Only drivers/guards based At Barrow who formerly worked for Northern Rail Ltd sign Heysham to Morecambe (the former TPE drivers at Barrow don't. In terms of the two lines between Morecambe and Bare Lane all crew will sign both lines/platforms which is Barrow, Wigan, Skipton.
Up the M6?How does a Wigan driver get to Lancaster?
2C00 05:46 Lancaster to Windermere
Who drove this train when it was a TPE service prior to April 1st?
Travels pass Wigan-Lancaster TPE/VT or by Taxi.
I wonder how often Wigan is asked to come up to do the Heysham branch then.
Are Northern drivers not based at Preston or are you saying that some Wigan drivers and not some Preston drivers sign Heysham?
I wonder how often Wigan is asked to come up to do the Heysham branch then.
Are Northern drivers not based at Preston or are you saying that some Wigan drivers and not some Preston drivers sign Heysham?
I just love the railway logic going on here. Barrow sign the route but not the booked traction, while Skipton don't sign the route but have to be conducted over it daily as the depot who's work it is can't work the train alone.
I'd say it could only be the railway, but not so sure these days!
Do Wigan drivers sign to Barrow and Morecambe or is just the guards?
The old Northern didn't have a depot at Preston. I believe Transpennine opened one relatively recently.
Why don't they do the obvious, either Skipton learn the roue or Barrow learn the traction. After all, it is booked work, unless the Skipton driver stays on when should be having PNB
Surely if they are driving it on a daily basis Skipton men could just sign for the road ?
Why don't they do the obvious, either Skipton learn the roue or Barrow learn the traction. After all, it is booked work, unless the Skipton driver stays on when should be having PNB
Surely if they are driving it on a daily basis Skipton men could just sign for the road ?
But do the pool of Skipton drivers each get to drive Heysham frequently enough to reliably retain their knowledge?
One trip per day, stretched out over a large pool of drivers may mean this cannot be done (but might be possible with a smaller pool of Barrow drivers).
Think there's only 1 link at Skipton and because they don't actually 'sign' the route it's not an issue.
My point is *if* that they did attempt to sign the route and retain their knowledge, would it be hard to cycle every driver in the single link at Skipton via Heysham often enough to keep their knowledge up? Which I was suggesting might be an underlying reason for this situation, as it's easier for a smaller pool of drivers at Barrow to do instead.
so who drives the nuclear flask trains down to the power station?
The old Northern didn't have a depot at Preston. I believe Transpennine opened one relatively recently.
Somewhat unusually, although only Barrow crews sign Heysham, I believe that on most days the service is booked for a 150, which Barrow don't sign!
DRS Kingmoor.
Nobody would get to Heysham Harbour if there was a points failure like there was today. A pity for the handful of passengers wishing to connect to and from the ferry this Bank Holiday Monday.