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Update 1052 3 April 2024

TEMPORARY ID CARDS: A 'print locally' facility has been introduced for temporary ID cards, enabling them to be printed on A4 paper by the issuing railways. This reduces/removes the need for temporary ID card stationery, and enables tempoarary ID cards to work with Time Register for the first time. Temporary ID cards can be printed immediately after they are created using the download link, or at any time later by browsing to the card via Services > ID Cards > Temporary ID Cards. The details for completing the business card style ID card stationery are still in place, so railways wishing to use up stock or needing time to brief the new arrangements can do so. The temporary ID card is much larger than the normal ID card. For railways that use Time Register, users are recommended to fold it around the QR code to avoid the QR code becoming damaged by the fold lines. There is no current stock of blank temporary ID cards at HOPS HQ. If any railway wishes to continue using the old stationery until the end of the year please let us know and we will make arrangements. We will make one further order at the end of April for any railways that require it. The temporary ID cards state that they are valid for internal use only, as it seems to be the policy at most railways that new staff obtain their discount on food and drink etc from their first day of volunteering, but not the reciprocal travel etc until they have obtained their full ID card. The printed temporary ID cards are intended to be signed or stamped or embossed by the railway when they are issued.