South Western Railway (SWR) Waterloo depot

[CatchMeIfUCan]

Hi

Can anyone tell me what the rota is like for qualified drivers over at waterloo.

Whats the most days you would work in a week and longest consecutive days off.

Very much appreciated.

 

[WA_Driver]

There are many rosters/links at Waterloo due to it being the biggest depot so most days you work in a week & longest consecutive days vary from roster to roster.

However, you can work a max of 6 days and you can have a max of 6 days but it spaced out so you would get it twice in the space of 28 weeks....but don’t happen until you are out of what “we” call the holding link....

So you once qualified and made productive you would work 5 days in a rows and a max of 4 days off in a row. Earliest start at 0352 & latest finish 0052

 

[CatchMeIfUCan]

There are many rosters/links at Waterloo due to it being the biggest depot so most days you work in a week & longest consecutive days vary from roster to roster.

However, you can work a max of 6 days and you can have a max of 6 days but it spaced out so you would get it twice in the space of 28 weeks....but don’t happen until you are out of what “we” call the holding link....

So you once qualified and made productive you would work 5 days in a rows and a max of 4 days off in a row. Earliest start at 0352 & latest finish 0052

Excellent!

Do you know how long it takes to come out of the holding link?

Also are there onsite parking for employee’s at Waterloo?

 

[Bridger]

Excellent!

Do you know how long it takes to come out of the holding link?

Also are there onsite parking for employee’s at Waterloo?

Unfortunately there's no parking onsite for train crew at Waterloo.

 

[WA_Driver]

Excellent!

Do you know how long it takes to come out of the holding link?

Also are there onsite parking for employee’s at Waterloo?

How long is a piece of string.....although turnover is massive at Waterloo going up through the links is based on seniority so could be a few months could be years

There is onsite parking but not many spaces....and it is very possible that you don’t get a space.

 

[CatchMeIfUCan]

How about motorcycle spaces?

 

[WA_Driver]

How about motorcycle spaces?

Plenty....

 

[CatchMeIfUCan]

Plenty....

Thanks WA_driver.