Train driver routes

[Aboult]

Hi all. This is my first post so apologies if this has been asked before or sounds stupid

When you finish you route / shift would you usually end up back at the driver depot? Or can you just finish your shift anywhere on the line and have to commute back to your depot? I know this sounds stupid but I just assumed that if I leave from depot A then I would do the route and finish back at depot A.

I probably should have found this out sooner as I start the course next month but I hadn't considered this scenario until someone brought it up....g

 

[Pacerpilot]

Your shift won't finish until you are back at your home depot. You might not work a train back your home depot, you could be travelling passenger or taxi but it will still be within your booked hours for the day.

 

[Mulberry2016]

No different to clocking in and out at a factory

 

[Bromley boy]

Hi all. This is my first post so apologies if this has been asked before or sounds stupid

When you finish you route / shift would you usually end up back at the driver depot? Or can you just finish your shift anywhere on the line and have to commute back to your depot? I know this sounds stupid but I just assumed that if I leave from depot A then I would do the route and finish back at depot A.

I probably should have found this out sooner as I start the course next month but I hadn't considered this scenario until someone brought it up....g

At my TOC, your diagram will always include a way for you to get back to the depot at the end of your shift, either working a train back or traveling as a passenger. However once you've worked your last train there's no requirement to return to the depot if it's more convenient for you to travel home directly from wherever you've ended up.