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I'm wanting to hear from anyone having to use the rail replacement service between Folkestone and Dover. Good or bad experiences ? Any comments on the drivers or vehicles ?

Leading on from the 2 Class 90s coupled in multiple, what is most powerful traction combination in scheduled service in the UK at the moment (excluding Eurostar)? Multiple unit formations up to the standard 12 car are included in this one.

Just wanted to ask a few questions for those of you out there with your driver instructors. How many hours driving have you done and would you say you are confident with the route and the braking points at the moment? What speed have you been told to enter a typical 8 car platform? It...

Years ago I was given an ALR on its last day of validity. I was 14. I decided to go to Glasgow not not knowing I was unable to return to London as the last service was pulling out as we arrived in Glasgow. So what direct destinations from London are one way only in 2016? Inverness has got to...

I've been informed drivers on Sprinter units receive no training on doors. Does this mean they are unable to help the guard rectify door faults or isolate where necessary ?

A friend in the bus industry who currently does bus rostering has applied for a similar job on the railway. How similar are the two roles?

With the recent staff shortages, engineering works etc are the public turning their backs on trains in favour of coaches? Will wages and conditions for coach drivers catch up or even overtake train drivers ...

Does anyone here work as on board staff on these trains ? Is there much overnight lodging ? I've seen the train-crews hang out together at St Pancras but rarely see drivers.

This question is for non railway staff please. If you could choose to drive any scheduled UK train for a day what would it be ?

Can anyone tell me what the fastest long distance non high speed route is (maximum line speed 100 mph) and how fast the quickest trains complete the trip ? For example Glasgow to Edinburgh.

When London buses went on strike a year or two ago, the railways both tube and main line struggled to cope. How would our main line and intercity trains cope if national express and megabus went on strike ?

We all know about the psychometric tests which all new drivers must pass. But these measure memory retention, problem solving and ability to follow rules etc etc.

Does anyone know if coaches ran late due to the recent fog ?

A friend of mine says scheduled coach services are more punctual than trains. It's easy to check on the punctuality of trains as they are published online. I can't find anything similar for coaches. Can anyone advise ?

Link to the careers website https://www.southeasternrailwaycareers.co.uk/templates/Southeastern_Railway/job_list.aspx?raparam=45564576706C594F767A74534F515964544A326B5A4E616E56574665396A5145&pagenumber=2 Good luck to those applying.

Are there any Tocs that expressly do not want experienced drivers?

Does anyone know where I can find a clip of ERTMS cab signalling in action ? Many thanks.

I might be looking at this with a glass half empty view but it seems this career attracts a lot of negative comments both from railway colleagues in other grades to the general public. When I'm asked what I do for a living I'm more likely to say just driver to avoid getting ridiculed. Has...

http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2015-08-31/londoners-dont-want-to-drive-buses-says-bus-company/ How can bus companies be discouraged from recruiting overseas? Why doesn't this happen in the rail industry?

Does anyone know anything about an alleged overshoot last night at St Austell?