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I don't suppose anyone has a map that shows the different signallers that cover the South Western Railway network please? (A list will do too) I know what they are, just not what the boundaries are. Open train times shows them on a map but it could be quite time consuming going on each map to...

At least for SWR, for the past... maybe week or so (possibly longer), platform numbers on all stations have just vanished. It still shows the route of the train and the time due, but never the platform, even at stations where it's not possible for a train to be re-routed to an alternative. I...

Yep, just discovered it from googling one of the earlier answers and already find it great. Unfortunately it only has Waterloo and Salisbury, but as I am based at Waterloo, it's certainly better than nothing! :P

Thanks! TyrellCheck sounds great but it seems to only be a website rather than an app. Does it work well as a website or is there an app available under a different name? And where would I get that login from? HR, IT, or my line manager? What's the realtimes one you mentioned? I looked this up...

The SWR guards mobile. It will of course have emails, which is SWR's main way of alerting staff to problems. And then there's the National Rail and own SWR apps, neither of which are particularly good though. However, as a guard, what other websites or apps would you recommend that would be...

Yes I ment T/Op, not T/O I don't deal with those agreements and it's above my pay grade to care about the inner details, I am just saying what I heard on the call I made to the controller. What local agreement they have, where that information came from to get to the controller, and if the...

I wish, those were the days! No I was a CSA 1 in Zone 1

Thank you for your answers! I was somewhat expecting the answer to 1/2 as TfL operates in a similar way going from CSA 2 to 1. What I am surprised by is having another interview and medical. Thankfully coming from TfL I have extensive National Rail ticketing knowledge which should help! Odd...

Well that's the words that the controller used, so I too would like to know who! I did find it a bit odd when I was told that too but not like I can sit on the phone debating it... hmm... forever a mystery. I didn't see the T/O well enough to recognise them again nor do I remember the name of...

Thanks, how long does the card typically take to arrive? For TfL it was about a week

I understand that what I am saying may sound a bit odd but what benefit would I have by coming here and lying about that? Zero. If you're going to call me a liar then fine, but I know the call that I had and what I was told, even though I was rather surprised myself.

When I begin my new guard job at Waterloo, I'd like to try and use my loss of free travel on TfL services to get a bit fitter and that includes cycling to Waterloo. Does anyone who does or has worked at Waterloo know if there is any staff bicycle parking available? A private/locked & CCTV...

Not to hijack the thread, but how does the travel work to Basingstoke? If I show them paperwork like when I used the tests/medical invite emails as a ticket, at what point do people start getting their - what I assume is an ITSO card that acts like an unrestricted ITSO ticket - passes so that I...

Soon I'll be starting with SWR as a Guard. I've heard varying information about when I could expect to become a Commercial Guard. Hopefully some here have made that transition! 1) Is the move to Commercial Guard 'automatic' or do I have to internally apply? 2) If automatic, at what point does...

Absolutely is because I called the Line Contoller and asked them myself! What exactly 'local agreement' means, I can't clarify, but I made it clear it was regular headphones and their response was that it's permitted! I'm not saying it's allowed in the rules but clearly there is something going...

It is actually. On the Jubilee line they have a 'local agreement' that train operators can wear their own headphones and play music. I don't know the ins and outs of the agreement but that came from the Line Controller. Of course won't apply to all lines but it is allowed in some areas. Some...

Hey, does anyone know the actual routes for a non-commercial guard? I understand these are different from commercial, but what exactly is different? Thanks!

Waterloo but just been called today and given a Feb start date! :D

I was told to expect a start date in Jan/Feb too when I recieved the call last month that I passed (for non-commerical guard) so hopefully I can expect a similar call too!

As an LU insider I can confirm the majority of T/Ops positions are internal only with only a few going external. However all applications are night tube only and then you go on a waiting list to go full time. Most people take the station staff route in but even then you may be waiting a while...