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March 2013 in Train Operations
Level Crossings
Station and platform
Method of working
East Midlands
A reporter has expressed concern that passengers are crossing when the barriers are down at Newark Castle level crossing in order to catch trains waiting at the station.
February 2013 in Train Operations
Method of working
Rules and procedures
Station and platform
East Midlands
Concern has been expressed that Guards working local services stopping at Nottingham station are not carrying out the dispatch procedure correctly.
November 2012 in Train Operations
Method of working
Rules and procedures
Work environment
West Midlands
East Midlands
Concern has been expressed about customers' luggage obstructing the train doors and gangways on East Coast services between King's Cross and Aberdeen/Inverness.
November 2010 in Train Operations
Station and platform
Security
Method of working
East Midlands
Crowding in the ticket hall during peak times is a concern for one reporter.
November 2010 in Train Operations
Station and platform
Equipment
Method of working
East Midlands
A reporter has contacted CIRAS in relation to a Slip, Trip and Fall (STF) hazard on platforms at Leicester station.
November 2010 in Train Operations
Equipment
Method of working
East Midlands
West Midlands
A reporter is concerned that the safety stickers on the Class 170 trains operated by First TransPennine Express display the wrong message.
March 2010 in Train Operations
Method of working
Equipment
Communication and teamwork
Work environment
East Anglia
East Midlands
Maintenance issues raised in National Express East Coast (NXEC) repair books are of concern to a reporter.
March 2010 in Train Operations
Equipment
Method of working
Rules and procedures
Communication and teamwork
East Midlands
East Anglia
Concern has been raised about axle isolations on High Speed Trains (HSTs).
March 2010 in Train Operations
Rules and procedures
Method of working
Training and briefing
South East
Central
West Midlands
East Midlands
A reporter is concerned that train drivers and managers have not received coupling refresher training on the Voyager 220/221 and High Speed Trains (HSTs), or training below the sole bar on HSTs, for over two years.
March 2010 in Train Operations
Method of working
Training and briefing
Central
East Midlands
A reporter has contacted CIRAS with concerns about a lack of training for guards following re-signalling, re-modelling and track layout changes in the Trent area.
