Recent content by john349uk

Wick?

If you don't get any work you can ring up after 5 hours and they'll quite often let you go home, especially if there's other spares. This is not an official policy though and isn't written down anywhere, they've been known to refuse this when industrial relations are particually bad.

Depends...if you only sign a couple of routes you'll probably stay spare quite a bit. I sign everywhere and I pick up work most of the time.

1. See attactment 2. Very little overtime right now, there's been a good bit over the last year but now most people sign all the routes so its very limited, may increase slightly from December time table change. 3. A big mix, could be a Liverpool and back, could be a Scarborough and a Newcastle...

From what I've heard they don't seem too bad but I don't know any details.

They have concrete substance, the deal will be unveiled once the national pay dispute is resolved. Chris Jackson has said this himself.

Yes

If your in the 802 link your core route will be York - Liverpool and thats what you'll be passed out over when you've done your hours with an instructor. I think the 68 link core route is Saltburn - Manchester Airport. Once your passed out and qualified you'll then start learning the other...

There used to be boom gates at this location, until about 5 years ago? They had a motor and a wheel and swung across the road, a bit like manual gates but made automatic. Not sure why they weren't replaced with the traditional lifting barriers.

Im in the same position as the OP, just over 10 years driving and sometimes fancy a change, signalling is the closest I've come to applying for, but the following things put me off: Lower training wage, Chance of not making it through signalling school, Staring at a screen all day, Less money...

You could say you enjoy having route learners with you, you enjoy keeping up to date with the latest changes to rules and procedures, you enjoy taking the time to help any new starters acclimatize to the depot. Also you enjoy doing the job to a high standard and that's something you want to pass...

It is.

Seemingly so, apparently the total closure is for later tonight, an emergency possession on both lines until at least Saturday morning.