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I'm not sure the use of tear gas and or water cannon in a busy city centre transport interchange would be wise, even if they were part of the police's armoury.

Shift pattern will be Week 1 Rest Days Mon and Tue, Week 2 Rest Days Weds and Thrs and Week 3 Rest Days Fri and Sat, giving you a 5 day weekend every three weeks. Sundays are outside the working week and committed (though you can avoid working the if you find someone to work your Sunday) 1 in 3...

They do NOT have full European Train Driving License Competency and their pay and T&Cs are more in line with a tram operation.

Hitachi's inability to maintain their trains

The deal is, as Paul said, they are made of fibreglass, and as Gareth says, without cost prohibitive upgrades, they are no longer suitable for mainline operation. We need new trains.

If you are happy concentrating for long periods with not much to do and prepared to be stranded away from home or heavily delayed multiple times a week, then go for the intercity option. If you need lots to do to keep you focused and want your day to finish near enough to when it's meant to then...

Because it made it through the National Policy Forum, unlike the things you listed above. Making it through NPF means it will make it to the Clause V meeting which will determine the manifesto and the Labour affiliated Unions will prioritise this and have the opportunity to veto any attempts to...

Yes, within the first 100 days in power as part of its New Deal for Working People https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/a-new-deal-for-working-people/

But it is a pay dispute, the union balloted members over the lack of a pay award. The deal that Harper bangs on about that may or may not be on the table offers drives 2% less than the RMT deal, with a bonfire of terms and conditions.

The Government backed down with the Barristers, then it backed down with the nurses, then the ambulance staff, shifted its position on Network Rail staff, it u turned on ticket office closures, then did a deal with the RMT at the TOCS, then it shifted and backed down and did a deal with doctors...

None of these. I'd target the return to work in Jan

Wouldn't count on GWR being anything other than a **** show on the Sunday, as half the drivers don't have a commitment and so won't be in, about a third do have a commitment (mainly west drivers and those that joined after harmonisation) and the remainder (former LTV) no one really knows if they...

I'd avoid early morning travel on the 4th

You will definitely get overtime for extra hours worked. Other additions may depend on local agreements eg additional pay for rest days, booking on allowances, or additional pay for anti social hours / night shifts , working Sundays etc. Though TBH most of these additional payments have been...

I hope you never get a job on the railway. You'll end up killing someone.

The driver is 100% correct in this situation. If GTR have not provided enough platform staff to ensure a safe departure then that's their fault. If platform staff said to me that 'they do it on the underground' I'd have keyed out and safe stopped, as we have totally different rule books...

No, it will be a payrise, back dated to a date for current employees, it's not deferred pay. I very much doubt anyone that left a toc will get their pay backdated.

Unless you were TUPE'd over why would you get back pay from a previous employer, as you contract of employment has ended?

This is terrible, however, having passed your psychometrics you should apply for other jobs at TOCs

Imagine being at a depot where you don't get the chance to wave at passing drivers. Plus with all the blizzards and landslips you'll be stranded for hours halfway up a mountain most weeks. Plus imagine having to walk the mile and a quarter through snow drifts for emergency protection. And I'd...