Recent content by Locomacca

I totally agree with your masonic quote as this has been going on for a long time, not just the D&A side of things but when it comes to job promotions and vacancies but that's another kettle of fish

I started in the eighties like i have said before having beer at lunch was the norm. Obviously things changed and many guys still carried on smoking weed or what ever its called as these guys had done it for years and could not see anything wrong with doing this at home when not on shift. Over...

Im amazed its as much as once in five years, different areas and different depots obviously are not following the same guidelines. My last Nine years in the railway industry zero randoms at any site

I would agree to differ, my years as a contractor working at different depots underground included i have not seen one random D&A test and i know guys many taking different drugs most cocaine and steroids for the gym

The closure of Chart Leacon Depot, which stands empty and since closure has had many rumours of what is going to happen to it. I think of how much work and how many staff went through the depot. I thought like many that i would retire at this depot but unfortunately all the staff ended up...

Im from the BR days and we would regularly go to the pub in our lunch hour we even had the use of the works mini bus .... PS I'm once again I'm not condoning this but it happened

I am afraid to say that it is still going on, drinks and drugs being taken. As people have stated before i can remember the days when working inside a maintenance depot we would go to the pub in our lunch hour and have a beer and then come back for our afternoons work. Obviously iam not saying...