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Misleading Bullshit

December 8, 2023 Longrider 16

Aslef, like all unions really do punch low. It comes as train drivers’ union Aslef claimed the Great Western Railway driver whose service hit the […]

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Ripples

November 27, 2022 Longrider 10

The other day I had a student who is a signaller in the south Wales area, so we had some mutual acquaintances, names from the […]

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In Your Dreams

March 19, 2021 Longrider 17

Rosa Parks, you ain’t. An English teacher and Labour Party activist who was kicked off a train for fare dodging before hurling abuse at a station guard […]

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Back to the Future

March 24, 2020 Longrider 11

So yesterday evening I received an email from a railway contact. Network Rail are seeking ex-signallers to step up to help keep things running. Apparently […]

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DOO or Don’t

February 16, 2017 Longrider 8

Driver only trains, eh? It isn’t only Southern that has a problem with them – or, to be specific, a problem with the unions objecting […]

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Jeebus!

December 9, 2016 Longrider 5

As a railwayman, I’m horrified. I wouldn’t go anywhere near LUL lines without an isolation. Good, God, but I don’t like going near third rail […]

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Strike

February 10, 2015 Longrider 10

There was a  time when withdrawing one’s labour was a valid weapon in fighting for improved working condition and pay. That time has passed, frankly. […]