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Well you yourself did state most shifts between 10 and 12 hours long which still takes you over the 35 hours in 4 days?? Is there plenty of rdw for you guys? Do you work a lot of weekends? Is it like toc work where if they are struggling to cover work then the train crew managers bribe you by...

Everybody states that every shift is 12 hours long but surely this gets made up as it’s still only a 35 hour 4 day week, isn’t it? So you guys must either earn loads in overtime/ rdw or be stood down a lot?

You won't get through a barrier that only accepts oyster cards or contact less bank cards as it is impossible. There is no agreement. You cannot use overground services on a gtr pass. TFL don't allow it and the franchise is arriva who have no agreement with gtr.

You cannot use a gtr pass, it won't let you through the barriers. London overground staff have a free oyster card. Similarly london overground staff get no free access to gtr routes. I recently left the overground and used to use gtr and tbey do not allow free use. So.e dodgy drivers may get...

Your current pension will be frozen, i moved recently, you start a new pension and have the option to merge. Don't hand in your priv cards to your old company or your international rail cards as rail staff travel provide these.

A real train driver

I thought all TOC's and FOC's did the CRB check as one of the conditions of employment? You cant start a job until this is complete... or am I wrong? So non disclosure is pointless.

That what I meant clever clogs. My point is that you don’t need to be qualified for two years

I think drivers remain pre-qualified until they have two years experience but I know a driver who transferred within a couple of months of gaining his key. Eccles1983 did they do references and dbs check?

Great answers, thanks.

So if somebody asked you explain in simple terms what it is, how would you respond? On our trains it is the brake continuity switch

Thanks for response, I’m sure it is emergency bypass switch. I know it is used to override safety systems for example emergency brake plungers are inoperable as is the passcom. I think it overrides faults on train that cause the brakes to apply?

Hello all What specifically does the emergency bypass switch do? Which systems does it isolate? and what doesnt get isolated? Thanks

Where are you based out of?

Okay, quite helpful if they are genuine I guess.

That is somebody pretending to be part of East Midlands railway.

I turned the volume up too loud, every time I went off the track I was deafened

Clown

Wow! Is that across the board for freight or just freightliner?

What’s harmonisation?