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Thank you

Do they have a car park for drivers to use?

Hi buddy, would you pm me please?

I can’t understand the negativity towards ARL and NXG. It seems better in every way to my current TOC apart from the limited routes. Whenever I speak about it at work, drivers put it down massively. We’ve had drivers leave for what was then LOROL, only to come back shortly after. I think most...

I know some answers to your q’s. Earliest start is 04:15 and latest finish 01:30 No turn longer than 9 hrs, average I think is 8:15 (I think). Nights are in their own link! Book on at the depot itself and yes there is walking time.

Thought I’d set up a thread for any questions that anyone has for the ladies and gents that already work at the New Cross Gate depot. I know have some. Is there a railway turntable on the East London Line? Someone told me there is, but I can’t find any reference to it anywhere.

Qualified Driver here, would anyone already based at NXG please PM me, I’m wanting to know certain bits and bobs would be very grateful for any help. I want to know about T’s and C’s through to walking times, pn times a bit about the depot itself and maybe get some diagrams to have a look at...

Yes mate, lots of nights. Lots on your feet and pulling points but also lots of driving trains. There are teams of shunters, and they work in their teams round the clock on their varying shifts to co-ordinate every movement of every train that enters and exits the yard. Then they have their...

They also split and attach to get units ready for the next day. Lots of sitting around getting bored, drinking tea and watching tv. If there’s a unit defect, they have to be there to see the unit in, and potentially remarshall (box in) the unit with the fault, if It can be done, to get it...

Yep, happened to me with Southeastern. Email saying sifted out, next day invite to assessment. I now start in May :D P.s happened to everyone who I went to the assessments with also.

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Thanks for that

Do drivers get 75% off underground and bus travel?

Hi mate, how you getting on? Any news yet?