Recent content by Atishyou

Don't forget that during the first 2 years, it's only 6 floating days, rising to 8 afterwards.

I had a fatality, had quite an impact on me. Feel free to message if you want to chat

Who is your interview with and one of us may be able to narrow it down...

No, the web and social media team are in South Yorkshire.

I know someone at TPE in Sheffield, if you need to know anything.

Liverpool drivers don't sign to Sheffield. Some Manchester drivers sign to Sheffield, but don't sign the diversion via Romiley (keeping route knowledge would be an issue). Manchester drivers don't sign Wakefield to Sheffield. Only sheffield drivers sign via Romiley and the full route Sheffield...

Spare gloves What I'd call 'bum inspection gloves' (much easier to tinker with bits with those on if having to do minor repairs). Wired earphones, in case battery ones die. Power bank Mugshot pasta thingy Spare o ring for air pipe Spare key (although only need it for a 60) Hand sanitiser Tissues...

I don't know who makes the adverts, but it says 'South Yorkshire' and then elsewhere in the advert, it says Rotherham and Doncaster!

They ordered vans for ground staff and gave them to drivers too. Not ideal.

Ground staff don't refuel locos, that's the fitters. It's in the job description for drivers, but very few actually do it. There are a few places where it might be more likely. I've never done it.

Not at all, as Carl says, it's so you can drive a van to/from ballast (engineering sites) and go and relieve other drivers. The van is a company van, kept at depots, not provided for personal use.

It depends on location and if any 'tripping' between yards, crossing the mainline, is required. If junior driver, you do a shorter rules course (not quite full mainline rules, if no crossing mainline). If trainee driver, you're straight into mainline driving. Junior driver, as has been covered...

Is there such a thing? DB being the Royal Train operator, to my knowledge, only have Royal 67s.

You sign the route, not the moves, otherwise nobody would sign anywhere.

The original maps were done by an external company (as has been stated), approximately 10 years ago. They were quite good at the time, but ideally need updating regularly, especially as stations are remodelled and facilities change. Common sense would say let the staff who update the site then...