Hi Ed,
Sorry about that, brand new to the forum! I'm still at East Ham and unlike Shoeburyness, the Depot Ops and Mainline Drivers share a mess room. The atmosphere is great and everyone gets along well. Your work is easy (not busy at all!) and anyone at the depot will help and guide you. Earliest shift is 4.15am and the worst shift is the night shift which is 12am to 7pm! My timeframe was average at the time but some depot ops have now waited 7 years!! There are 16 depot ops ahead of you too but if you're patient, it's a great job. Pension is good too.
Have you got a start date yet?
By the way, it's a small depot so we will bump into each other!!!!!
Dave