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In my experience, it is the conductor drivers who speak to the signaller.

Trump has come down on the side of Musk, so the MAGA followers will quickly fall into line.

I am reminded of Ladbroke Grove, in which it is most likely that Driver Hodder read what he perceived as a single yellow aspect, and did not subsequently notice that SN109 signal was red, despite the red aspect being visible for eight seconds. Here, the driver read what he perceived as a green...

Those thousands of bored teenagers working in cybersecurity would be very useful for Russian and Chinese intelligence.

Ask your LOM for a cab pass.

It's useful to have a train waiting at a signal out of the station, as it can move as soon as it gets the signal. If it waits in the station, once it gets the signal it has to go through the dispatch procedure, causing additional delay.

Presumably, Sunak wanted some good news alongside the cancellation of HS2 phase 2, so brought in Andrew Gilligan and his crayon.

No, they won't make any sense to you now.

Performance related pay, i.e. bonus

You could start straight at block school or have some time doing other things first; it varies. It could be a while. If your contract is for a box then that's where you'll be, unless you're on the relief. Block school location is decided on both availability and distance. That is where your...

Not available means the person has declined overtime for that day.

Rest day not available Booked off - Paid as part of 35 hour week but not required to come in (usually on Bank Holidays, or to avoid breaking Hidden) Conference? RDW is rest day worked Sunday not available

This also reminds me of Ladbroke Grove. As well as the poor training of a new driver, in both incidents the driver believed the signal was showing a different indication, even though the signal indications were visible for a significant length of time after forming this belief.

This is not uncommon. As mentioned above, note it, fault it, telephone for emergencies and mention it to your relief.

Suggested or requested maybe, but signallers are responsible for regulation. If the signaller could show that their decision minimised overall delay, or otherwise followed the regulating policy, they wouldn't get the delay.