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Probably similar to others (usually spotters who failed at getting on the railway) coming on acting the big 'I am', criticising those 'bitching', thinking they're better than them (it's called a discussion, disagreements are allowed). If you'd been in a proper messroom, you'd know true...

CCLDB is an internal version of live departure boards, completely different to CCIL (Network Rail incident log).

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Driver's aren't paid what a conductor earns in a week for a Sunday. Their union agreed a rest day work agreement, just like the union did for the conductors. You're also comparing a 5 hour day for a conductor with a possibly double that day for a driver. I'll not even get into the job...

Yup, I know loads of drivers who now wear hearing aids due to constant drone from them. I noticed my hearing getting noticeably worse too. As I said it's different strokes for different folks. Freight isn't inherently bad and passenger work isn't inherently good. Each will suit different people...

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We obviously know different people. The freight lads I have worked with who have moved to passenger have done so for specific reasons: Plan a life (e.g. childcare, some sort of social life) through a more planned link Better pension Better conditions Travel facilities Not working Christmas Less...

The only ones I know who enjoy it are those who have been at freight, left for a TOC and gone back. Those I know who have always been at a TOC and gone to freight have either hated it, or left for another TOC.

Flex weeks in the roster. 4 time bands A to D, split into 6 hours, starting midnight to 6am. There's Tyne Yard and Tees, but I think they've been merged. Historically, has been a very risky depot work wise. Roster comes out in a Friday for the following week. As John says, no free travel, new...

Nope, it was agreed before COVID.

Anything is possible and it would all just be guesswork on our part. If you want to move, move. Life's too short to have regrets. If job cuts loom, there's plenty who would take the money and run in almost every depot. Go for it I say.

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Nope, not all the same. I believe they bought their drivers out of the DB scheme and their staff are all now in a DC scheme, not final salary, probably career average at best.

If you're single with no family and a crap social life, go for it. If you've either got a family or like being able to plan things, I wouldn't bother going to freight unless you fell out with your company. You'll get no travel facilities unless you're protected. The pension isn't the same as...

You'd have to give a clue to which depot...

Which TOC have you been offered a job with?