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Hi folks, looking for some info if anyone can help, I’m thinking off applying to GB at Craigentinney, would anyone know what the t and c’s and a sample of how the working week (example block roster )would look? Thanks in advance. kind regards to all

I know ASLEF are collecting donation internally, which is how I will contribute.

Just wanted to post publicly how sad I am at the loss of lives, as someone who drives the route everyday, it really hits home. Deeply saddened at Donald Dinnie passing, worked with him for a lot of years, although I didn’t know the driver, he was a well Kent face. The RAIB will get to the...

Just look at the difference in build quality and general ship handling between Clansman and Hebrides. Hebrides is a much better seaboat. I remember reading an article in Clyde Steamers about Captain McCrindle's differing experiences when handling them both, he said that because of the way the...

Isle of Lewis machinery suffered badly when they switched her over to burn heavy oil, quite a few reliability issues then which gave the impression that she was getting unreliable. Problem solved when she went back to marine diesel!

She was at Troon recently for some steel renewal work that was identified in her last survey, she seems ok now. Once the eco props were replaced with her old ones she was able to manoeuvre as before.

Mirrlees 8mb out of date? Maybe the super k, granted, most are now using MAN or Sulzer.

Go check the age of Stena Europe and Stena Danica, even older than Isle of Arran! Makes your second paragraph nonsense. Stena RoRo are planning to spend big on upgrades to Europe, rather than replace her with the much younger and thirstier Stena Nordica. It clearly makes commercial sence to...

I think Loti's problems are thinning steel, although her Mirrlees engines have been worked especially hard over the years, I'm sure her port engine is actually one that was earmarked for Caledonian Isles when she was building.

Yes, I drove that train! It was the 21:33 Edinburgh to Perth. Stood at Linlithgow quite a while! Probably wasn't dealt with in the best way, but heat of the moment stuff and all that!

Clearly no one likes nostalgia:wink: like every other depot, money talks!

Privatisation was bad for the industry, but good for the staff initially. Fail to see how folk still say if the staff were better etc etc, under BR we worked 7 hour days, maybe 4 hours driving for poor pay, now it's 10 hour days, driving as much as 8 hours for better pay. I for one like my...

The lord owns the world and all it contains, apart from the Western Islands, they belong to Macbrayne's Sums it all up perfectly GrimShady! Incidentally did the summer timetable 1988 on the new Isle of Mull!! Under Captain's Billiemore and Ferguson. Yes that gives an example of just how...

Very handy that gap in the fsx diagram, managed to fuel it last night before 20:02 departure, saves time at 23:34 when it comes back. As for the fo I've seen that unit being put on 5B02 to Dundee recently.

You are correct fishplate in what you say, but unfortunately with the demise of David Macbrayne and the Caledonian Steam Packet, a nationalised operator is what we've got, would Serco run down to Colonsay in a force 6 to deliver food stuffs and mail, with no pax or commercials on the car deck...