Recent content by Press & call

Absolute bull crap...... I've been a depot driver, boring, easy, no need to think, **** money, dirty and I worked with some of the best idiots in the industry, and as the job is all planned out for you I somewhat can not understand how these idiots I used to work with always seemed to muck up...

I'm a mainline competent driver 9 years.... don't mind you asking :) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I'm assuming all the people on here that are saying I'm talking rubbish are actually depot drivers??? NO your all mainline drivers who wouldn't work in the yard again or mainline...

Proves my point entirely you take the **** out of them cos you want to get something out the shift by not stabling it yaself, and your too lazy to prep. Tell me I'm wrong

I'm not saying that..... I'm saying that no one on these forums tell the truth about the job, I've worked from the bottom up and know how soul destroying that job is people should go into the job knowing what it's like...!!

Your cons far outweigh the pros!!!! cold weather, dirty work, not respected and typecast as a idiot, lower wages, same old scenery, everyday is the same (trains arrive/depart at the same time everyday) prepping!!! Faults!!! Nothing excites me more. 5mph covering 20 miles of track, your yard must...

Anyone looking to get into the railway industry HAS to go for mainline, depot driving is the worst form of driving, your treated like crap, your day is as dull and boring as everyday, and if you want to call it a stepping stone then it's the long way to go mainline. Apply for trainee mainline...

Depot driving is the worst form of driving!!!!!! 5 mph in a yard or sidings, working with a bunch of dimlows that you don't want to, the day/night being the same as every day/night, lower wages, doing the same moves....!!!! Come on mate 42+ grand a year to live the dream on the mainline plus...