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GTR the same firm who rejected conductors trainee driver apps if they joined the bitter industrial dispute. GTR the same firm who stopped staff parking permits and travel passes, mutual shift swaps and accommodations if conductors took part in the bitter industrial dispute. Id suggest they can...

You arrive at your destination, get out of the cab when a passenger, sorry customer, sorry stakeholder tells you that they’ve lost their wallet on the train, what do you do ? Sorry mate I’m jus the driver, as the guard isn’t going to cut it anymore - your not JUST a driver your a front line...

Stakeholders, as in passengers, rail safety and standards board, the company driving within the professional driving policy etc To get a sort after railway job you need to live and breath the modern management speak, whether you believe it or not the people who put a tick or cross next to your...

Brand 4 through to 1 includes LOMs and senior grades doesn’t it?

What happened last time maintenance was deemed non essential.... October 2000 and May 2002 spring mind, not to mention February 2007 the latter a team “on the firm” not a contractor. Of course the root cause of last year’s tragedy is yet to be fully established...but..... It’s okay though...

Yes, hence the in theory - it is are NWR track though the through line that is controlled from the infamous “Wendy House”.

A fantastic, and extremely rare opportunity to join Network Rail as a MOM (mobile operations manager) at Worcester is currently externally advertised. Signalling grade 6 salary...

The through line at SPM is network rail track vice GWR so in theory at least you could run a train through there.

I think the East Coast South of Peterborough is going into York as work is well advanced. last I heard Peterborough is staying for now at least.

What grade are you in mate? I personally think there will be a huge number of people who will take VR if offered, so CR won’t be necessary in any grades if indeed if happens at all. I think you could probably loose a chunk of staff through natural wastage if they wanted to reduce VR or CR...

I thought the ROC was dead, in my area we’ve been told officially aside from what’s in the process now there will be no more migration to the ROC. In fact a PEBBLE is being actively looked at with further life extension to existing panels and SB to allow the mini PEBBLE to be built.

TSSA generally rep office or salaried staff yes, although we’ve a few signalling staff in TSSA, also a significant clunk who are not in any union after a dispute which they where left to sink in a few years ago.

I think there’s a real danger of a brain drain if VR is offered to the experienced techs, and across the board. Let’s hope our union is in the ball.....going on past bitter experience I fear for the future.

Your usually finished by noon on Friday all being well.

I find it bizarre that thought is even being given to making cuts in maintenance and renewal areas, but it’s easy to cut the dirty greasy people out in the cold all day than the sorts who inhabit offices 9 til 5.

As I’m sure you agree all those grades provide a fantastic return on the salaries paid.....

Worcester area has / will be moving from Network Rail Western to London North Western region, this I hear will sadly accelerate Resignalling the scope of which I don’t know though.

Nothing aside from the email yet, it is worrying the union say it’s “out of blue” I mean have they been on Earth the last year ?! I do worry the union has its expectations a little high when it comes to the potential impact the very real funding cuts we’ll be facing shortly.

5 permanent, and 2 24 month placements until Resignalling to 3 Bridges.

They do have a 50% in all grades target for lady recruitment. But....some jobs just won’t appeal to women no matter how hard you try to attract them.