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Have you any more details about that? I thought they had only a one year deal for this year.

Hitchin drivers do sign 717s and Hitchin to Peterborough, yes. My money's still on Baldock peak extras.

If they are currently running to Peterborough then I expect it's more 100mph testing. Apparently the windscreen wipers need to be modified for the higher speed, so perhaps its extra testing. Can't see them being used for Peterborough trains in service, but if extra Kings Cross to Baldock trains...

"Commitment to Customers" was what I saw some blustering fluff proclaim c2c stood for.

Where I work we had GUARANTEED Rest Day Work for a period. Filled the pool with hot water that summer. Happy days! Agree with your post. Like a Plumber's call out charge - there's more to it. The Plumber had to travel to get there and change plans/turn down other work to come out.

Richmond, Yorkshire though I believe!

Be prepared to be messed about with working hours until you are passed out and on your own. You may find you are moved DIs (Driver Instructor - the practical handling bit) last minute if your regular one is on leave for example. And then you might get swapped to yet another DI instead of the one...

The train planning work on this week for the major block at Three Bridges was done ages ago and based on the December 2021 timetable. A modified timetable (COVID) has been running but it was too late to do any train planning work to alter the work already done for this week to the modified...

Strange! Unless they just didn't want to poach current Unite members - politics/good relations between unions (not treading on toes etc.). That's really the only rational reason to decline.

I doubt that. They represent bus drivers! Wilts & Dorset is one place where the RMT represent Bus Drivers I believe, and why else have a Bus Workers Handbook?! https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-publications/bus-workers-handbook/

Some years ago, around Hitchin I think, engineering works took place and it was decided that rather than have rail replacement buses, trains would run instead but coast with pantographs lowered for the short section required, and it would all be a lot less hassle for the passengers. An excellent...

Another factor was that back in those days there were mileage payments - the Top Link would have the longest mileage turns of duty, so the biggest potential for earnings. So for a Top Link Fireman, passing out as a Driver could bring take home pay crashing down to Earth upon being placed in the...

Hello @SLee To reassure you, and anyone else reading the thread. There was a similar question a while ago from someone taking a Conductor position, so I'll refer you to my response to that here: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/working-time-directive-new-entrant.221906/#post-5294882...

@plugwash I think what you may possibly be thinking of is that after the Polmont derailment in the 1980s (train hit a cow with Mk2 driving trailer the leading vehicle), passengers were not permitted in the leading vehicle if it was built to exceed 100mph. This is why Driving Van Trailers were...

For Drivers? Have a look here: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/southern-rail.212140/#post-4899152

Box junctions were a difficulty I gather, particularly in London on roads where there were two or more lanes in each direction - drivers having to leave an 18 metre space for themselves on the other side of one in heavy traffic, simply got overtaken or undertaken by other road users who then...

Leasing costs were not the only consideration with 365s though. They needed Station Dispatch Staff at most of the stations called at as 12 cars, and also any stations with mirrors called at as 8 cars in the hours of darkness. To avoid those difficulties, then retrofitting with DOO cameras and...

Anglo Scot had 'speed set' controls for the class 89, and The Elizabethan had the firing rate of the fireman, and you could drop the water scoop at troughs at Werrington and Langley. I think today's kids would be bored out of their minds!!! I can remember being disappointed that it was all text...

I expect: 1) is unpaid meal breaks. Like a long 2½ hour unpaid break means you are out of the house at work for 11 hours, but get paid 8½. Do a week of that, and it's 42½ hours pay for 55 hours. Especially if an inter-urban run with the break in another town, or two unpaid breaks equating to...

Yes, London Overground do: (All Depots including Chingford)