O L Leigh's latest activity
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O L Leigh replied to the thread AWC cast-offs!.You would lose flexibility by being unable to double up units if you lengthen beyond 5 cars, due to platform length constraints. -
O L Leigh replied to the thread Railway Industrial Disputes Mk2.As interesting as these matters are to postulate, that really has nothing to do with the question I posed. I’m simply asking those...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Class 317s and 315s comparisons in service..Back in the day, pulling the doors open on a Cl317 didn’t result in any brake application at all, just loss of traction power...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Resolving driver number problems.Yes of course. I offered the details simply as information for those who may not be aware, and without any criticism attached.
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Resolving driver number problems.That’s OK. Apologies are not required. :)
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Railway Industrial Disputes Mk2.It's hard to say what I think when they are presented in isolation shorn of all context. One part of me acknowledges that not all of...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Railway Industrial Disputes Mk2.Yes, hence "affected".
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Resolving driver number problems.From the cost perspective, part of the reason why some TOCs are offering trainee driver positions as "apprenticeships" is to claim back...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Emergency door release on class 700s.As a driver, you'd have to be very sure exactly how many doors are platformed before doing anything in the cab. External CCTV should be...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Emergency door release on class 700s.There's a difference between isolating and locking doors on most stock. A TMS isolation, like SDO, just takes the door out of circuit...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Railway Industrial Disputes Mk2.... and yet HM Government is, right now, actively dictating to private companies exactly how they are to deal with their employees. TOCs...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Resolving driver number problems.Sorry, but DAS does almost none of those things. All it does it advises the most efficient speed (not target speed) to drive in order...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Railway Industrial Disputes Mk2.Slight but crucial difference. As a TOC employee, my contract of employment is with the franchise holder, which is still a private...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Railway Industrial Disputes Mk2.... which brings us straight back to inconveniencing the customer. 1659093039 Love to see it, but it's not going to happen. It's very...
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O L Leigh replied to the thread Railway Industrial Disputes Mk2.... hence the endless arguments on this forum. After more than 15 years here I am well aware of that. But it doesn't actually address...