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MTREL is absolutely HIDEOUS for communicaton to applicants. Twice I had to call the number and speak to HR instead of recruitment. HR was great and got recruitment to call me back but damn. Several emails and 10+ calls over weeks. Just a complete failure of a recruitment team.

Hmm interesting, my guess about the electromagetic field looks correct, but equally the mention of the items on the outside of the rails looks true too - on the platform cess side I see two circular white things 1620046970 So is it those white things measuring the electromagnetic field that...

Thanks. How exactly do these work though? I would have expected a physical switch, weight plate - some sort of physical sensor, laser, etc. Instead this looks like a version of some LU lines TBTC cables (that normally run alongside the track), or even like ASDO in how the beacon would transmit...

I've seen this box and similar around the railway but I don't know what it is, and I don't know anyone personally to ask. The photo is from Reading Platform 6. My guess is an axle counter or maybe something related to track circuit blocks. I know just beyond the basics of what those do but not...

Found it! It's in the notes section, interesting and much easier than looking at the CWN's discussed above, thanks!

Thanks, I may get in touch! I certainly do, I can see previous workings on there?! :o

I am SWR staff and am looking for a reliable way to be able to look up what the previous headcode of a train is. Aka 2O69 was previously 2K61. How can I reliably find out that it is 2K61? Most of the time, the internal app Arrakis shows what the train was previously formed of and what it will...

PIS is Passenger Information System. At least on my TOC this refers to the dot matrix screens and verbal announcements on trains. We call the displays on platforms and stations CIS or Customer Information System. I think the structure of our headcode system here is a bit too complicated and a...

I've seen control centre reports where, admittadly rather few times, they've used a facility to view the GPS of the train, the trouble is whether they can be absolutely sure it is accurate, as you mention. Good to know though. And thanks for the details on the track locator app, I'm guessing the...

Hey all, So I've been thinking, if the Train Service Manager, Signaller or Electrical Control Room needs your specific location, and there are no signals, mile post markers, structure numbers or similar within view, what is the next best thing that they would find useful? I have an app on my...

There seems to have been a derailment in Clapham Yard yesterday afternoon, and only in the past 10 minutes as I passed through Clapham Junction do I see the train hooked up to a 158/159 being rescue dragged back in to the depot. Any further information about this? Seems to have taken a while to...

I've heard this one too, but I'm not sure (other than maybe looking a bit odd), when I'm in an environment with so many distractions, if it would be too easy to forget to do that point and/or verbalisation, and could effectively miss it, with it becoming pointless? Does that make sense?

I'm curious, what do guards, or other non-drivers (as you would have the DRA?) on-train crew who have dispatch responsibilities, do to remind yourself to check the signal and/or remind yourself it is still red, to prevent you from closing the doors and giving a Ready to Start signal bell when...

Blame the London Underground for using that term!

It has been good to get the train operators perspectives about this on the thread

In the training I received it is worded as if you can never enter the cab. Even when I ask how I can communicate with the driver if the intercom fails, it is speak through their external window, further sounding like in the circumstances described in this post you cannot go in

I agree with what you have said. The training of treating the cab as a no entry zone unless the driver asks you in (but that is worded in a way to say only if they invite you in for a failure like DSD, DVD, broken window or a line inspection in fog/darkness/unlit tunnels, but no real mention of...

My guards trainer has pretty much said to always treat the leading driving cab as a no entry zone, so I would be hesitant to enter myself without permission from control.

Thanks, found some great details in the Periodic Operating Notice but it doesn't say what stations/areas the signal boxes cover unless the signal box has seperate desks that cover smaller areas

I doubt it would have a single overview map of the signallers though? There must be a free map or list available somewhere :o