The Transport Hub
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The Transport Hub
@TheTransportHub
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London, England Katılım Mayıs 2015
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Right. Lovely. I really liked that and I'm VERY VERY SORRY about all the typos. I was typing live and I'm 63.
#thoughtsandprayers
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@TheMagicPhil @faceforadio1 @RMTunion Pendant alarm 🚨
The RMT does represent some drivers, of course most drivers are ASLEF.
That being said I'd be surprised if OP knows that
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1) Wrong union.
2) Millionaire train drivers? We wish!
3) 15% was spread over 3 years so well below inflation.
4) The drivers who don’t work, on ANY given day, are either not rostered [rest day/day off], on annual leave or sick; just like ANY staff in ANY other job.
5) “Luckily its [sic - missing apostrophe! Tut, tut!] such an unqualified job anyone or system could do it”. Get your application in and let everyone know how you do, either with getting you application accepted and if you do, how much effort is required to get through the training for the rules, the traction and route learning.
We wait with bated breath…
GIF
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Last night the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill passed its Third Reading in the Commons, turning a page on the 30-year failed experiment of rail privatisation.
@RMTunion welcomes this historic first step in building an integrated publicly owned railway.
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@_doublearrow Surely better (cost wise) to eventually by pass them, procure new rolling stock in house and the ROSCOs will naturally run down and be gone over time? I fear you'd spend billions renationalising them... 😕
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Can you call it renationalisation if the RoSCos aren’t abolished? Surely they’re the reason why we have 2-, 3- and 4-car trains on what were originally InterCity routes with 7- to 12-carriage trains?
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@Abigail70701979 @My_Metro Be careful, you're 'not allowed ' to take photos on the metro as an enthusiast with filling out a form apparently 🙄🤦
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Metro: have you seen our new trains on test? x.com/My_Metro/statu…
Also Metro: you can't take pictures as an enthusiast with filling out a form
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Tyne and Wear Metro@My_Metro
We're happy for people to take 'family snaps' and selfies while on Metro, but if you’re interested in the stations or trains for larger projects – including as an enthusiast – you can speak to us first to gain permission. Find out more on our website nexus.org.uk/metro/useful-i…^DT
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@no8341761728951 @kristina_moment Erm it happened years ago.....
Over the high numbered platforms
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@TheTransportHub @kristina_moment And that hasn't happened (yet), if it actually happens
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**London termini from best to worst**
1. Liverpool Street
2. Euston
3. Paddington (carried by XR)
4. St Pancras
5. Blackfriars
6. Waterloo
7. Moorgate
8. King's Cross
9. London Bridge
10. Charing Cross
11. Fenchurch Street
12. Victoria
13. Cannon Street
14. Marylebone
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@no8341761728951 @kristina_moment Nah the over site development ruins it
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@TheTransportHub @kristina_moment Nah Liverpool Street is best. Tbf tho I have only been to KGX, LST and STP low level
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@LagstoneHall @kristina_moment It's worth going to Blackfriars just for the view over the Thames!
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@TheTransportHub @kristina_moment I haven't been to Blackfriars, but other than that, I would agree with the top 6, with Euston definitely last.
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@GarethDennis @philatrail @LNER I wouldn't even restrict that to just electric trains, Stadler have built bi mode, tri mode and pure diesel units for the UK already!
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@philatrail @LNER CAF are major Tory donors. Government should call in the contract and force a level boarding solution on them.
There is no excuse for any type of electric train to be anything other than low-floor today. Stadler have shown the way: the challenge is for others to do even better.
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If @lner’s new trains from CAF do not feature level boarding for passengers using wheelchairs, it will be interesting to hear the company’s explanation in the court cases that I suspect will follow. #levelboarding
Tanni Grey-Thompson@Tanni_GT
At 22.17 (train got in at 22.02) I decided to crawl off. Had to move all my stuff onto the platform. Member of cleaning staff offered to help. They’re not insured.
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Very useful info for anyone travelling on LNER 👇
The Man in Seat 61@seatsixtyone
We now have a universal workaround for LNER fares. For travel London <> all stations Newcastle-Edinburgh inclusive, DO NOT book to/from London: 1. Book to/from Finsbury Park 2. In the search results, click 'Filters' then 'Route options'. Under 'Go via ' enter Kings Cross.
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Another reason why @LevelBoarding needs to be a legal requirement for all new trains, stadler has shown it's possible
Everyone should be able to turn up and go on the railway
Doug Paulley@Doug_Paulley
I got left on a train after it terminated at Leeds. A @CrossCountryUK train. @northernassist assistance staff. Train managers didn't check the train. Driver noticed me as he went past, took 20 mins to find platform staff to get me off. Missed last bus home.
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@Del_ivered @robertwoolley @MarkMiddleton37 @LordPeterHendy @ASLEFunion Well I hope you don't take all your leave then, wouldn't want to be a hypocrite now would we...
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@TheTransportHub @robertwoolley @MarkMiddleton37 @LordPeterHendy @ASLEFunion Probably is. Plus bank holidays, certainly is. The country can't afford it.
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We’ve had a major breakthrough towards ending two years of rail strikes, with @ASLEFunion recommending a new offer to its members.
This is positive news for the industry &, if accepted, will mean more certainty for passengers & a more reliable network. gov.uk/government/new…
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@Del_ivered @MarkMiddleton37 @robertwoolley @LordPeterHendy @ASLEFunion What level pay rise would be reasonable in your eyes? Bearing in mind the current deal is a below inflation rate (effectively a real terms pay cut)
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@MarkMiddleton37 @TheTransportHub @robertwoolley @LordPeterHendy @ASLEFunion Don't condone the feckless last lot, but caving in completely is even worse. If the unions had been reasonable none of this would have happened. They weren't, aren't and never are; it's political.
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@Del_ivered @robertwoolley @MarkMiddleton37 @LordPeterHendy @ASLEFunion I hope you're enjoying working this weekend, I'm out enjoying my hobby this weekend, thanks to the unions. I guess you think 25days Annual leave is too much as well?
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@TheTransportHub @robertwoolley @MarkMiddleton37 @LordPeterHendy @ASLEFunion I only object to public money being thrown away and making people's lives difficult as a result.
Re 5 day weeks, that's part time!
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