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    Trivia: Nearest station you haven't used?

    Teesside Airport followed by Thirsk, been thru both many times
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    What has caused the large increase in delays to LNER services recently?

    TPE catches fire, XC catches fire and people walk in front of trains, ALL LNER's fault, they have lots of problems with the introduction of new rolling stock but you cannot blame them for everything, unless you want to.
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    TRTS - does it really mean 'Train Ready to Start'?

    often due to staff numbers the dispatcher also has an assist to entrain/detrain which may be 3 coaches away from trts button location, to do assist first then press trts would likely mean a delayed departure, pressing button on arrival increases chance of on time start after assist complete.
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    TRTS - does it really mean 'Train Ready to Start'?

    can only talk about the station I work at but if we waited til the train was ready to depart before pressing trts then every single train would depart late, unless arriving early, yes it does happen, I would press trts once train had passed signal towards the south end of platform 4 or was half...
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    ECML closed PBO to KGX Aug Bank Holiday routing

    and replace Newark flat crossing and trackwork at St Neots
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    LNER - disposable mugs on hired in set

    and a joy to work for ....................
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    Disabled Tanyalee Davis - more rail travel woes.

    the one and only positive was the amusing Ms Davis got to meet the lovely staff at Darlington and indeed we got to meet her, and lovely she was
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    Explore Wales pass.

    tried to buy starting date in September but travel centre cannot get a start date beyond 4 weeks, just have to remember before I go
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    Advice during disruption to Grand Central services

    LNER already conveyed GC passengers from the first 2 ex Sunderland, and the 3rd after it only got as far as York, in addition to the first 3 to and from Bradford and 1 from Halifax, obviously since I finished work at 1415 the situation hasn't improved, there has to be a limit to the amount of...
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    Virgin Trains East Coast franchise to end 24 June 2018 and is temporarily re-nationalised

    If only the railway in all the time it has existed had come up with 3 letter codes for the stations, all this could have been avoided!
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    Is closing slam-doors helpful for dispatch?

    realise shut doors may be an advantage, but would rather doors left open, if I shut them I know they are shut, I hate slam door stock!
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    Explore Wales pass.

    latest mention of buses was in January 2017 update, have emailed ATW and they promise to answer within 20 working days, so will update any reply prob around mid summer.
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    Explore Wales pass.

    up to last year was always 4 days rail and 8 days bus travel, seems even though the price remains the same there is no mention of bus travel this year, really hope that is not the case as I love using the North and Mid Wales pass.
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    VTEC bad weather policy

    yorkie, can only imagine ONE guard/train manager that would ever have a problem with accepting earlier travel, no gateline I know would have a problem, re delay repay if you arrived somewhere near your originally expected time why would you think you were entitled to anything, pro-customer is...
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    Virgin East Coast Twitter

    if the train started in Scotland the bank holiday rule was in force for those passengers joining in Scotland, doesn't matter where they were travelling to.
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    Pushchairs on trains

    cannot decide where to post this but I have a regular but time varied passgr who has a son in a wheelchair and he cannot bend his legs, the booked wheelchair space is useless for him and he is better off staying in the vestibule, obvs they must book wheelchair space but whilst I know the...
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    Virgin East Coast Twitter

    sometimes but I would rather approach the guard and explain why I think any passenger should gain what might be refused, unless I had checked to see it was a certain guard when I would explain to passenger that even with a valid ticket I would not join his train, most on here know said guard.
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    Virgin East Coast Twitter

    just to add a slightly different potential problem, I started work on the 2nd Jan knowing the Festive First had ended on the 1st, mid morning control sent out a message that Festive 1st was available today and I definitely told atleast one lady that yes she could upgrade for £25, an hour or so...

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