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There's a lot of inaccuracies with your perception of the train op role...
- Start times are no earlier than 4:45
- You are not tied to your depot for 2 years
- There's plenty of people who start out at east end depots
- You can absolutely know your shifts in advance once you're out of the...
Depots that regularly take trainees: Victoria, London Bridge, Selhurst, Norwood, Barnham
Somewhere in the middle: Brighton, GX, Caterham
Practically no chance: Eastbourne, Horsham, Redhill, Three Bridges, Epsom
(imho)
There's an article on BBC referring to a change-up of walking/interchange routes at the station following the recent overcrowding:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64988398
Anyone got more deets?
I was on the tube before joining the mainline and there are significant differences between the two, many of which have already been highlighted:
Tube stock:
- fixed train length (blindingly obvious if you've stopped at the correct mark or not)
- CSDE fitted everywhere which works flawlessly
-...