Search results

I love the username you went with to make this comment :lol:.

Yeah the thing is the smoke itself could be seen by an individual as a threat to your life if you have breathing issues, meaning an emergency justifying use of the escape handles. As a passenger you would be acutely aware that the driver can’t see what’s going on if you’re in the back car and...

Well the first person on scene escorting the emergency services should be a MOM (Mobile Operations Manager) they are generally the dogsbody who go and deal with anything and everything that needs boots on the ground trackside, and they wear many hats. In an incident like this the MOM will...

I can’t see that happening. It’s not just the bolts but all the body panelling inside and out that will be screwed, glued and otherwise attached and then all the wiring, ducting, structural supports etc. I imagine the cab area being the most complex part. Then there’s how to get it in position...

The will almost certainly not be signed off first. it’s looking like they will be some of the last to be trained. they will still be needed as specialists in the transition if the new fleet so there won’t be time to train them up until the transition is almost complete.

They may not go through the full course, as you say they can already drive the trains, which means they could probably miss out on a lot of the simulator training and such, but they will still need to be assessed driving the full system and they will still need to be taught and assessed in all...

Are you positive of this? The last I heard was that September was the likely start date for training. Given that over 30 drivers need to be trained to run one train in passenger service, and each driving course taking 3 weeks, starting at one week intervals, (not sure on numbers that will attend...

There’s multiple posters inside every metro car with information on how to report stuff.

I saw the spare fronts from 22 not too long ago, completely rusted, not sure if they’d be of any use. And to be honest I’m not sure if they would have the staff or the time to repair/replace the front. Regards the current reliability, there was a long list of parts on back order which finally...

83 was the one that speared thru the school bus in the 80s. I was told the chassis was twisted which made the 3/4 life upgrade at wabtech a non starter. Someone else may know more though. I’m sure one of the depot lads on here mentioned that the Un-refurbished models can still be coupled up for...

As above, I thought it was odd that you said that, as there is no driver familiarisation going on. ( I thought maybe you knew something that diddnt, hence the question. But that sheet is just to keep the guys who are driving it during the testing from being distracted by the numerous other staff...

What’s ment by driver familiarisation in this case?

The latest that’s being touted is September for start of training, and then however long it takes to train the 30+ drivers that it will take to have one new unit in passenger service.

I vaguely remember seeing a social media post or comment from nexus saying it will be weekdays.

Sorry if it’s already been mentioned elsewhere but what is the parade? I live in this area and have done parades over a lever crossing for The seghill gala when I was in a brass band. I diddnt work for the railway then though and assume it was all sorted by the local council.

The last I heard was that the start of daylight testing marked a 10 week period where the training package and assessments are finalised, tested and signed off by the relevant departments and authorities with driver training beginning after that, starting with the driving instructors obviously...

Dan is correct, they will need trained and passed. driving a train for testing purposes is totally different to driving a train in passenger service and all the appropriate training and assessment will need to take place as per safety and standards.

Just to add to this; I believe the new fleet team will have to undergo fleet transition training just the same as every other driver as they will have to follow the correct training to be able to carry passengers. They may not even be the first to do it. I think it’s looking to be 3 weeks...

Understood. But nope not enough drivers yet, in fact there are none trained yet.

I’m not massively up on the terminology so I’m assuming that Trestol is either using the wrong term or is just incorrect, as I also thought they were the same thing. (apologies if this is not the case) My understanding is that the issues with the traction are still being explored but most of the...