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  1. K

    Derailment near Grange Over Sands

    Why is this said in every thread about every incident that happens? How about, have an interesting discussion about the information that has been given by official and primary sources so far? There's nothing wrong with that whatsoever. I find this to be pretty terrifying. The fact that this...
  2. K

    What next?

    Keep an eye on all the career pages for TOCs local to you and apply as and when positions come up. I started as a part time revenue officer on a 6 month contract and moved up through various grades and I'm now a driver.
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    HST cab protection

    Will that have to be scrapped or is there a way of repairing it?
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    Can Train Drivers impose their own speed restrictions?

    In fog I'm usually fine but there was this one time where I genuinely couldn't see a thing. Absolutely nothing at all. Could barely see the LED signals as I passed them. It was a stopping service down a rural route. I absolutely dropped my speed. I'd rather have a 'please explain' in my pigeon...
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    Southern Class 313 withdrawal/storage/scrapping updates

    Why would they? They don't affect the performance of the horn and snow isn't the only debris that can get into it. It makes complete sense to leave them on there all the time.
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    Use of Green Flags

    At Haywards Heath the method of dispatch is bat and flag. The member of staff will show a white bat to the driver to indicate that it is safe to shut the doors. He/She will then show a green flag to signal that it is safe to move away. That's during the day anyway. During darkness, the...
  7. K

    Does Southern ever use their class 377/6 and 7s on non metro routes?

    Pre-covid, one used to be sent to work the Lewes shuttles from Brighton on football days.
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    A question for drivers of 377s

    It's not, but every driver will use the hill start button every time as standard.
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    Diesel Coasting

    Doesn't matter what source is powering it, a train will coast frequently depending on track gradients and upcoming speed changes. If you get a train to 70mph on an even gradient it will coast for a long long time, it's not like a car which will come to a stop very quickly. You get it to line...
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    Rail staff caught up in strikes

    I mean the answer is quite simple isn't it? When you have your interview they ask "how would you get to work in times of significant disruption?" and if you say "I couldn't" then you don't get the job.
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    Where have Class 395s been under their own power?

    One did some journeys between Hastings and Eastbourne back in 2016. I can't fully remember why but it was something to do with the Hastings MP having a 'vision'
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    GTR internal job transfer process.

    Nothing is fast when it comes to the recruitment department of any TOC. You've been told you've got the job and been given a start date so that's pretty solid. You may well be waiting until a couple of weeks before your start date before the contract and whatever comes though. Don't stress.
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    Any 387s have been transferred to Southern?

    They get coupled together sometimes for shunt moves but they can't work in service because of incompatibility with the DOO cameras.
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    What does this plate mean on this sleeper?

    There was another one on the other line with arrows facing the other way so the arrows mean direction of trains but the rest I have no idea or ever seen before.
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    Semaphore distants - speed signals?

    There are distant signals on my route where I will still be doing line speed for a little while if they're on.

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