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Recent content by Mr Sam

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    Heritage Rail Train Driver?

    ive done a few days at a local line, lots of varied jobs from the boring unpleasant that no one wants to chasing metal thieves off site :lol: from what ive gathered it takes some years for loco "owners" to trust you at the desk also that even the lower powered loco's are to powerful for...
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    Train window shot out by BB gun in Finsbury Park

    ive heard a story up Liverpool way of a bb type air gun sooting at an RRV went through the front window and out the rear!! my 12ft/lb air rifle bounces off laminated even with hardened pellets
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    Railtour Driver Traction & Route Knowledge

    last one i went on i remember the guard saying 'weve got a DBS driver back in the cab now we will soon make up the lost time'
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    Pts logbook

    good stuff!! i need to try and get a second sponsor only getting a shift a week with ISS
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    Deltic on the mainline 5/4/13

    D9009 Alycidon only being dragged but good to see out in the open, has been moved from Barrow Hill to Crewe no idea why? D9009 Alycidon by Sam Tait, on Flickr 31106 by Sam Tait, on Flickr
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    Steam locos running on OHLE lines

    thats brilliant :D
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    Pts logbook

    i got mine at the end of the PTS course
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    ISS (Infra Safety Services Ltd) anyone work for or worked with??

    so past 4 months ive been with Amber Train, passed my PTS, DCCR and (fingers crossed) will pass my TIC on Friday were then getting passed on to ISS who give us a job if were competent, but im a little dubious as its a 0 hour contract and they seem to be an agency firm that just pass you onto...
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    Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme 2012

    i looked at it last year but wasnt too keen on moving away for the first year eventually found Amber Train, there taking students on all year round 17-24 year olds though
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    How do you get a sponsor for doing a PTS course, now got my PTS !!!!!

    ive just done my PTS, DCCR and TIC through amber train they are then passing us on to ISS who is our sponsor so you could try them? ive not met or spoke to anyone from there yet so no idea what there like i think medical is around £100
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    Person hit by a train at Witham - 24/01/2013

    theres a pic on flickr of a farther and young son stood the wrong side of the gate on a similar crossing as a train approaches :roll:
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    Most Scenic Closed railway

    very local to me, been along the line countless times at the junction near tilton
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    Trainee drivers at DB schenker

    that makes sense, i had a read through it and that bit put me off, say i suddenly cant afford to commute to finish the training ....
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    First Great Western: person hit by train at Dawlish Warren

    :| was wondering what it was the radio was just calling it an 'incident' after a big jeremy vine discussion on radio 2 the other week i dont think there alowed to say person hit by train on the radio after a company posted on twitter about there delays being due to a suicide
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    Major incident: Train derailed 23 Jan 13 in Manchester

    anything, broken rail, points, wheel set failure then when it comes off the diesel tank could soon be torn open on tracks or lineside structures http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=226756860793822&set=o.121163121306195&type=1&ref=nf another pic there

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