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Apparently the smell is unbearable. Something to do with the 3 stomachs getting splattered all over the train. There was one 2 weeks ago on Greater Anglia. Did serious damage to a 379 which has to be taken out of service immediately. They can de-rail trains so I think it is a reasonable excuse...

What makes my day is how people stand in groups in exactly the position where the doors will be if the train stops in the right place. So often I like to stop a few centimetres short (on platforms that are longer than 8 cars) or stop a few centimetres past the Car Stop board and then have fun...

"Driving a bus is arguably more challenging than driving a train (given the added pressures of the road, other traffic, and having passengers to deal with), so you might be surprised to learn that bus drivers earn half of what train drivers take home. The average UK salary for bus and coach...

The test assesses the ability to think logically, check details, make effective decisions, follow instructions and work under time pressure in order to find and solve faults on a train. The test consists of 20 diagrams of a new and innovative train system. For each diagram candidates are...

Off course, what you would like is a bus too your front door, persoanl chauffeur, servant to carry your luggage, your own train with first class that stops exactly where you want it too stop (ie nowhere) probably serving Gin and Tonics. Well we all have our dream rail network and would like...

I would love someone to invest millions on all routes out of Liverpool Street but that means that the DfT has to get it's arse into gear and give a company 15 years to actually make a go of it and have some chance of making money. (Which at last it has decided to do). Afterall no one is going...

You must work for the railway because you have more money than sense. However, would hate to work for any company you would run, would be bankrupt and out of a job before you even started. Besides I love reading 'gritty' comments of people in cloud cuckoo land, gives me a laugh and...

Yet another one who clearly does not live on this planet and needs a reality check. Why would anyone spend millions of pounds of their own money on modernising rolling stock and improving services only for someone else to come along in a few months time and say 'Thank you very much for doing...

You have to give HR time. They are not fast movers in this industry so give it another 2 or 3 weeks. They will also be busy with the olympics. The assessment can very from a few weeks too a few months.

Suggest you take it up with someone who can do something about it rather than gripe on the forum. That achieves nothing.

Usually any job offer is subject to relocation. If you pass your assessment then they will expect you to move otherwise they will withdraw the job from you. So no, distance should not affect you application and assessment.

Yep, becoming a depot driver is the only way into mainline on the Great Eastern side. Join the list and await your turn. Salary does go up on qualification but not as big a jump as mainline drivers. I am sure there is a depot driver on this forum who can tell you that.

Sounds like a good idea. Keep a regular check on TOC websites as they are recruiting all the time. All the best

Many people enjoy depot driving and want to do nothing else. It is lower paid than a mainline (quite considerable) and there is no guarantee you will get a mainline job. Some people can wait for years dependant on which depot you go too. I applied to be a mainline driver and was offered a...

Depot drivers spend their time in the depots, including train formation and safety checks, taking trains through the wash, shunting and other depot duties . They don't get out ono the mainline and drive passenger trains and often drive trains at 5mph max. There can be a lot of sitting around...

As previous posts have said no company in their right mind would spend millions on investment on infrastructure for 29 months only for someone else to benefit from it. GA have started in the right way. That is ensuring that there are more revenue staff and ensuring that those who dodge...

And that is exactly the point. No one knows what will happen. No one can possibly know after just 3 months which is why the whingers, grumblers, complainers need to get in the real world and give it a few more months yet.

Sorry I think they are included in the 250. Whatever, alot less trains than Northern. And alot more than the few sprinters that Ginger refers too. Not many people see Stansted nowadays as a key airport. It is now no longer considered a good internaitonal airport. Numbers are down in their...

Yes, and anyone who has any sense knows that you do not change staff attitudes, remove staff in a short space of time. As said before why would anyone sepnd millions for 29 months. Now 15 years is different then if there was no investment I will agree with you. Do read the comments about...

WELL SAID. A far bigger network than GA and a success. •We have 4,800 employees (GA - 3,000) providing nearly 2500 local and regional train services every weekday, making us the largest train operator in the UK. •We run trains across the north of England, serving a population of...