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  1. jpaul81

    Bradford Interchange Bus Station closed until further notice

    A temporary bus station could be set up in Bradford city centre should the work needed to repair Bradford Interchange stretch into 2025 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-68579437
  2. jpaul81

    Wortley Curve West Yorkshire

    The long-disused Wortley Curve seems to have been safeguarded for any future rail use after Network Rail revealed they purchased the land at auction this week. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyjk8pd4r34o
  3. jpaul81

    Career change to bus driver - Kendal

    Yeah they’ll give you a link an online site… the one i used also had a companion app for quickfire revision which i found useful. The official DVSA books are also worth getting https://www.dvsabooks.com/the-official-dvsa-guide-to-driving-buses-and-coaches-pcv-book I also found this video...
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    Career change to bus driver - Kendal

    Congrats, its not a bad job once you get on top of it. Just one word of advice, make sure you start revising all the theory/ CPC stuff as soon as you can. Its quite a lot to take in, especially all the stuff about driving hours regulations. They usually want the theory stuff done and dusted in...
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    Career change to bus driver - Kendal

    It depends on the operator, but from what i can remember from my interview at Arriva you can expect a... basic numeracy/literacy/highway code test medical interview driving assessment (usually in a van or minibus) The interview process is pretty easy but the main thing is watch your speed on...
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    Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance?

    yeah... maybe gold, silver and bronze to denote business, first and standard class. You could be on to something lol....
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    Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance?

    I was thinking more a black horizontal band covering the windows with maybe contrasting bronze doors on a white background. Maybe an 'off white' or cream would work better. I think it would look quite classy with prominent BR logos and Rail Alphabet typeface on the side of each carriage. I...
  8. jpaul81

    Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance?

    I think plain white with bronze/champagne and black elemenents would look nice on the 'intercity' services. Together with the BR logo and a sub brand to denote the line served

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