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Crossrail take over most of the paddington to reading routes mon - fri off peak two trains an hour pad to rdg and vice versa peak 4 trains an hour. Sat and Sun two trains an hour between Pad and rdg and vice versa, Gwr will still operate the overnight services 0115, 0224, 0354 and 0440 off...

They do take on trainees I think the last time was 2015/2016, Chingford maybe smaller than the other depots(not including Watford or Euston) with a lower turnover.

platform 1,2 and 3 Doo trains need CD and RA, however on the gwr trains the guard either closes the doors or gives the bell signal to closes door to the driver, but the ready to start the guard would get the station work complete from the platform staff, the guard then show the green light/flag...

Gatwick Express at Victoria is the way into Southern as it's very rare for them to take Qualifieds, last time they did was around 4 years ago and that was at Norwood. I think if you do two years at Gatwick Express you can then put in for a transfer to another Southern Depot. At one point it see

387 doors can be lock on by the tms I think it would include the who electrostar range and may 172. i would think the siemans trains should be able to do it as well

Some of the new EMU's and I think DMU's can have their doors lock out mechanically (using a carriage key) or electronically via the trains computer (tms) if you lock out the doors via the computer which is now the perferred method the doors can still be open in an emergency situation

It depends were the train is going and who is working the train, a five car to bedwyn/newbury and oxford can now be doo

As someone said above 4 aspect means more trains 3 aspect means higher speeds. On the up and down Badminton most of the signal sections are two miles long (apart). It's all based on line speed.

Bedford used to have or still do have a 0210 start with around 40 or more stops Doo.

It must be one of the London based TOC, I hear you get work hard at some of the Thameslink depots

Two depots at Paddington Hss go to the mess room, Old oak and North pole depot, Swansea, Oxford, Bristol, Cheltenham Spa and Exeter diversionary routes are Gloucester to Severn tunnel Jct, Melksham, Greenford and Westbury to Bathhamton (Bath Spa) the reason Paddington don't go to Plymouth is...

Thanks for finding that Paolo. I think some of the spad's on the piccadilly was poor signal sighting braking distance too short. The central line ones show that computers are not prefect and mistakes still happen

I was reading a piece about the ATO on the Central Line from a few years back and the ATO had 7 SPAD's

Aslef rasied concerns with the FOC about noise levels in the class 66 a few years ago, the later batch of 66's had modfication to reduce the levels in the cab. FOC allow drivers to use ear plugs. TOC are not to keen on this but you can get ear plugs that block certain noise levels so you would...

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