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There are plenty of gaps in the service. If the booking office staff are temporarily away from the window and there is time away from operational duties, most signallers will at least go out advise that someone will be with them shortly, 9 times out of ten they can answer the question by saying...

Paignton Panel is in the back of the booking office at the station, it's not uncommon for the signaller to assist the public at the ticket window.

I was on propranolol for 10 years, 7 years of which I was safety critical as a signaller. They weren't concerned about the medication more about the condition I was taking it for (migraines). Medical had to be signed of by a railway doctor and I haad to report any issues to my manager but other...

I don't think there are any immediate plans currently for any of the branch boxes. Doesn't mean that the boxes are any more or less at risk of closing than any other box around the country. Transfering of signalling takes a lot of work and isn't something that just happens overnight.

Think you have to go through occupational health, your line manager should sort it out depending on what's required.

There's no harm in putting in the application. The Devon Relief have fixed rest days, cant speak for Cornwall as I don't know, so you will know when your rest days are, but you won't know what shifts you are working or where you are working until the Thursday before. A night shift can lead into...

Just got to remember an "entry level" job might be paid more than a higher grade. I made more as a grade 3 relief than I did as a grade 7. However I was working a lot more so it's swings and roundabouts. But having to remember several sets of local instructions and different signalling methods...

There is a life size and very realistic looking white tiger model on a garage roof between Torre and Torquay. Needless to say first time I saw it I thought something had go out of the zoo.

Correct, some have been done some haven't. The ones that have been done have a triangle on the cab wit RHM (Ride Height Modifications) written on it.

I thought they went as 0X if they where over five due to weight restrictions.

5 years signalling never had a red REC, plenty of white ones and a couple of urgents but they where nothing to write home about. Had a few landline emergency calls. A question for the drivers out there. If the Signaller sends a urgent call does it ring differently to a normal call?

I went from a crossing keeper at old signal box to a roc. While I don't necessarily regret the move, I soon discovered being in a roc was not for me for various reasons. Some people love the roc environment and others hate it. Its really a personal opinion. Being there did give me a wealth of...

26th June

Yes all the Devon branches boxes are 12 hour rosters open 24/7.

Yes, 2 out of every 4 Sundays rostered, 1 night, 1 day.