Recent content by Nobby15

Hope that unit shown was on the test track and not running on the sidings at Quinton , as it was displaying the wrong front illumination

That’s sealed it then , I was invited to take part in the second phase of recruitment but the wage and loss of travel privileges would mean I would be worse off , thanks Freightliner , but no thanks .

Yes , as in free travel .

Am I right in thinking that only protected staff get subsidised travel ?

Exactly my thoughts Gadgetman , at the depot that I work from it's the Depot Drivers that sign the forms , I'd never put my signature to a form that had just been given a new time , but god forbid if this was found to be the case and the train was involved in any incident which called into...

The confusion that's arising concerns trains that are prepped on depot but then not used for service , it seems that some of my supervisors are now under the impression that the prep is valid indefinitely as long as the train is left secure .

Could well be toc specific definitely not in the rule book , will need to get hold of my manager as it's causing some confusion , but also thought there may have been an industry standard .

Can someone please shed light on this please . Once a train has been prepped for service , how long is the prep form valid for ? I was always under the impression that it was only valid for 24 hours and that after that if the train hadn't entered service a new prep needed to be carried out and a...