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    TfW Multiflex tickets valid for "Manchester Stations"?

    Thanks. It was from Chester actually so I thought that was the case and the staff obviously agree too. It'd be great if they could make it work with the barriers as it's the only snag with them otherwise they seem to work great for commuting two or three days per week. I'll just have to put up...
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    TfW Multiflex tickets valid for "Manchester Stations"?

    Does anyone know if the Multiflex tickets from TfW should be valid for the destination of "Manchester Stations" rather than an individual station? On the "My Flexi Tickets" page in the app it shows the destination as "Manchester Stations" but when you open the individual tickets they show the...
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    Are 67s still doing Manchester to Holyhead?

    Thanks. I guess that’s as much info as we have for now.
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    Are 67s still doing Manchester to Holyhead?

    Do we know what they plan to do with these (and when)? Do we think they’ll go on the Manchester service first or just go straight on the Marches?
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    Maybe they just need a big sticker inside the door panels then if it’s easy to forget.
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    I’ll bear that in mind then. As I say though, the guards have acknowledged some of these issues in their announcement so I’d hope they’d have made the drivers aware too. I don’t get why CAF don’t have to come out and fix these issues themselves under warranty since they’re not even a year old...
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    I didn’t even know passengers could talk to drivers at stations. I thought it would have been banned for health and safety or something. I know when I witnessed it at Warrington Bank Quay the guard was aware of it. I also emailed Northern through the contact form but got no response. It doesn’t...
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    Every day last week and this week the PIS on 1D79 has been stuck at “We will shortly be arriving at Low Moor” for most of the journey towards Chester after Manchester Victoria. Not sure if it’s been the same unit every day but it’s a weird bug.
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    Ideas for solving the current shortage of Metrolink trams once the new Trafford Centre line opens

    Does anyone know if the TPL will operate via Market Street or Exchange Square? The only map I can find just shows the new bit of track as far as Pomona.
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    Does anyone know why this manual’s not available to the drivers? If it was Arriva protecting their trade secrets then hopefully this can change under public operation but if it’s to do with CAF protecting their IP then I guess that wouldn’t change.
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    There seem to be so many terrible design decisions from a UX perspective. If the HVAC was on when they put it in ET mode why doesn’t it just come back on when they take it out again? Especially if it needs to be on for fire detection. All these manual operations just seem to put too much...
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    I had the same last night. I wonder what’s up with it?
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    Ex LNER (and Grand Central) Mark 4 sets for TfW

    Any update on when these are coming into service?
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    My guess would be that it’s just a poor software implementation. Rather than relying on the GPS it seems to be counting the number of times the doors have been opened then thinking “the GPS says I’m still at Helsby but the doors have opened again so I must be at frodsham”. There seem to have...
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    Staff down tools at Manchester Victoria following assault 19/12/2019

    I‘m sure there are signs but they can’t be too prominent as I can’t picture them in my head. I feel like it mentions it on the new displays in the lounge but I’m wondering if I’m just imagining that. And I can’t remember hearing the announcer saying it either, even if they did. I guess if it’s...
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    Staff down tools at Manchester Victoria following assault 19/12/2019

    Having caught the train from platform 14 around 5pm for the last month I can say they are certainly still there. All the regular passengers seem to have got the message though and are already behind the red line. I think the problem is new travellers who don’t know what the red line means...
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    Are 67s still doing Manchester to Holyhead?

    It’s not been on the 16:50 to Llandudno at least. Still a rammed 3-car 175 unfortunately.
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    Are 67s still doing Manchester to Holyhead?

    The 175 may have been crush loaded but one silver lining was that the PA was broken in the rear carriage. Just some faint crackly mumblings coming from it. Absolute bliss! Of course everyone left all of their belongings at their seats, as there’s no way they could have known they were supposed...
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    Are 67s still doing Manchester to Holyhead?

    Thanks. Hope it doesn’t take too long to fix. Every seat was full at Piccadilly today so it’s going to be an interesting journey.
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    Are 67s still doing Manchester to Holyhead?

    The locos have disappeared this week. It’s been rammed 3-car 175s so far so roll on the 16th if we’re going to get that 4th car back again.

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