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Propelling is pushing stuff about, rather than pulling it. A leading cab is the one that faces the same direction as the movement. In the case of 2 locos attached, this would be the MOST forward of the cabs, in relation to the movement. Propelling at 20 is permitted on the mainline, but for...

It's not about them wanting or not wanting, it's about having passed all the tests set. Hardly FL's fault if someone fails a test, or only achieves a mediocre score, which makes it much more likely to end up in a pool rather than in a classroom.

There is more than 1 trainer and location within the company

At that point they are facing, not trailing tho

How do you know wages aren't low now, in comparison to the future? Wages have nothing to do with it. Having a 24 hour railways does.

This bit

I'd only worry if u are a crim and you haven't previously declared it

I wish I had 10 weeks in a hotel, would have been a nice rest from the chaos at home!

There would need to be a WD move somewhere.....

That's not how the move would be made tho, the wagons would be left outside the factory PAD while the loco runs round, then reattach outside the factory, then heading off back to Wigan. The disruption to Parbold would be 5 minutes, once.

In terms of turnaround. They are only looking to move boxes on rail that would be going to Eastern rail ports. Small in terms of rail capacity, not factory size, sorry if I was unclear. You know a run round takes 5 minutes, just as long as it takes to travel through from a siding, yeah?

OK, in the exceptionally long term, never say never. But there was never a plan to invest in sidings. For such a small factory, with a 30 odd container daily turn round, it wasn't going to reasonably happen any time soon. For Heinz it would cheaper to buy a new factory elsewhere with an existing...

And how many want their daily commute ruined by all the roadworks happening during the day, road and rail grinding to a halt one week per month?

No, enthusiasts wanted one, but just because enthusiasts want, don't mean enthusiasts get. It was never, ever, going to involve a siding. Which I have tried to say since the beginning of this thread.

There was never going to be a siding....

I've been fired plenty of times, don't sweat it too much, especially if it was for something stupid and non-safety based.

It's their perception that they could get one that has started the thread, not mine. Part of the sacrifice of a superb job is 2 years of crap money, imo

I imagine a student loan would be lower interest than a bank loan.

I believe its a lower income that is the issue.

Aaah, the damn flyover chops it off, I was sure it was still connected.