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Course start date is 28th of May. Possibly could get pushed back a week at the most. I have heard they will start contacting people from today if they have the job.

The difference in software causes the brakes not to release on one of the units and other issues if 2 trains are coupled with the different software updates.

They should be on the Saturday Ockendon / Tilbury services at 5 car from December timetable change.

Pitsea Down sidings are not electrified but occasionally a tamper machine is stabled there.

It’s the 2 5 car units that have been at Shoeburyness carriage sidings.

They’ve got their pay rise now. And are now on more than the drivers basic salary.

Still no driver training started. And the units have still not been signed off for anyone to be trained on them yet.

We are at the same TOC, after several conversations some of the training department now thinks it would be beneficial to visit the signal box during the classroom based training. I had mentioned they should actually go and learn the route first and then I think the visit would be more useful for...

At my TOC we now can receive “contact control” on the GSMR, I have received it on a couple of occasions when running late due to disruption to make changes to the stopping pattern. Had a few berth triggered broadcasts in the past but none for several years. Definitely would have saved time on...

The 357s are due to be refurbished once the 720s finally enter service.

No date as to when any driver training is due to start.

No training bubbles at c2c since the restrictions were eased last year.

At c2c any incidents with a trainee go on your own license, you get a green cab pass to assess and instruct so it’s a risk instructing and you have to be on the ball all the time.

The system c2c use is T.A.S (Timetable advisory system) they are not for telling the driver when to coast, or for the speeds. They only show the stopping pattern and the departure times of the train and give an alert of the approaching station and a reminder of the train length.

c2c are still carrying out in cab training.

Unfortunately the c2c HR are very poor at replying to applicants. They must delete all your details if you don’t pass. As no one hears from them.

c2c are advertising for trainee drivers (part time) and Shunter drivers. https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/careers-at-c2c/

At my toc if you were progressing from Shunter to mainline you don’t have to retake them, on my course there were shunters who had been on the depot for nearly 8 years before getting a chance to go driving.

We have train drivers and shunters who don’t drive a car all the company ask is how you will get to and from the depot when there are no trains running. There is a night bus that runs near by so they use that to get in for the early starts.

At c2c they were called banked hours but not had them for 5 years or more now.