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On a train and can hear the driver having a conversation on their phone while driving ( currently 10 minutes into the journey and they are still on the phone ). Surely just like a car a train driver should not be having a phone call while driving?

Good morning, Does anyone have a contact email and/or number for greater Anglia recruitment. I have tried to email the person who carried out my day 1 tests back in October to see if there is any update for day 2 dates , however it keeps bouncing back so i suspect they have left. Thank you...

I’ve always been curious as to how much flexibility there is between line speed limit and what the speed is set for the diagram? For example, if the line maximum speed is 40mph, I presume the diagrammed speed is below that; say 35mph, thus giving a bit of room for the driver to catch up time if...

I’m looking at going to Taunton at the weekend, I have a network rail card which does not cover the whole journey, so I’m going to ticket split the journey using the same train. My question is , when ticket splitting do I have to use the Last station in the covered area the train stops at , or...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36490303/polish-f16-fighter-pilot-killed-crash/ A FIGHTER jet pilot who died in a tragic crash while performing a loop-the-loop in an F-16 has been dubbed a "legend". Army veteran pilot Major Maciej Krakowian was at the helm of the Polish aircraft when it...

Or to be precise lack of Platform 1 , it’s always confused me that there is Platform 2 services to either merdian water and Stratford. Platform 3 main line to Liverpool Street / Stratford and platform 4 for services to Cambridge etc. No platform 1 at all. Why not just have platforms 1-3 rather...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/near-miss-involving-a-member-of-staff-on-the-bluebell-railway At around 15:00 on 9 August 2025, a steam locomotive moved unexpectedly while it was being coupled to a second steam locomotive in platform 1 at Sheffield Park station. This caused both locomotives...

I’ve always find it somewhat frustrating that in some journeys it costs more if I do a direct journey compared to splitting it up ( yet I stay on the same train ). For example if I put in a direct return journey from London Liverpool Street to Norwich with a network rail card it will cost me...

Having recently visited various heritage lines , Watercress, bluebell, EOR & K&ESR I have to say the trains on the watercress line seem to motor along compared to the other lines , now of course it could be just a false sensation, however does the watercress line have some kind of exemption for...

Living in North London I’ve always been puzzled why north of the river uses OHL and the south using 3rd rail which got my thinking: Out of the two which is more efficient to use , in my heard surely it’s got to be OHL as the wires should provide less resistance, thus consuming less energy and...

Whilst I was waiting for the tube on the weekend, I had a thought while seeing a driver pull into the station, Hypothetically speaking if a driver allowed a member of the public to ride with them in the cab , or worst kind scenario allowed then to drive/ assist to drive the train would they be...

While on a trip to Ramsgate station, I noticed in the underpass an information timeline on the wall regarding the history of Ramsgate with the Vikings / Romans etc. To my shock it stated that the Romans gave the name "England" when in fact they called it "Britannia"; the Name England was given...

Having recently visited the Bluebell and Watercress railways (both well worth a visit) on the watercress there was an on train guard inspecting tickets which got me thinking , what powers does the guard actually have if say someone refuses to pay or show a ticket? Does a preservation railway...

I’ve been using southeastern HS1 recently and I’m puzzled why they call Stratford , Ebbsfleet and Ashford international stations ? Also it looks like half the platforms are never used, rails mega rusty etc, what a waste of money building them if they are never to be used ?! Finally does HS1...

What are gate line staffs role ? Is it simply just to open the gates when a ticket does not work or are they meant to have some kind of revenue control ? I only ask as the amount of people that just barge through the barriers is becoming ridiculous now at least 5 people on every train I get on...

Afternoon all , Never seen shunter/ depot driver for London Overground, especially at Chingford. Unfortunately nothing about wage. Link below. https://jobs.deutschebahngroup.careers/en_US/jobsGlobal/JobDetail/Shunter-Chingford/227451

Working from home was slowly but surely becoming more and more popular with covid hitting resulting in a massive acceleration in working from home resulting in drop of passenger numbers, would you say that freight is a more secure future then passenger TOC’s especially as companies are trying...

Seems a bit low , unless that’s during training ? https://iebsprodnwrl.omcs.networkrail.co.uk/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&p_svid=2182749&p_spid=7000659&refsh=0

https://gtrailwaycareers.com/jobs/vacancy/shunter---cricklewood-0299/317/description/ 24k seems low but still worth a punt

As per above title , is the role of a rail operator for GB freight just another title for a depot drover ?