Recent content by met331

J Collins your talking of a different situation. That's a delay not overtime. The overtime in the article implies working extra trains and restdays not getting a train back to Home Depot. No driver would walk off except in exceptional circumstances like when control take the mickey and...

No drivers are not thought of any higher for working overtime. Also If they work more than one rest day a month then they pay higher tax so why would we bother. I don't get enhancements for being away from my family more than I have to so why should I work overtime because my train company...

122 units are numbered in the 55xxx series

no depot drivers at Cricklewood only the first 3 and mainly Derby and Nottingham

just be aware Leeds drivers arent passed to mainline standards and are not network rail registered for the mainline. where as Nottingham and Derby are permitted onto the network

Robin hood line all trains and stations on Friday and saturday nights

we got 2 days for nottingham and a copy of the dvd complete with the dodgy commentary. we also once it was complete had driver managers and instructors out and about to help out with any uncertainty. Overall well managed

The 17:46 is booked to Manton as is the 1946 it allows two northern trains to pass. if either is running late then Manton wont be used. A lot of drivers dont sign Manton and that can impact on whether it goes or not. It can add 15 minutes to a conventional service so if the incoming service is...

im led to believe that Austrailian freight drivers have a cd player in cab that is connected to the signalling system automatically lowering the audio volume when a signal magnet is passed. The loco can be failed if the cd player is faulty

Hes a swine for not getting his distant up in time making me have to put the brake in when im on a flyer ( well a 60mph flyer!!)

but more surprisingly doesnt include the 185 due to their weight and braking capabilities

you have to take into account batterylife in advantix plus busyness of train, the guard could be at the backend of a 10 hour day. the biggest consideration is how long will the guard take to complete the ticket checks as the chances of selling a ticket worth more than the £60 a minute delay that...

it was but once one company pays a huge salary then the rest have to follow as a precident is set. Aslef can then use that salary as a benchmark that all other companies will eventually have to follow otherwise they lose drivers to better paying companies

further to my previous statement the government has in 2011 now removed the original clause that prevented older rolling stock being re-used cheaply. However a report into the problem was commisioned and concluded that the original high costs of older rolling stock prevented certain tocs from...

i was refering to the class 87 as they were the mainstay of the VWC fleet