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I think i read it here - bit out of date now but it's obviously an expensive option although with my fip discount I favour it. https://milesfromblighty.boardingarea.com/2013/08/28/travelling-on-the-most-expensive-railway-in-the-world-the-heathrow-express/

I read a few years back cost per mile the Heathrow express was the most expensive journey in the world

Very few diagrams go to orpington so you wouldn't be driving there very often. EMR have Sundays in where as WMR don't and a very similar salary. Obviously plenty of factors to take into account before selecting which TOC you would like to work for

I worked at SAC - Feel free to message me. Got out 2 years ago thankfully. TTDARL was right - horrid work. I heard a number of 30 that have left since the depots opened. There is a long list of drivers that want to move back to Bedford but when I left that was over 40!! Over half of my...

I used to print newspapers prior to train driving, a friend still works in the industry and prints the sun - he earns way more than me. Works less shifts a month, has more holidays as well as many other benefits has been taking the whatsit out of me since we've been in dispute

Just read the following article via the RMT Twitter feed - see link below. https://novaramedia.com/2024/01/15/free-money-executives-at-failing-train-company-joke-about-making-money-at-the-taxpayers-expense/ A little taster

Thanks for the clarification - Shame it wasn't that easy

Can I ask what may be a silly question but why wouldn't they just take 5% of the gross earnings? Does it matter what day it's been earnt

Who says its huge triumph other than you? I'm pretty sure they didn't recommend it but the members accepted it

I had to slow down yesterday and brake earlier as the train was slipping on the wet tracks and my sanding light was constantly lit. Regarding visibility you should be fine as your route knowledge would mean you know where you are but I'd probably drive slightly slower when approaching stations...

Spot on. Round the Sutton loop in the peaks the trains were ridiculous, folk were crammed in like sardines, items trapped in doors, people running up the platform looking for space. Quite often the trains were full and standing at Streatham with 4 stops before Bfr - a 10-20% reduction would...

I think fitters were working on the stranded unit to remove the pan hence no running on the other line

When heading into Smithfield's the signaller calls you prior and checks that your pan isn't up perhaps units with a 5 head code heading south should be contacted to check it's down - bring them to a red at farringdon and make the call. I remember one driver heading north in a wrong direction...

Presume he wasnt in ATO?

GTR? What about SE trains that operate on HS1 ?

They advertised recently on there website. Required ETCS knowledge

No sat night drivers to prep any units so it would have to be a driver starting first thing Sunday. From memory Sunday working at GTR didn't start that early so getting into LGW around 06:00 could be a bit of a push. There best hope would be that a special turn is created via short term...

What do hotels charge? I'd guess it can work out more expensive than fuel! I have two EVs and only charge them at home. I wouldn't drive into London though - so much congestion plus I'd probably get done for going over 20 somewhere or have an accident. Sooner rather than later the...

So your working hours didn't change just the business hours you were expected to cover? Ok - were you given a fixed roster so you could make plans etc? I.e you worked one Saturday in 3? At most TOCs you would work 2 out of every 3 Saturdays(a late and an early) and then plan things around the...

I'd say they supported is as it was too hard to work out what to do with it if they shut it down. Where would all those trains be stored? I remember reading company results with management congratulating themselves on the performance - easy to run a good service when no one is on the trains...