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    Transpenine routes and conditions

    Hi! A few questions to transpenine drivers: - what routes do you sign in Manchester and Liverpool? -do you work 4 or 5 days? Is it a flat rate for overtime? -how much are newly qualified drivers paid? Does it take 3 years to get to full wage? - how many blocks of holiday do you have? ( 1...
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    Just to point a few things some of us keep mentioning: "Bid managers weren't involved in a bidding process and that operational people should make decisions" - who should decide? Shunters, drivers, drivers' managers? ? Do they know financial aspects ? For example to be a CEO of a technological...
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    Crossrail and Overground - training

    1.Do you only drive trains on simulators because the line isn't open? 2. When and how long is your traction training? 3. If you don't drive trains, does it mean that you just sign on and go home? 4. Do you also work nights? 5. How long does it take mod 6? Do you have to share your instructors or...

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