Recent content by feliner

The drivers establishment at Darlington is going from 31 drivers up to 39...

Northern has a couple of unusual services in the Doncaster area. a 2S55 16.14 Adwick-Manchester Piccadilly via Sheffield..and a sundays only 2C76 Lincoln-Hull via Sheffield..

Wakefield to Leeds line was awful yesterday for both braking and traction. I struggled from Outwood to Ardsley with a 322 at between 15 and 20 mph,and experienced wheelslide at most stations.

There is no trainee drivers jobs at Doncaster at the moment. there are about three Sheffield qualified drivers with moves in for Doncaster.

I would love to have been wrong about my speculation, but having been on the railway 35 years, 28 as a driver i have seen several derailments at this location in previous years. It is a very poorly sighted signal which easily leads to confusion.My thoughts are with the driver.

Looks like the loco, has derailed on the trap points after signal D293 on two way goods 1 line. there is potential to read across signals at this location.

i think the EQ brake was fitted from when the locos were built,it used to work fine on passenger services to Liverpool st, etc, when i was a second man at Cambridge in the early 80s.

Northern also have a train crew depot at Skipton, routes include Leeds,Morecambe,Carlisle,triangle,Ilkley,Bradford,etc.

Thanks for info,started with Northern in January and am thinking of transferring to Leeds at some point.

How long would a new driver at Leeds expect to be in the supernumery link?

Thanks for info, mr, Beveridges, started at Doncaster this monday and have just been sat in the messroom twiddling my thumbs whilst they sort some training out.

Starting with Northern in Jan, as a qualified driver, just wondering what the training program is having transferred in from a FOC?

Anyone know what the carry on is for qualified driver interviews with Northern,i have an interview in a couple of weeks at Sheffield.

Anyone have info, of shift patterns/route knowledge for Doncaster Northern drivers?

Have seen it kicking around Leeds recently.