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  1. B7rleThrasher

    Irish CIE Priv Rates

    Hi, I will soon receive a CIE priv card, but details of the discounts applied in the UK are quite vague. Is it a blanket 75% as if it was a British Priv? There are also free/discounted rated available on Stena/Irish Ferries - does anyone know the specifics and whether it applies to just foot...
  2. B7rleThrasher

    TFW - Volume of "Internal Only" Positions

    I am a regular browser of TOC job sites, but have noticed how out of all TOCs TFW consistently advertises the highest volume of "internal only" positions on their public website by quite a considerable margin. I work in a niche transport job and regularly see equivalent roles being advertised at...
  3. B7rleThrasher

    Resumption of Common Travel Area - Impact on Fares

    This week in Ireland there is a lot of noise in the press regarding the imminent reopening of the Common Travel Area between the ROI and UK. This is being increasingly publicised/pushed by Stena Line, Irish Ferries and Ryanair after 12+ months of low passenger patronage across the Irish Sea. The...
  4. B7rleThrasher

    Bus fanatic, 20, with no licence posed as driver to steal buses

    Another fraud causing extreme danger in the industry.... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7065805/Bus-fanatic-20-no-licence-posed-driver-steal-two-double-deckers.html?fbclid=IwAR1exInewM7FukBze3JtBTYqCMaCp3Ib12n7CeUsuBqZuqBimgLhGpkkrug
  5. B7rleThrasher

    Spending RTV’s with Station based ticket examiners

    Hi all, It is my intention to travel from a GWR station tomorrow morning which is manned with ticket examiners during the morning peak - am I able to use RTV’s for my travel and will I receive change if the ticket costs less than the value of the RTV? Thanks in advance!
  6. B7rleThrasher

    “This train is between” on CIS Displays

    I have noticed that many of the CIS Platform displays in the South West now include the message “This train is between XXX and XXX” after the scrolling station list has been displayed. On the weekend, I noticed that the next train at a Temple Meads platform was several hours away, but the CIS...
  7. B7rleThrasher

    Internal Vacancy - Salary Protection?

    Hi all, This question is more hypothetical, as I have no real desire to leave my current job. At present I work for one of the large transport groups, but in bus division as a manager. I earn around the same as a fully qualified HSS train driver per annum. I’m trying to find out whether...
  8. B7rleThrasher

    Eastleigh Station Parking

    Morning, I’m doing the PF Landcruise this weekend, so need to park at Eastleigh Station from 0500 Friday until 0100 Tuesday. Details of the station parking online are somewhat inconsistent depending on where you look, especially for bank holiday charges. Please could somebody shed some light...

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