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Your train was 5 early approaching doncaster. The freight was 15 late and the signaller had the route set for the freight but it seemed to drop a further 10 mins through doncaster. The signaller obviously forgot his crystal ball last night so did not forsee that happening. Your comment about the...

Strange place for a fatality though. Its in the middle of nowhere

I heard the 172s were also too long for some of the platforms on the marston vale line?

the up fast and down slow are bi directional but not reversible as such, you cannot come into mkc on the down slow and reverse to go back up slow, and the up fast you cannot reverse to go back north on the down fast. however the 2 reversible lines you are able to do so.

I have a colleague, also safety critical, who was in the same position, asked his line manager who said it was fine as long as it didnt affect his work. Im also of the view that why does it matter to the company what you do in your own time? As you say it doesnt say in your contract..

Still OLE problems, so i would say leave with plenty of time to be on the safe side

You would be right to be dubious as i heard on the grapevine they had exactly the same problem again today at the same place?

The problem should be all sorted during the night. What train were you hoping to catch tomorrow?

Rubbish! Lol

Dont even go there with OP regarding station staff lol

If its not meant to be a witchhunt or to critcise any driver why post the exact details of the train??

This goods line isnt commission yet though is it?

What new siding in operation!?

They can only work within a possession anyway..

Depends on as you say, overtime and also how many sundays you are rostered. But i would expect it to be over 30k without too much effort

Hmm...

Surely this junction has a PRI to prevent such a thing?

Rugeley trent valley!

The signalling wont allow it, even if there were points at tamworth (which there isnt) or bi di signals on the down slow to get back to amington junction (which there isnt) then would require crossing all 4 lines to cross over onto the up slow then cross all 4 lines again at nuneaton, it isnt...

Like i said, polesworth :roll: