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So for the central sections down to Abbey Wood, they use Communication Based Train Control, typical of many Underground lines. They advertise service updates on the TfL website using TfL terms, and have branding and customer service that falls under the TfL umbrella. I understand MTR's contracts...

For me, I've got many tools at my disposal, both public (Traksy, Open Train Times, Real Time Trains...) and private (CCLDB, Genius Mobile, Arrakis...) tools that I'm very comfortable with. However sometimes I need to share my train times with family members (could apply this to passengers who...

Some parts of the rule book, such as brake defects, mention "vehicles", but the glossary of railway terminology doesn't actually clarify what a "vehicle" is and a Google isn't helpful. I'm taking a guess "vehicle" means "coach" as in you are in coach 1 of 10, but the way it is used could be read...

I've heard mixed things on this topic. I've searched the RSSB rule books and can't find any result for sunglasses and similar terms, and a search here shows a 2012 thread for drivers. So, excluding company policy which may differ between TOCs (but feel free to share what your policies are), are...

I've seen this box and similar around the railway but I don't know what it is, and I don't know anyone personally to ask. The photo is from Reading Platform 6. My guess is an axle counter or maybe something related to track circuit blocks. I know just beyond the basics of what those do but not...

I am SWR staff and am looking for a reliable way to be able to look up what the previous headcode of a train is. Aka 2O69 was previously 2K61. How can I reliably find out that it is 2K61? Most of the time, the internal app Arrakis shows what the train was previously formed of and what it will...

Hey all, So I've been thinking, if the Train Service Manager, Signaller or Electrical Control Room needs your specific location, and there are no signals, mile post markers, structure numbers or similar within view, what is the next best thing that they would find useful? I have an app on my...

There seems to have been a derailment in Clapham Yard yesterday afternoon, and only in the past 10 minutes as I passed through Clapham Junction do I see the train hooked up to a 158/159 being rescue dragged back in to the depot. Any further information about this? Seems to have taken a while to...

I'm curious, what do guards, or other non-drivers (as you would have the DRA?) on-train crew who have dispatch responsibilities, do to remind yourself to check the signal and/or remind yourself it is still red, to prevent you from closing the doors and giving a Ready to Start signal bell when...

I don't suppose anyone has a map that shows the different signallers that cover the South Western Railway network please? (A list will do too) I know what they are, just not what the boundaries are. Open train times shows them on a map but it could be quite time consuming going on each map to...

At least for SWR, for the past... maybe week or so (possibly longer), platform numbers on all stations have just vanished. It still shows the route of the train and the time due, but never the platform, even at stations where it's not possible for a train to be re-routed to an alternative. I...

The SWR guards mobile. It will of course have emails, which is SWR's main way of alerting staff to problems. And then there's the National Rail and own SWR apps, neither of which are particularly good though. However, as a guard, what other websites or apps would you recommend that would be...

When I begin my new guard job at Waterloo, I'd like to try and use my loss of free travel on TfL services to get a bit fitter and that includes cycling to Waterloo. Does anyone who does or has worked at Waterloo know if there is any staff bicycle parking available? A private/locked & CCTV...

Soon I'll be starting with SWR as a Guard. I've heard varying information about when I could expect to become a Commercial Guard. Hopefully some here have made that transition! 1) Is the move to Commercial Guard 'automatic' or do I have to internally apply? 2) If automatic, at what point does...

Hey, does anyone know the actual routes for a non-commercial guard? I understand these are different from commercial, but what exactly is different? Thanks!

When I applied a few months ago, I could have sworn the job advertisement said free travel on other FirstGroup services like GWR, but when I went back to the ad via the job portal, it only mentions a discount on some other services. Could an employee of either SWR or GWR kindly confirm if you...