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ASLEF strikes 5th-8th April weekend
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At this stage it's a protest, the current government have no intention of trying to reach a settlement but if we stopped industrial...
20 Mar 2024
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Avanti West Coast Cancellations
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I'm surprised First Group didn't take the DfT to court over that, talk about being set up to fail. Makes one wonder who would actually...
17 Mar 2024
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Avanti West Coast Cancellations
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This is, as far as I can tell, the first increase in any form of driver pay and/or conditions at an operator in the national dispute not...
14 Mar 2024
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RMT Industrial Action Update to members
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Do we reckon a government might try and force a contract on us before they leave office?
29 Feb 2024
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RMT Industrial Action Update to members
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At this stage I think the strikes are very much a form of protest, the government's position in the dispute is a purely ideological one...
28 Feb 2024
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Passenger numbers heading into spring ‘24
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Regularly absolutely rammed in my part of the world, four and five car sets for long-distance intercity work doesn't fit the bill. I've...
24 Feb 2024
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Do staff who are trained as both a Driver and Guard still exist.
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I've seen Trainer/Assessors who have both Guard and Driver competencies, having worked as both during their career. Controversially...
10 Feb 2024
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ASLEF announce five days of strike action on LNER due to potential implementation of Minimum Service Law
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It never ceases to amaze me how many colleagues are a couple of weeks from falling behind on bills despite the driving salary, I can...
19 Jan 2024
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ASLEF announce five days of strike action on LNER due to potential implementation of Minimum Service Law
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The first ASLEF EC strategy in a long time I strongly approve of. Avoid MSLs and we'll only disrupt a single day, play daft and try and...
18 Jan 2024
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Is a train driver worth more than a Naval Officer?
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The narrators of decades past were far better, they had a very sober, almost distant, form of elecution and the scripts they used...
14 Jan 2024
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Is a train driver worth more than a Naval Officer?
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There's a massive pilot shortage in the US and has been since around 2016 (Covid excepted), a quick read of the 2023 Salary Survey...
14 Jan 2024
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Is a train driver worth more than a Naval Officer?
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I'd like to see ASLEF work with one of the TOCs to produce a documentary that goes into detail about driver training, as opposed to...
13 Jan 2024
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Is a train driver worth more than a Naval Officer?
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A Train Driver earns about the same headline pay as a Lieutenant Commander and that's before you factor in things like subsidised...
13 Jan 2024
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Qualified move to LNER
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A technical interview is far better than a competency-based one since at least you know that the people you're hiring are clued up as...
12 Jan 2024
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Qualified move to LNER
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I think the fairest way of assessing candidates is a very technical interview process with a rules exam and lots of face-to-face...
10 Jan 2024
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