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after at least 18 months storage i took it on a test run the first day we got and someone hadnt repaired the hole in the cab roof resulting in very wet driver and instant fail!!!

Bestwood loop is being relayed the track is already in the four foot ready to be laid.

Standard rulebook and sprinter guidebook says 12 cabs not coaches. The current teaching is cabs not cars. maximum is 12 cabs. I checked with our main instructor. Passed the Derby - Nottingham this morning it had 2x 158 a 156 and and a 153 all in service. We used to have 3x156 and a 170 on the...

For me NSE looked good on the 50's when it was darkened and revised. GWT livery always looked smart the green looked fantastic. MML last livery on Hst but terrible on 222.

there are plenty of vacancies at both depots and if you get the choice Eastcroft is more sociable in terms of operations and hours whereas the spotters would prefer Etches as its more traction but the downside is more nights and slightly longer shift length due to Bombardiers demands. The only...

As usual a couple of issues with some of the posts. Firstly local reps arent paid they get time off to man offices but on the whole they recieve no financial benefit for doing the job. The reason we can wear a union tie is because our contracts and terms and conditions say we can ( end of.) If...

most shifts are night shifts about 8 hours. only 4 booked daylight turns at etches park slightly more at nottingham. Etches is 7 on 4 off whereas nottingham is 7-5off-7-2off like mainline although sundays are part of your week.

wrong again they sign as far as nottingham only drivers no longer go Worksop

It was 3 for me but at the current recruitment it may be shorter they like 2 years as your are no longer post qual and they feel you have a little experience however you return to post qual once on the mainline

I do yes i forget which driver but i went up a couple of days later and control rang to confirm we had a 170

we used to have that late job where we coupled to the last Liverpool-Brum travelled pass then pick up the empties off Tysley usually back over Stenson

to those of you applying for the depot driver role all i will say is good luck. despite what the god of depot driving believes the role is pretty hard slog with unbelievably unsociable hours. EMT have now proven that the grade is the way to the mainline. The average wait is 3 years. The...

From what i was told Network Rail have declined the paths required to operate the Robin Hood line coupled with Etches Park stabling and pathing problems into and out of Derby at night and in the morning create headaches. upgrading is taking place on the robin hood line during the blockade...

Quite right C link and spare link sign that whole route but no Nottingham driver signs Beighton - Doncaster - Lincoln. Common sense wouldve seen them Learn Beighton - Lincoln via Worksop and Retford. Using the bubblecar. That wouldve shortened the ecs and given access to Worksop during the...

As usual people who dont work in the industry preaching to those that do. I'll break it down so that the more challenged of you get it. When i joined the railway my contract stated that i wasnt obliged to work on the sabbath. However my company would like me too but it doesnt want to pay...

And who is going to pay to take said company to court ??? oh thats right the union you muppet. Without unions all railstaff would be on minimum wage because the companies would walk all over them. Productivity has gone through the roof since the days of BR and companies profit from it...

which route lincoln and skeggy probally fair fetched but Liverpool-Norwich would see major advantages. Sheffield-Nottingham increased speeds, Grantham - Peterborough 125mph running. Plus 1st class offering and slght capacity increase.

you have of course overlooked the option that EMT will retain them and use them on the Liverpool-Norwich service. It would speed up times by upwards of 30minutes and they are already passed for the route. The conversion course is pretty easy and the depot at Etches Park is already there...

if the station overrun is less than 400m and doesnt pass a junction or level crossing a signaller may authorise a driver to set back into a station. Over 400m the train is not permitted and must continue forward. some TOCs have a far more dim view of overruns than others as they feel its a...

its a great idea as long as cyclists dont mind paying £10 for the priviledge of their bicycle being carried. The rail companies are not gonna pay to refurbish trains without an end product. They may operate public transport but they expect a return on their investment