hk blues Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, craigkillie said: If they're already booked as holidays before the strike then you can, surely? I suppose they wouldn't be strike days at that point so no issue? I'm assuming you mean booking them before the strike was called. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Aye that's what I meant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 8 hours ago, craigkillie said: If they're already booked as holidays before the strike then you can, surely? Of course you can but that wasn't what was implied. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I suppose they wouldn't be strike days at that point so no issue? I'm assuming you mean booking them before the strike was called. We have had situations like that in the past. Pre booked leave is honoured however if they were a union member they were "asked" to still give up their days pay. I have no idea if that happened or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I was obviously wrong about workers booking strike days as holidays after they were called, in my mind I was thinking that management would like more staff to be available on non strike days especially with working to rule, overtime bans and the like, but clearly they wouldn't want to make striking cost free to the strikers. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Currently on the train home from the football. Due to time constraints had to rush to the purchase of the carry out to a location with less choice, so got a 4 pack of Heineken Silver. Was questioned by the conductor when he walked by. Managed to convince him that Heineken Silver is their non alcoholic version. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/02/caledonian-sleeper-rail-service-to-be-nationalised-by-scottish-ministers Now show me someone who has never used public transport, without telling me they have never used public transport: Quote Scottish Conservative transport spokesperson Graham Simpson criticised the decision and said: “The minister agreed that the sleeper has surpassed any other train company in the UK in its recovery from the pandemic and was thriving and a world class service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Unless you are Dennis Bergkamp or Mr T, I have no idea why anyone would choose to use the sleeper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Unless you are Dennis Bergkamp or Mr T, I have no idea why anyone would choose to use the sleeper. Because taking a domestic flight is terrible for the environment, you get to arrive in central London, and you don't have to pay for an extra night's hotel in one of the world's most expensive cities. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) Can't imagine doing it from the Central Belt but it's definitely a decent option from Inverness or Aberdeen if you have a morning meeting or something. Decent meal and an early night, arrive fresh and showered instead of getting up at 4am for the early flight followed by rush hour on the tube or train to the centre, or forking out for a hotel, as said. Edited March 3, 2023 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Unless you are Dennis Bergkamp or Mr T, I have no idea why anyone would choose to use the sleeper. Used it once and can't say I found it great. For some reason I thought the beds would be parallel to the track, that threw me for some reason. The room was absolutely tiny and it wasn't a great night sleep for me. Can see why folk choose to use it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I’ve used it once but there were still concerns about covid so we couldn’t use the restaurant. Decent enough sleep apart from waking up at every station. Still a million times better than the bus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Buah. London to Aberdeen on the sleeper Megabus was horrific when I did that. Just...awful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Were you working yesterday? @19QOS19 https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/scotrail-conductor-pulled-dog-onto-26503691 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: Were you working yesterday? @19QOS19 https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/scotrail-conductor-pulled-dog-onto-26503691 Your man’s much more qualified, he presses the stop and go buttons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Hopefully this isn’t done in Scotland. Seems bad. https://news.sky.com/story/nearly-every-railway-ticket-office-in-england-set-to-close-under-new-plans-12915187 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Hopefully this isn’t done in Scotland. Seems bad. https://news.sky.com/story/nearly-every-railway-ticket-office-in-england-set-to-close-under-new-plans-12915187 Seems like a very poor decision. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Last time I bought a train ticket from a human being was at least 5 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 16 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Last time I bought a train ticket from a human being was at least 5 years ago. This. With the advancements in mobile and automated ticketing, the days of manned ticket offices are numbered. On board conductors already dispense tickets to those who can't (or don't) buy one any other way anyway. Jobs becoming obsolete isn't a new thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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