Recent content by AdamL

Wow! I've had a few highly busy days at work and I wasn't expecting anywhere near this many answers so thank you very much. I am going to read them all in more detail later but there are certainly a few that caught my eye. Thank you and I will be back to respond in more detail :)

Hi, Im looking for a bit of help as I’m running out of ideas - I’m looking for interesting, unusual and rarely used by tourist railways around the world - that last part can be ignored if the first two parts are very interesting, unusual, scenic etc... I’ve travelled on strange Railways such...

A small edition from me... I can’t fully remember the definitions and sub categories of each SPaD type but... SPaD Cat A is definitely recorded against a Drivers Safety of the Line Record (and would be passed to a new TOC), but other categories are not recorded as it’s irrelevant for a Driver...

This is my personal favourite... “We have a report of the PUG leaving the Guards Operating Panel prior to departure and therefore failed to properly observe the platform in direct contravention of the rule book. I am awaiting further details on the time and service running number.” Is the RMT...

I’m not convinced a Guard can - rule book again says “have the required knowledge over the entire route over which you have to travel”. I believe in the past you could (this part is what I’ve heard) as Guards in the past could also carry out assistance protection but they can’t anymore. Shame...

HarleyDavidson - I’m not going to worry too much about your comment regarding what I know and what I don’t know (It may surprise you). Yes I stated things in black and white from the rule book (it’s an open forum after all) but it was to highlight a point about certain rules being stretched when...

Having chatted to an OBS in the past, they can act as a ‘competent person’ for certain situations (e.g. checking the line / ineffective drivers vigilance). The rule book just says the Driver is responsible for briefing the ‘competent person’ on how to stop the train in an emergency. However...

I don’t post often on forums and with regards to DOO I’m very much split on the issue. However, with regards to the incident last night at Worting (which I know no details about except what I have seen posted online), the Guard cannot have helped to move a train forward with such an obscured...

Hi, Hopefully a very quick question for somebody. I'm trying to contact the DB staff travel section without using their 08444 997171 number. Has anyone found a local rate number for this? I have a local rate number for their main travel centre (which from I'm sure I've previously been...

Thank you for all the replies. I bought a ticket today for travel on Saturday and was surprised to hear the best fare offer was 35.60 euros. Much higher than expected but that could be down to limited availability. First two choices of train were fully booked for at least FIP rate fares. The...

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I shall call DB next week to see what reservation fee they quote me.

Hi, I have two questions but I have posted them seperately to avoid confusion. The second one is... What is the best way of travelling from Palermo to Naples (day and / or night) trains using a FIP coupon for Italy. I have travelled in Italy before using the FIP coupon and cannot...

Hi, I have two questions but I have posted them seperately to avoid confusion. The first one is... What is the best way of travelling from Montpellier to Barcelona using FIP tickets. I have the French railways (SNCF) coupon and FIP card only. My guess would be to buy a reservation on...

Thanks for the replies so far... As for qualifications, I have a degree in an engineering discipline (but no work experience to go with it). I spoke to someone a while back about railway jobs in Poland and basically to work on the railways in Poland you have to go to a railway college. I...

Hello everyone, Having worked on the railways for about 7 years in the UK (since graduation) I am looking for a new start in a foreign country. My experience on the railways has been; office, driving and management based (all under the operational umbrella). If anyone has any experience...