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Good morning I watched episode two of the current TV drama Sherwood last night. There is a scene where the character played by Adeel Akhtar is driving a train and an arrow shatters the window in the cab. The train used in the scenes appears to be possibly a redundant two coach unit (maybe a...

Sainsburys are apparently ditching the sale of CDs & DVDs due to a fall in consumer demand. I still buy the occasional DVD, but I have to agree that both CDs and DVDs seem to be becoming less popular these days with the influx of Netflix and digital music streaming. Even Asda and Tesco's have...

I was a little disappointed the other day when I learned that come the end of this month, McDonalds are ditching their popular loyalty card stickers on their hot drinks. Apparently, McD's are switching across to digital apps to collect loyalty 'points' which I find odd. As I am out & about...

Tomorrow (Tuesday 8th) marks the 40th anniversary of John Lennon's murder in New York. I was only a nipper in 1980 but Lennon's murder was global news and national mourning for one of the biggest music icons of the 20th Century. Three of his songs went to number 1 in the first three months...

Mod note - Post #1 was originally in this thread. On the subject of Christmas, I've seen an article on my Internet browsing from an expect warning that people will die if households mix at Christmas. Unfortunately, even the most compliant of people are not going to isolate themselves with love...

I've actually started to watch a film a night during the UK epidemic and I watched the Brit flick classic Get Carter last night. I've always been fascinated by the opening scenes where Jack Carter makes his journey from London to Newcastle. One of the biggest movie twists of all time is the...

Just wanted to throw open the doors and find out what is happening with rail services the next few days. I'm lead to believe both LNER & TransPennine are reducing there services by 25% because of plummeting passenger numbers. I believe Northern are cancelling many of theirs on Monday/Tuesday...

The new £20 note went into circulation on Thursday (20th). Has anyone actually received one yet? The note will now be on polymer like the £5 & £10 notes. The new note will feature the artist JMW Turner and the first notes to have the signature of chief cashier Sarah John who took over in...

I just wanted to test the water here and find out how people's job in the railway differ for physical exercise. Having done two months in control, I can see that most of my job is confined to a desk for 12 hours with very little movement if you are busy. If I do get any downtime I make a point...

Well Avanti have now taken over from Virgin. Their website is now live but I've seen that their careers page will not commence until Tuesday (10th December). I thought they may have created their careers section on the main First Careers site where other operators like TPE and GWR advertise...

Afternoon Just a very quick thread to ask if anyone has experienced any issues with Northern? I've submitted two applications in the last few weeks and both have been marked as 'End of Process' meaning I haven't passed the paper sift. However, I have only found this out by logging onto my...

Evening I've just noticed today that Virgin Trains have advertised several management jobs on their careers page. Given that they have only six weeks left before handing over the reins to First Trenitalia it would appear the wheels have been set in motion for the change over. I kind of get...

Morning I wanted to query this role that is presently being advertised by Northern. The job specification sets out clear objectives of what is required but I am still a little unsure about whether it would be suitable to an outsider? It does mention the candidate should have excellent...

Morning people I'm feeling a little frustrated today. In April I submitted an application for trainee conductor with Northern based at Manchester Victoria but dipped the paper sift. I received a standard e-mail from their HR stating I had not been successful and I had to wait six months to...

I had a rejection e-mail from them today after submitting an application on Monday for a current vacancy. I'm a bit miffed about it because I spent a good couple of hours answering two competency based questions and I sent them an up to date CV, cover letter and details of my references. This...

I just wanted to very quickly query this. When doing any training courses with a respective TOC, particularly if you have started a new job, do the TOC provide over night accommodation if you live quite a distance away? I appreciate that you have to live within 60 minutes drive of your work...

West Midlands Trains are presently advertising 4 vacancies for this role at the Rail Operating Centre in Rugby. Very tempting to apply as there is a slightly better opportunity with four slots up for grabs. It seems like quite an interesting role. I attended an interview for Customer...

Has anyone on here had any experience of video interviews? I understand some of the TOCs are implementing video interviews as part of the application process. I don't know if they are additional interviews prior to being invited to a more formal face to face interview. I am probably just as...

As I have been applying for quite a few railway jobs in the last few months I have been looking a bit further afield at vacancies in other parts of the country. I've noted that some vacancies explicitly state that you cannot live more than a sixty minute drive from the location of the...

Morning I'm a bit curious about this role that Transpennine Express are presently advertising for in Manchester. I've seen that GWR are presently advertising for Customer Ambassador's and the job specification is far more detailed. As both TOCs are run by First Group is it wise to make an...