Recent content by Latecomer

I did not saying was a minor misdemeanor. Read again what I said. As one who encounters trespassers a few times a year I would hardly think so. I remain startled however that what ever the ''self-inflicted" nature of what they did there seems such little value of life. Most parents encounter...

Yet speeding kills more than grafitti. The lack of empathy in this thread I find alarming. I'm a train driver. I drive parallel to this section of line every other day and I looked down on it the day it happened. It's awful for drivers and those that have to clean up. An event like this will...

But driving trains can be boring. It is management of that boredom, especially when fatigued, that separates out those who are likely to have a long career as opposed to those destined for a short or incident-prone one. Some of the tests are designed to identify that so if you ace those then it...

Some TOC's require you to have qualified before they will allow you to transfer over. Regardless, you go through a checking process whereby you submit details of your existing pension and RPMI then inform you how many years and months this buys you in the railway pension. Most people find that...

Any new drivers recruited to New Cross Gate, Willesden or Euston are on exactly the same contracts as current drivers. Chingford (ex-Anglia are are on less pay but have different T&C's around Sunday's etc). Both newly qualified and experienced drivers do exactly the same work, although at New...

So when my neighbours young children bring food to us (my wife and I being followers of no religion) as they break fast in the late evening with the generosity of spirit that Islam promotes should I be telling them or their parents that they should no longer be Muslim? They are a wonderful peace...

It is possible to progress to all of those roles after varying years of experience. However, take in to account that a lot of those roles are far more precarious than being a driver. The roles can disappear in the blink of an eye with a change of operator and they are also roles that can be...

There's a pretty active swaps group and a lot of people do swap for shifts that suit their circumstances (or their body clock) better. Naturally it is up to drivers to get the swap signed off and it is beholden on them to ensure they don't break 'Hidden' rules. It will not go down well if you...

The Sunday's are always every other weekend and the vast majority of the time have a Saturday attached (and very often a Friday too, or on the long weekend a Wednesday or Thursday through to Tuesday. There are a couple of 'rogue' Saturday's a year in most links which means two or three times a...

So I'll be the first to admit to eating rubbish takeaway food any time up to 22.30, grab an americano with espresso shot when I can and sometimes a chocolate brownie (or pain-o-chocola in the morning) if I get a chance. Seriously though I do try to stay hydrated and I will open the windows to...

The second part of your statement highlights that you have no understanding of the priorities of the driver. One moment of rushing can be career ending and potentially life threatening. I'm not one for deliberately taking an age to change ends, but equally there have been instances where staff...

I strongly suspect the OP is talking about what is effectively a TfL rebranding. The logo's are absolutely everywhere and very hard to disguise if traveling by public transport to or from work - indeed you would need inside knowledge to determine that you aren't in fact an underground member of...

If you're traveling over the TPWS loops on approach to buffers at somewhere between 6-8mph there is normally a further reduction to walking pace within a carriage length or two. If walking pace is approximately 4mph then you cover near enough 6 feet a second. Therefore stopping 6 feet from the...

I would recommend that people try to get in the habit of getting the name of their potential new employer right! It will be a must at a manager interview. LOROL no longer exist - we are now Arriva Rail London but we still operate the London Overground network.

Thoughts to the drivers family and also best wishes to his poor colleague who had the responsibility of checking and assessing this distressing scene while maintaining responsibility for their own train and passengers.