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Unfortunately as a southern based firm they don't know

Hiya I need to leave my van for a while tomorrow at York Station, as I'm on a ballast, can any York drivers advise me via private message if there is anywhere to park for staff at the station for free please Many thanks

Terrible firm with no T and Cs. Book on from home and travel 90% lodging. Pay for it yourself and get reimbursed

Bloke I used to drive with went to start up etihad and they let him go once he trained up the locals

I was a prison officer before becoming a train driver

Lucky! I sent them a cv and never heard back

Me too mate approaching Red too I couldn't believe it so blasted my horn

Having spotters take unwanted photos or getting too close to the cab when stopped ar platforms. Really do not like it. I get they're taking photos of engines but I dislike photos with me in them

Because freight drivers work more hours, have less sleep and no personal needs breaks. Also we run at cautionary aspects whereas hsts etc rarely see a red

Pay deal been sorted?

I had another medical 2 week ago recently started back on anti depressants had to obtain a GP report to say I'm not suicidal and how I cope with side effects before a pass was issued

Yes read below haha perfect answer. Heavy haul more variety I'd say on routes aswell but you don't know what your doing really from week to week Alot of ballast turns aswell lad I work with just left heavy haul

Are aslef not after a better pay deal? Surely even 2.5% would be nice

Oh no totally agree, I'd do anything for a 13 week roster and not a weekly flex roster that I have at my FOC. I think if FL-IM paid what gbrf or colas do and kept there terms and conditions then a lot of passenger men would jump ship

Drivers I use to load loved it. Step on step off no going in-between. Draw train in shunter jumps on take it to end if terminal. Maybe one or 2 shunts then hook off and go home maybe take it to midland Road or whatever Diagram says. Terms and conditions are great from what I got told worth the...

I use to be an MSO at Stourton Leeds if you need any information

Knottingley to goole runs regularly still.. Well a few times a week. I use to catch that train to school back in the day

Freight runs down this way when scunthorpe is shut for possession work its also cheaper to path trains this way due to how quiet it is

Db cargo south Kent hub

I think its a 40 hour week at railport and it's a difference in pay due to railport being different to a terminal at the terminal you have more traffic (workload) and you also operate overhead gantry cranes Its about 4 or 5 quid per hour pay difference