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I am just doing some research and was wondering if anyone on here would kindly be able to answer any of my questions below if you know the answer to them:
• When exactly did Gatwick Express go DOO? Was it at the same time that the loco hauled trains were replaced by the 460s? So were the loco hauled trains Guard operated until the final day and the 460s were DOO since day one? Or was there a period where the 460s were actually Guard operated?
• When Gatwick Express went DOO and the 460s were introduced what was the job title if the people onboard who sold and checked tickets? I know it was not OBS as that term had not been introduced yet but i just can not remember what they were called?
• When did Gatwick Express get rid of the people who checked and sold tickets onboard? I think it was shortly after Govia took over from National Express so maybe the late 2000s or early 2010s but i can not remember exactly when they got rid of them?
• When did Gatwick Express introduce OBS on to their trains? I think it was at some point during the chaos of 2016/2017/2018 but i can not remember when?
• Do the Gatwick Express OBS get a 50p per ticket commission just like the Southern OBS do? Or do they get a different amount? Or no commission at all?
• Since the Gatwick Express has restarted a few months ago after the two year suspension have the OBS come back too? Has anyone been on it at all recently and can confirm if the OBS are back or are the trains now running without an OBS again?
• Does anyone know if Southern and Gatwick Express have any RPIs these days? When they went DOO and introduced the OBS they converted 100% of all Southern and Gatwick Express RPIs to OBS so i am wondering if this is still the case? Or have they bought back RPIs again?
• What was the job title of the people that checked and sold tickets on the Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect trains?
• When did they get rid of the people that checked and sold tickets on the Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect trains? I am thinking it must have been the same time that ticket barriers were installed? Does anyone remember when that was?
• At any point did Stansted Express have people on the train checking tickets? I can not remember seeing any but i am wondering if they may have?
• When exactly did Chiltern Railways get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did Gatwick Express get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did FGW or GWR get rid of catering trolleys on the North Downs Line services?
• When exactly did London Midland get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did SWR or SWT get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did Southeastern get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did Southern get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did C2C go DOO? I know they had Guards (or the silly name of Train Captain as they called them) on all their 12 coach 357s until quite recently? I know in 2016 i definitely saw Guards still? So i am presuming it was around 2016/2017/2018/2019 but does anyone know a more exact or at least rough date?
• When exactly did London Overground go DOO? I am pretty sure there were two separate dates (one for the NLL 378s and one for the GOBLIN 172s a few months later) but i am not sure when? I think it was the early 2010s or around then?
• When exactly did Irish Rail go DOO? I am thinking it must have been the 1990s or so when they replaced locomotive hauled trains with multiple units? How did they manage to convert their entire network (except cross border trains) to DOO? Were there lots of strikes and chaos when it happened?
• Does anyone else other than Scotrail and GWR employ Ticket Examiners or Ticket Inspectors (people who sell tickets on trains but are not Guards and can not issue Penalty Fares or prosecutions)?
• Are the Scotrail Ticket Examiners guaranteed (ie the train can not run without them) or are they like the Southern OBS and the train can run without them if necessary? Also are they safety critical?
• Are the Southeastern OBMs guaranteed (ie the train can not run without them) or are they like the Southern OBS and the train can run without them if necessary? Also are they safety critical?
• Can anyone confirm are the Lumo 803s fully DOO? Are these "Customer Experience Ambassadors" safety critical? Are these "Customer Experience Ambassadors" guaranteed or can the train run without them if it is necessary?
• Is there any differences at all between RPIs (Revenue Protection Inspectors) and RPOs (Revenue Protection Officers) or any of the other many terms for revenue staff (eg, RCI, RCO, FCI, FCO, RPI, RPO, Passenger Host, etc) or is it just the term that the TOC decides to use? I was wondering if different revenue staff have different powers? Can some only issue Penalty Fares but others can prosecute too?
Sorry for so many questions and thank you in advance for any help with any of my questions here.
I have tried researching on Google but it is very difficult to find answers to a lot of these questions.
Also i was not sure what section to put this in to as it is not about getting a job so i did not think it was right for the jobs section but feel free to move it if you think it should be elsewhere.
