Recent content by Owen T

It was verified by many others, but thanks for your condescension reply.

I remember a cracking story from an old instructor of his 333 slamming on and coming to a stand with a dead desk, turns out a pigeon went into the coupler and put the unit into couple-mode, hell of a shot to get a pigeon in a pigeon-sized hole at 90mph.

DogboxDerek153 I PMd you a while ago but no reply, I think theres a limit on sending PMs though (you need 5 posts before you can send PMs I think, not sure).

I was once working a service into Bradford Forster Square and walking down the platform the conductor and I heard a ping and a bang, we looked around, mainly at the train we just brought in, and saw a pandrol clip rocking back and forth on the edge of an opposite platform! so yeah it happens...

Yes 22, because from Dec there will be more 6 car sets booked. This will be because of the PSR40 coming out of Cowburn tunnel (on the UP) due to the weight of the units and landslip repair work carried out years ago, something that should be addressed with the HV capacity scheme. Also because...

I have it on good authority that the 22 units coming off lease with TPE will stay with TPE, read into that what you will, I have! (sorry not giving up my source on this one)

It isn’t viable, but it’s one of those routes that must be run (even if at a loss) as stipulated by the Government in the franchise arrangements. There are a few lines throughout the UK that run at the expense of those lines making a profit, a service must be provided or they will face the wrath...

Good stuff, thanks.

Hello, qualified driver looking for information please; routes signed, rest day pattern, earliest start, latest finish etc. by PM if you prefer. TIA.

It's true they can't use their speed potential in places (Hope Valley line), but there are no speed differentials between Donny and Grimbsy, the reason for two engines is that part of the route being very quiet from a drivers point of view - more opportunity to use the 'speedset' feature which...

No you wasn’t implying that the stories were false, I was ;)

Reading stories on this board is all well and good but, I know many on the railway who have been in this scenario and not one ever had a TOC even mention it, including me so this isn’t a story ;) Scare-mongering and good ol’ railway rumors.

I left Northern after a few months with no contractual tie-in or payback, and moved to a new company within the two year PQA period, have known others do the same.

Can anybody else chime in with link/roster information? booking on/off times and number of days on in a row etc. Thanks.

Thanks for the info so far guys.