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https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9117 Part of me is thinking of cheekily applying, surely there's got to be an argument somewhere that someone leading the railway should have operational experience "on the job"?

I'm a train driver who has driven in a few different NR regions and the timescales within which things like TSRs/ESRs, signalling defects, points failures are fixed seem to vary massively. Are there big differences in funding/investment (adjusted for mileage) in each region or is it largely...

CrossCountry recruiting Qualified Drivers at Bristol and Bournemouth, three years productive driving needed in order to apply. Bristol -...

I've noticed a couple of people on here who've made the move from flying to train driving but was wondering if anyone has been successful in going from the driving cab to the flight deck? I've been a driver for several years now and think it's a fantastic job, enjoyable, great colleagues...

Sounds like things have moved on from the "milk float" days in the valleys... https://aslef.org.uk/publications/aslef-significant-new-pay-deals-offered-wales-and-scotland-now-its-time-dft-do-same Edited to add: ASLEF have announced that their negotiations with TfW and ScotRail have reached a...

I've recently been thinking about my relocation options and this is something which has stuck in my mind. I'm currently renting in a commuter/dormitory town on the "gin and Jag belt" and whilst it's generally a nice place to live, if I were to buy a place in a couple of years/when the housing...

I've recently been considering a change of employer as a qualified train driver and one thing which always appears as part of the application process is an equal opportunities questionnaire. Personally, I tend not to fill them in these days because I don't see what relevance they have to my...

I'm based in the capital at the moment and I'm thinking of applying for roles to the North or West. On one hand, I'm thinking it's based to wait and see what deals ASLEF does/doesn't get, yet at the same time, I'm concerned that future contracts might have a "B-Scale" provision whereby anyone...

One career move which I've been encouraged to consider in the past few months is going for a Driver Instructor role. At my TOC, any incidents that occur whilst a Trainee is driving end up on the Instructor's one and only Train Driver Licence, these incidents are not recorded seperately...

I've done a search on the forum and can't find anything detailing what agreements there are for Avanti drivers concerning residential/non-residential status and taxis. I'd appreciate it if anyone in the know could please give me an idea of what agreements exist, either on the thread or via PM...

As per the thread title: https://jobs.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=452

I'm aware that ASLEF seems to be able to brass neck it and get whatever they want at some TOCs, yet at others it seems that they can't achieve anything at all. Unfortunately, at my place in the south east, it would fall into the latter category and I'm looking to leave partially as a result of...

The official ASLEF guidance is that members should not under any circumstances be travelling on Rail Replacement Buses during the current pandemic. I know of at least one TOC in the south east which has declined to follow this ASLEF guidance. What has the experience of other members been? I...

A couple of years ago there was an interesting thread about the fastest single line section which I believe is/was 100mph. Does anyone know which section of track signalled using Absolute Block has/did have the highest linespeed? Back in the old days of steam, I believe there was a blanket...

It appears quite a few TOCs seem to be experiencing traincrew shortages/massive turnover of staff. I've noticed on the ASLEF Company Information page there's about 20 TOCs/FOCs with new pay deals coming up in April-August next year. I don't know if the traincrew shortage is affecting guards as...

I've recently been taking a look (though not yet applied) at a rare opportunity in the aviation industry and the recruiting timescales for that particular opportunity are based around successful candidates having a one month notice period. I've enquired about this since I'm on a three month...

I'm tempted to use my PRIV to do Euston-Glasgow in the next few weeks, naturally would be walk-up on the day. Will it likely be too busy to get a seat reservation? I'm tempted to use the PRIV since advances probably wouldn't be very cheap now, plus I don't know exactly when the trip will be...

I'm currently a Trainee Driver part-way through the Practical Handling phase of training. All of the feedback I've received so far has been positive and the DIs I've had thus far have been confident in my ability. However, I do worry a lot about the Initial Assessment (pretty much every day)...

I'm pleased to have heard that the Driver in this case has been found Not Guilty. http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2017-08-07/train-driver-not-guilty-after-woman-is-dragged-along-platform/ However the case does raise some serious questions. Firstly, a lot seemed to ride on...

As someone who's soon to start a career on the railways, I thought I'd ask ask about how prevalent the concept of "Just Culture" is. I believe it started off largely as a civil aviation thing but seems to have moved to other industries, one of the main elements being that learning is more...