• When exactly did Gatwick Express go DOO? Was it at the same time that the loco hauled trains were replaced by the 460s? So were the loco hauled trains Guard operated until the final day and the 460s were DOO since day one? Or was there a period where the 460s were actually Guard operated?
• When Gatwick Express went DOO and the 460s were introduced what was the job title if the people onboard who sold and checked tickets? I know it was not OBS as that term had not been introduced yet but i just can not remember what they were called?
• When did Gatwick Express get rid of the people who checked and sold tickets onboard? I think it was shortly after Govia took over from National Express so maybe the late 2000s or early 2010s but i can not remember exactly when they got rid of them?
• When did Gatwick Express introduce OBS on to their trains? I think it was at some point during the chaos of 2016/2017/2018 but i can not remember when?
• Do the Gatwick Express OBS get a 50p per ticket commission just like the Southern OBS do? Or do they get a different amount? Or no commission at all?
• Since the Gatwick Express has restarted a few months ago after the two year suspension have the OBS come back too? Has anyone been on it at all recently and can confirm if the OBS are back or are the trains now running without an OBS again?
• Does anyone know if Southern and Gatwick Express have any RPIs these days? When they went DOO and introduced the OBS they converted 100% of all Southern and Gatwick Express RPIs to OBS so i am wondering if this is still the case? Or have they bought back RPIs again?
• What was the job title of the people that checked and sold tickets on the Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect trains?
• When did they get rid of the people that checked and sold tickets on the Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect trains? I am thinking it must have been the same time that ticket barriers were installed? Does anyone remember when that was?
• At any point did Stansted Express have people on the train checking tickets? I can not remember seeing any but i am wondering if they may have?
• When exactly did Chiltern Railways get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did Gatwick Express get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did FGW or GWR get rid of catering trolleys on the North Downs Line services?
• When exactly did London Midland get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did SWR or SWT get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did Southeastern get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did Southern get rid of catering trolleys?
• When exactly did C2C go DOO? I know they had Guards (or the silly name of Train Captain as they called them) on all their 12 coach 357s until quite recently? I know in 2016 i definitely saw Guards still? So i am presuming it was around 2016/2017/2018/2019 but does anyone know a more exact or at least rough date?
• When exactly did London Overground go DOO? I am pretty sure there were two separate dates (one for the NLL 378s and one for the GOBLIN 172s a few months later) but i am not sure when? I think it was the early 2010s or around then?
• When exactly did Irish Rail go DOO? I am thinking it must have been the 1990s or so when they replaced locomotive hauled trains with multiple units? How did they manage to convert their entire network (except cross border trains) to DOO? Were there lots of strikes and chaos when it happened?
• Does anyone else other than Scotrail and GWR employ Ticket Examiners or Ticket Inspectors (people who sell tickets on trains but are not Guards and can not issue Penalty Fares or prosecutions)?
• Are the Scotrail Ticket Examiners guaranteed (ie the train can not run without them) or are they like the Southern OBS and the train can run without them if necessary? Also are they safety critical?
• Are the Southeastern OBMs guaranteed (ie the train can not run without them) or are they like the Southern OBS and the train can run without them if necessary? Also are they safety critical?
• Can anyone confirm are the Lumo 803s fully DOO? Are these "Customer Experience Ambassadors" safety critical? Are these "Customer Experience Ambassadors" guaranteed or can the train run without them if it is necessary?
• Is there any differences at all between RPIs (Revenue Protection Inspectors) and RPOs (Revenue Protection Officers) or any of the other many terms for revenue staff (eg, RCI, RCO, FCI, FCO, RPI, RPO, Passenger Host, etc) or is it just the term that the TOC decides to use? I was wondering if different revenue staff have different powers? Can some only issue Penalty Fares but others can prosecute too?
Sorry for so many questions and thank you in advance for any help with any of my questions here.
I have tried researching on Google but it is very difficult to find answers to a lot of these questions.
Also i was not sure what section to put this in to as it is not about getting a job so i did not think it was right for the jobs section but feel free to move it if you think it should be elsewhere.