Recent content by berwicksfinest

Any Liner service we do to Felixstowe, and empty Plasmor service. All 4 speeds But bear in mind although 4 speeds, most services are timed less than that

Really, will you tell my 66 then, I can count on one hand the amount of time Ive even managed over 70 !!!!

I worked 4M79 out of the south terminal today load 1150 tonnes

Which would mean he's either a Yorkshire lad or a Tyne lad. Either way I wouldn't expect him to be fully conversent with Peterborough (sorry Cambridgeshire) diagrams

I'm at Peterborough and I really think this Driver is incorrect, Nothing to do with hours !!! Its for terminal time unfortunately DB don't get a choice when they can run in and out, we have to have our slots, and unfortunately the terminal time is too great for one driver to cover.

Personally it would be no use to me at all, As a Train Driver, I also personally like to see investment in other areas, ELECTRIFICATION.

Again to reiterate, living in Wisbech, Where are all the commuters for Cambridge coming from ?? I personally work in Peterborough, so do most people I know, Amazon provide a dedicated bus service to name but one. Most people here are of East European origin and mainly work in the agriculture...

Good luck, hope the damage is not too severe

Absolutely stunning little railway, Wishing then well

Oh I agree, people using their car for business use is certainly not unheard of, However I begrudge allowing MY car to be used for company use. Thats not what I bought it for. My company has fuel cards for the van but, we are not allowed to book our own taxis so given a free reign with the fuel...

For the OP's comment , First I am on the freight operating side so possibly use taxis more than most. Question then. Who pays for the upkeep of MY car if I'm using it for Business use. Who pays for the insurance as all of a sudden its now not commuting to and from a place of work, its business...

This about sums me up

Surely again thats not the fault of the dog, its said owner thats "trained" the animal to be like that. As a Driver myself, I would have a train full of dogs and in 32 years, I have never had a train taken out of service because of dogs. Or looking like my train has endured a food fight...

And also a word of caution, one of our Drivers at our Depot was accosted by a lady at a London terminus asking for charge, she was homeless, etc. He refused to give her any money, but offered her something to eat, she prompt went to the counter and ordered the most expensive item. and left him...

What is it with pay rises ?? More over its the conditions, our colleagues fought for, the government think they can trample over, because they can.