Recent content by jimmymc

£100m+ in 2006. it is probably worth the same as its debt now. 30+ brand new liebherr road railers parked up for the best part of a year, serious drop in hourly rate almost £30 per hour knocked of the rate since 2006. drivers wages stayed the same throughout, some even getting more. since 2006...

They bought it for £1 and are taking on the £40m debt i am led to believe.

There are 110 people who are classed as non-rail and they lost their jobs yesterday. The 500+ rail staff have all been taken on by network rail. I also do not see how taking on £40m of debt is a "knockdown price" . There are also 50 RRV's which are due updateing to current 1530 standard next...

Hydrex are the biggest supplier although i dont know the exact figures. they do hav 300 rrv's i think quattro are second but dont know how many?. There are lots of smaller companies including the one i work for with anything from 6 to something like 16 rrv's who currently do a lot of good work...

Well i sat the reaction test this morning and it wasnt good news. need to wait six months now before i can get another chance at it.

The area at abbeyhill is currently being used as a compound for the company replaceing the bridge decks at abbeymount and new street. Although both bridges are now complete except from the repainting which is takeing place now. The 4-foot of the old line was indeed filled in with gravel for no...

Does this apply to trainee drivers aswell? Reason i ask is i am due to go soon for the reaction and structured interview for the edinburgh position and if i get the job the free travel would be handy!