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If you work with Scotrail currently and have had written confirmation of getting the job then you should be paid at the higher rate after a period of 9 weeks from the date of the letter, even if you are still in the lower grade. Speak to your manager

But in 2010 it was only guards on strike, this is a full RMT walkout so yes it differs! A service will still run as management/office/agency are all currently being. Breifed and trained but not close to 95%

Its not old fashioned, if your union ballots and industrial action is voted in by majority of voters and then people decide to work its renders any union power useless!! I dont know what job youve applied for but i can assue you that the salary it holds is not that high because the toc...

If thats your view of union solidarity then if you are lucky enough to gain employment, please dont join a union! Solidarity is a union of men and women of all differing grades sticking together for reason voted on by the members The non voters arnt bothered either way but due to the...

The 24th was never mentioned when members were balloted, so thats not valid. I agree totally that families come first, but from a union member in the railway for 29 years, i dont find the statement of solidarity to be extreme or nieve, if this issue ran over a period of months a re-ballot would...

Of course the 24th is aimed at the public, i believe thats the whole point - to make an impact and cause as much disruption as possible. The vast majority of the traveling public dont really care about the guy losing his job, all they want is a train to run on time, a seat on the train and...

The huge demand for stopping at Paisley from stations Ayr to Irvine just isnt there and cant honestly be quoted in the same bracket as Haymarket and Partick. Id say an additional journey time of 2-4 mins on current services and an additional 2 services if you change at Kilwinning isnt that...

Why dont you consider it an improvement? You now have 4 trains an hours to glasgow, 2 will stop at paisley and the other 2 you will have a 5 minute wait at Kilwinning - even with this change its still a faster service to paisley than the direct one

So Paisley gets 8 trains an hour to Glasgow Central at the moment and because there not upping it to 10 its the end of the Ayrshire and Inverclyde railway?? Some people are never happy, the majority of trains after peak time are dead from Paisley anyway The reason for this i believe is...

Sorry i work out of Queen Street but i was at Ayr before the dept split many years ago, any questions please ask though

No not only drivers in the railway lol But the only people with the power to stop it, im not getting on a high horse saying drivers are the bee al and end all, im trying to state that there is no way a conductor could even think about being on par with a driver money wise

TEs especially here at Dalmuir deal with that type of situation on a daily basis and have no power over holding a train up etc

lol ive read the rule book for years and am fully ware of what the conductor is expected to do, but its no where near as skilled as it once was, the fact replacement were trained during strike action in 4 days says it all! The fact people think there salary is justified to be on par with a...

The term guard was taken when the grade was used as a purely operational role and like many railway things has stuck. now the conductor is just a ticket examiner that operates doors and has a scwid card! and with the implementation nation wide of GSMR then the role will become unnecessary...

How can you say that when youve never been up the front? Guards will never catch drivers! Infact the term guard should not even be used now

Im thinking of traveling up north from Queen Street for new year and i cant rember the site to get the £5 returm for friends, can amyone help me please?

Its not 10 hour shifts every day lol! Its a average 35 hour week spread over 4 days so some days 10 hours but you could also get a cushy 7 hour turn just depends on the work for that link in the roster, also there are nightshift in some depots. Agreed though i wouldnt worry to much about...

LOL just a quote from me, i just find it bizarre that people want to study for these degrees then come along and be a driver. Is it just a case of oh theres no jobs for me so i fancy doing that? also i can tell you when i started as a driver there were none infact most who started as 2nd men...

LOL a bsc in chemistry and forensic science and you want to become a train driver?? the industry is definetly changing, why oh why would you want to go through uni at the taxpayers expense get your qualification and then leave and want to be a train driver?? its a complete waste of 4 or 5...