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    Legionella Outbreak - Edinburgh

    If it was caused by a trains air con then I'm pretty damn sure a lot more people would have been 'infected' and when they investigated there would be a theme amongst the sufferers.
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    On late night trains ...

    Not in mine it's not............. Module G1 General safety responsibilities and personal track safety for non-track workers. " 1.1 Rules, regulations and instructions Rules, regulations and instructions apply to the task being carried out and to those carrying out the task, no matter...
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    Can Someone please explain this please?

    I would be surprised if he was examining the line at 30 mph. If this was the case he should only proceed at extreme caution at a speed he can see the line to be clear and to be able to stop within that distance. I personally think the signaller told him to contact him at the next spt to make...
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    Stations that are too close together

    Carfin and Holytown on the down Shotts and down Holytown are ridiculously close. I can just make it to 35 before shutting off and braking.
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    Trains from Springburn to Stepps (Cumbernauld Line)

    Sounds like the 57 end of a 156 with the bike rack. If the bike rack was in the middle and you were next to the toilet then it would be a 158. If it was a 3 car then a 170 turbostar would be the train. Ive driven all 3 classes up that line so i could be any of them.
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    Signal sequence

    Only if it's 4 aspect signalling. Also depends on what is happening further up the line, so you could in theory run a full service on restrictive aspects.
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    Stations far from their town/city centre

    Glenrothes is bloody miles away (3.5)
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    Braking

    Our instructions are Initial step 2 Stop in 1 Keep 3 and emergency as backup As for the question How do the management know Regular downloads of the sets will show it up
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    Keeping to the speed limit

    170's have a 3mph 'swing' in the speedo reading. If a set is downloaded and the driver had'nt reacted to going over the psr then Im sure there will be a please explain waiting for him.
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    Alcohol ban on scottish trains

    The fun Police are about again people. What about 99.9% of people who like to have a drink on the train and cause no bother whatsoever. Go back to your garden shed and re-sort the 6mm 7mm and 8mm screws into their correct containers.
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    Scotland Cross Border Plans Shelved

    And whats wrong with the 170's exactly????? I enjoy driving those things around the country
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    Dundee to Aberdeen line improvements?

    As far as Im aware....................No
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    Scotrail Jobs - Why the Delay ?

    My advce would be to chill a wee bit. I applied in Feb last year and didnt get any indication until the back end of April. After that I didnt start until Sept
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    Theatre boxes on signals

    At Haymarket its for the Through road
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    edinburgh waverley sc

    Dunno but the last one I spoke to and reported a code 2 signalling fault was a right miserable so and so. I must have made him drop his choccy digestive in his mug of tea when I called him.
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    Unfair fleet sharing.

    That's not like 150222 to start an argument !!!!
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    How To become a Train Driver Platinum Package 60.00 quid

    Personally............. NO!!! There are a lot of good books out there and it just takes a bit of time on the internet or at the library to find them. I think these how to become books seem to give false hope that if I buy it I have more chance than anyone else which I dont think is right...
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    Fsr trainee driver glasgow

    I know they were conducting internal interviews yesterday
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    Trainee Driver Wages

    There were 3 conductors on my trainee drivers course. They kept their basic guards wage while we started on 4 1/2k less. The reason is that they are still guards although carry the title of trainee driver and if they were to drop out of the course for whatever reason they would go back to being...
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    trainee driver maths??

    As far as Im led to believe, the initial sift is done by an outside company. If the applicant has made it through and passed all of the person requirements then its passed back to Scotrail for assessments etc.

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