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The trains also have a carriage wash speed set facility to ensure that they maximise the washer plants ability to keep the paintwork looking good.

As a rule of thumb the "heads of" rule is a good indication in regards to 1st or standard class travel in regards to other operators. Either way it may be worth asking the question before you take the position.

I am envious, as I have not driven a class 47 for over 20 years. Does the loco in the rear have a qualified driver as a rider on every journey to deal with fire alerts?

The route from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich is the most congested I have known since I started on the railway in the 80's and the operator is having to make do with older rolling stock which does not have computers reporting faults on key functions such as compressors. SWT has a lot of...

In the 80's I was so confident that I would be stopped a Borough Market Junction that I would leave the book I was reading on my drivers desk after I had left Charring Cross, as the chances were high, I would be stopped on a red for several minutes once in reached the junction. For a few years...

In my experience always opt for the depot either nearest to your home, as everything else including the rosters will change from time to time. Some companies allow you to swap depots whilst in training or after a period of time as a qualified driver but you cannot rely on this happening...

I was staying in Denia recently but alas did not have the opportunity to take the train to Benidorm which I very much wanted too. Let me know if the particular train you are referring too is still operating, as I fancy returning back to Denia next year if the wife will agree and taking the...

In my experience the ORR and indeed the RAIB will only measure staff compliance when investigating an incident against either the rule book or similar RSSB guidance. The CSR instructions from memory differs from GSMR in as much as partial registration for CSR has to be corrected at the first...

For those who would like to have a better understanding on the assurances around partial registration on the GSMR system, it may be worth visiting the ATOC GSMR web site which is open to the public (bulletin 21 and 25 from memory are the ones which reference partial registration and the...

Your spot on. from a passenger perspective class 387 is almost identical to a 5 car electro star, with 1 less vehicle. The commuters generally prefer the newer electro stars, as they have around 25 to 30 power sockets per vehicle.

The weather down south is excellent at the moment and I was working along Worthing seafront yesterday in shirt sleeves. The train from Victoria will split at Haywards Heath and depending on the time of service you will either need to travel in the front or rear portion, but generally the...

The 387 electro stars are identical in coupling behaviour to all 5 car Southern electro stars introduced last year and this year and the Southern drivers have not had any problems coupling ( it happens daily at Purley).

The DFT web site is always worth a look. It would not be unheard of for the DFT to discuss openly the preferred bidder, whilst a final decision is made.