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Certain sections of the A1 are single carriageway and therefore a 50 mph limit applies to PCVs. But these are often quite wide and straight - surely there is scope for increasing speed on these to roads to 60 mph? I ran alongside a scheduled National Express service happily doing this speed at...

Buses have seen an increase in journey times since introduction of London-wide 20 mph limits. Now the London Underground is starting to get slowed down. Is national rail next ...

Does being a bus or coach driver mean you’re a better driver than most car drivers?

Does anyone know if heritage traction is subject to any lower speed limits on the main line ?

Does anyone know if a transport manager CPC (certificate of professional competence) is required to apply for managerial roles within the bus/coach industry? If so how long / hard is the course? Is it more difficult than the train driver course?

Eventually when making new friends (on holiday for example) the ‘what do you do for a living ?’ question comes up. When you tell them your a train driver in (x) part of the country you can see their eyes glaze over or a comment about strikes or ‘I thought you was a doctor’. From there on the...

Has anyone here been a contingency guard ? How much / what sort of training do you get ? Is it true some are drafted in from the bus industry parts of the parent company that runs the trains - ie First and Abellio ?

Is the UK motorway speed limit for coaches that exceed 12 metres in length still 60 mph? The reason I ask is several expert coach drivers have told me it’s 70 mph and can therefore legally do this speed downhill. Many thanks.

Should the maximum speed of coaches be reduced from 100 kph (62 mph) to 80 kph (50 mph) due to high fuel prices to reduce costs ?

Can anyone tell me the current Metrolink salary please ? Also how many hours a week are worked ? Are breaks deducted from pay ? Any help appreciated.

Does anyone know which bus types had this feature to enable high speed running ? Why was this feature discontinued - it doesn’t seem present on modern buses.

Headcorn station in Kent has a road which follows the railway for just over a mile. It’s possible for a car to run alongside a train departing the station until the train accelerates past the 60 mph national A road speed limit and leaves the car behind. Are there any other stations or sections...

Tram driver pay seems to be the lowest in the public transport sector - lower than buses that operate alongside them in some cases. HGV companies are offering very large incentives to join - £5000 in some cases. Can anything be done to increase the pay of tram drivers who have a specialist...

Does anyone know if modern buses require a higher level of knowledge to drive due to their complexity compared with those from the 1990s ?

https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2020/11/shapps-has-spotted-a-once-in-a-lifetime-chance-to-give-britain-world-class-railways.html. Walk round unnecessary?

Having seen an increase in national express and megabus coaches on the road, how well used are these services ? Will train passengers turn to these much cheaper services ?

Is this extremely worrying or scaremongering ? https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/66550/treasury-losing-patience-with-rail-

Does anyone know if ATO has been introduced into operation on the metropolitan line ? On the Victoria line do they do any manual driving at all ?

Do you prefer the sound of 2/3 speed Voith transmission found in 2nd gen DMUs, none - as found in the electric transmission of Voyager DMUs or the new fangled 6 speed ZF found in the latest DMUs with its many frequent changes ?

Which are the pros and cons for working for either of these tocs ?