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My TOC if you provide a crime number they waive the charge.

As a driver and instructor I tell my trainees that the age old attitude of us v them of driver's and signallers should be consigned to the bin. We're all in this gig together and 99.9% of the time I've found signallers to be spot on. I tell my trainees signallers will help out if asked and are...

Reactalights not allowed at Northern

No, it isn't mate. They struggle to recruit DI's at our depot. I can't think why

It used to be around 3k difference until a couple of years ago until a pay deal left us in the current situation

D DI myself, just got a trainee with me who's been waiting nearly 3yrs for an instructor another 12 still waiting. Probably be my last one,thinking of jacking it in, difference between instructor and business link driver at our place is £20 something per week. Just not worth it for the stress...

Pay talks commence 29th April. RDW will come back eventually,it's the only way they'll get this backlog of training and road learning clear. Might not need on the current timetable but when services increase they'll need them.

As I've replied in another thread. Northern are very strict on the commute time and won't entertain "promises" to relocate when later on they turn out to be a depot transfer request or welfare move.

I've had 4 randoms in my railway career.

5 jobs I believe at Liverpool. These will be added to the 12 that have been sat around for nearly 3yrs who will be on full rate shortly never having turned a wheel.

To be fair they've always been fine with me,then again I've never given them any reason to be other than. Mottram and Hynes were very good MD's,Mottram in particular. Any subsequent ones I wouldn't know if I fell over them

I've trained a couple of ex bobbies.

Get applying,how will you know until you do. As for the medical, look they're looking for railway workers not members of a crack SAS team. Take a look at the staff next time you're on the rails, all shapes and sizes, and they passed their medical. Don't hold back

When I did nights I used to shut them down,mainly because I wanted to have a kip and not be woken by the sound of engines running! Set my alarm half an hour before 1st move which was 03.30 then go and start them up as needed so they're nice and warm for the lads and lasses. The OP may have...

We're supposed to carry a spare of glasses or contacts with us and some managers on a ride out ask to see them. I'm a driver.