Huddersfield which will have made the typical working day a bit more diverse. It's still one of the larger depots and you should enjoy your...
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    EMR Various Driver Roles - Liverpool

    The new EMT Liverpool depot will not be affected by the TPE service as EMT will still be operating Liverpool to Nottingham. The TPE Liverpool to Cleethorpes will take the path of the Northern Lime Street to Man Airport.
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    Conductor Process - Northern

    Thanks for that. Yeah, here's hoping.
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    Conductor Process - Northern

    Mine was Tuesday. I did relax as we got into it, although the nerves were there to begin with. Best of luck
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    Conductor Process - Northern

    Yeah, received that one myself today

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