carriageline
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Its not possible to manage fatigue. Different roster patterns suit different people. The only way to manage it would be to go sick if a driver felt too fatigued to drive a train safely. Either that, or when booking on, advise the Train Crew Supervisor (or whatever fancy management term is now used) that you feel fatigued, and let them make the decision whether you drive trains or not.
It is not possible to force yourself to go to sleep if your body does not want to.
Completely agree. Also fatigue doesn’t have an off/on switch, it can be gradual. You can start a turn feeling fine, but then a rough few hours can exhaust you. Companies need to mature and find a way to support people saying “I’m fatigued”, and help them without punishment.