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Waterloo Diagrams are without 442s. And the delay will be more than a couple of weeks. SWR Company Council have notified SWR of the problems that need to address and fixed before they enter traffic
Same for both. We are currently having problems with motorbike parking as the parking attendents are issuing parking fines to employee vehicles despite having registrations of employees motorbikes and being parked in correct spaces.
There are plenty of options on public transport in and around...
From the lastest job advert for trainee drivers on SWR
“Training Salary raises throughout the training programme. It starts at £24,649 going up to £33,008 before becoming a fully productive driver on £51,817”
Already a thread on this. Incase anyone as questions more than likely have been answered previously
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-trainee-drivers-at-staines-woking-and-waterloo.155487/page-19
“The framework is as follows:
1. South Western Railway confirm that on the introduction of any new or other modified rolling stock, each passenger train shall operate with a guard with safety critical competencies. Specific Safety Critical competencies shall be agreed by SWR and RMT.
2. All...
The post is about Graffiti on Trains....so therefore I posted graffiti on a train. I very much doubt “vandals” scroll through railway forums to see if there “artwork” has been posted
It never went wrong, my understanding was it was never implemented. The DFT pulled the plug on it because they didn’t want another embarrassing situation like Thameslink & Northern....and of course first group agreed
The shortages of DIs hasn’t had anything to do with the new timetable change being delayed.
The new timetable change was delayed due the fiasco saw at Thameslink & Northern Rail. Government & First agreed that they couldn’t afford to have further problems so they wanted a cooling off period to...
I agree with HeelBurton on this one. Stick with the Depot you have applied for once. It may get your job quicker but driver training is intense and last thing you want to do is add extra potential travelling time to your day especially with early 3am starts and 1am finishes. And you will have to...
I would have to question your “dedication” to the job. As you have no intention to help those that fill your shoes when you finally & hopefully retire....
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