Recent content by Mr D River73

I reckon ATW will grant Aslef it's ballot, even if it only buys them some time and allows the Rugby to go ahead. As for the comment i made earlier about rest day patterns, i mis-calculated. Out of the 45 drivers on a 4-Day Week roster, 15 Drivers were RD on the 28th and 15 Drivers would be RD...

The next proposed strike being the 12th march will fall on the same rest day pattern as the last strike, so those who were rest day on the last strike, will also be rd on the next one should it go ahead.

It used to be a bit unsettling having DM's in the Cab, but now, i've become quite used to it and feel relatively at ease. Although, i have to say, my DM has an uncanny knack of appearing on the Platform just after i've dropped my Guts! Normally, the smell disappears relatively quickly, but when...

I was driving a Train that was in a collision with a person who clearly wanted to end his own life in June 2005. To be honest, i wasn't all that arsed, well, not emotionally anyway. I'm not saying that it didn't frighten the bejesus out of me, because it did. The fact that the elderly gentleman...