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Freight Duty Passes are paid for by the FOC, I believe there is a price per card plus an annual fee, probably, all in, it'll be in the region of £1000, ish
+1 for the spare drivers keys, if you can get your hands on any additional ones. Also, a little note book is handy and a decent torch, depending on the nature of your companies work
Still in use, it doesn't see many trains as such though, there is one going up there tomorrow (12/05) then I believe there's a Loram Grinder and the HOBC paying a visit in the coming months.
The test track is still fairly busy with other, non-train related things.
its just the MML recording run, nothing to do with the OLE testing at 125mph. I'd assume the HST/class 91 will come out to play for that...
Should be a runner by all accounts
In and ideal world I'd prefer to see the proposed 'Maid Marian Line' come in to fruition. Start from Mansfield Woodhouse, upgrade the linespeed between Kirkby in Ashfield to Pye Bridge Junction, have a station at Pinxton, call at Langley Mill and Ilkeston and possibly have a new station at Long...
There was a similar incident a few years ago in Nottingham, excuse the daily mail link, it's all I could find...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2756117/amp/The-11-40-Secret-Service-Nottingham-Passenger-train-hijacked-man-claiming-CIA.html
Correct, the first and last hours travel is unpaid. If your travel is say 10 minutes then it'll be 10 minutes unpaid, if your travel is 1hr 5min then it'll be 1 hour unpaid and 5 minutes paid, officially...
There's no such link soley for the NMT.
It's all grouped under the Colas Rail Infrastructure Monitoring Contract. Currently, drivers will also drive ultrasonic test trains, PLPR test trains and more recently depending on location and routes signed the VIU (class 153).
They may on occasion...
Unsure on training salary, once qualified it's is around 32k with another pay rise due soon, you're issued with a van for work purposes. I'm unsure on T&Cs as I believe they're being changed with a view to attract people - watch this space
If you have a login for the RSSB, search for 'train driver manual' there will be a PDF document that contains every relevant rule book for train drivers. There's a handy hyperlink on the first page so you can skip to the relevant module you require
A good thing to note for drivers who have access to RSSB is that you can search 'train driver manual' and you will find you can download a PDF document with every rule book module that is relevant for a driver.
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