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I once read a book on Human Error by Sidney Dekker. The book talks about 'people not coming to work to do a bad job' and 'if they knew what the outcome would have been (ie bad) they would have behaved differently'. So the key is to understand why people made the decisions they did with the...

You see being a train driver or a pilot or a doctor or nurse, you don't get a second go at getting something correct. Recently completed a house purchase. The amount of things the solicitor got incorrect that I had to pull them up on...But it's ok. They can resend the land registry form with...

You don't order a review without telling the person who is doing it what the outcome needs to be. Expect Drivers and Unions to be blamed for most of the current systems problems, with a recommendation of Driverless train technology (whatever the cost) and more anti trade union legislation.

We still have mutual on c2c. There was a recent change with TFL recently, we can only travel on TFL on our staff pass to and from work and whilst on duty now.

Totally agree with 321446's comments. Days like Monday are becoming far to frequent and disruption feels like the norm at the moment. The constant mods to diagrams and late finishes due to disruption and cock ups is starting to wear thin. The lessons never seem to be learned but those of us on...

Like your cousin at Ipswich, we do not have the 4 day week. Our working week is Monday to Saturday, with one day off each week. Sunday's are additional to that. As an average you will have one rostered Sunday a month and one on a volunteer basis. In general one weekend a month you will be off...

Do you mean for c2c to stop at Southend Airport?

A limited stop Stratford, Romford, Shenfield, Wickford, Southend Airport might work. Potentially room for a bay platform at Southend Airport. Don't know who owns the land next to the down platform at Southend Airport. In the current timetable their might be scope to fit the down road after the...

Forced to work. Where there are Sundays in our roster we are contractually obliged to work them. They are paid as overtime and are not included in 35 hour working week. When we are on early shifts and there is not a train to to get us to work in time or home from a late shift we have to drive...

Yes I am. With Sundays outside the working week there are plenty of weeks in my roster where we are rostered to work 6 days a week and sometimes 7 days a week. Not everyone has a 4 day week. Who decides MP's working hours and T&C's and remuneration?

Is it possible for a member of the public to propose a bill to be passed for parliament? I would propose new parliamentary working hours bill. Parliament will work alternate early and late weeks. Early's will commence at 0515 until 1315. Lates will commence 1500 until 2300. There will be one...

The Tories have had a dreadfull month or so with all the Brexit fiasco, David Davies and Boris resigning, and the EU sticking two fingers up at whatever they propose. They have simply opted for the standard Tory response when things aren't looking good for them - do a bit of union bashing.

What the public and government do not realise is how much of the railway runs on overtime, goodwill and favours. That can all end without any form of industrial action. Can you come off your rostered turn on Tuesday and do another job that's a longer diagram? Once a yes becomes a no. Can you...

Since coming to office this government has passed more anti trade union legislation than anti terror legislation.

There was an incident at Goodmayes this morning on the GEML. A person tried to take a shortcut accross the running lines and was hit by a train. Understand the individual lost both legs but has survived. On the basis of #15, should any non stopping train proceed at caution through a platform?

At Southend Vic as a DD you will be shunting trains between the station and sidings, prepping trains and working the signal panel. Full range of shifts, nights, earlies & lates.

At my TOC and my depot it would be: 1. Revert to spare (least likely) 2. Diagram modified (start time altered by up to 60 mins and diagram extended by up to 60 mins). 3. Diagram cancelled and given another diagram provided it fits the parameters in 2 above. My TOC are quite happy to put you in...

I always spend a penny if I feel the need when changing ends. In the hot weather my TOC is pretty good at stocking fridges in mess rooms with bottled water. If the worse comes to the worse a quick call to the signaller at a station stop 'driver needs emergency pnb!' My PB for changing ends...

321325/6 both in traffic with the AC traction package. Have driven them both recently.

1. Nobody who uses C2C should be able to complain about punctuality. 2. Greater Anglia should announce to reduce costs the Stadler intercity's are being binned and replaced with cascaded Pacers. 3. 4 star overnight hotel accommodation and a taxi to your depot for any duty starting before 0700...