FGW - TM Shift patterns

[Gynster76]

Hi all

Is anyone able to shed any light on the shift patterns (hours per week etc) that a train manager would work, out of Bristol Temple meads, including holiday allowances?

They weren't able to tell me at my interview.

Thanks

 

[tiptoptaff]

Bristol TMs work a 5 day week, Rest week every 5or6 weeks.
Average hours of 37 per week - but with Rest Weeks included where you're working 0 hours then in your working weeks this can be up to 45.

Traction is HST and 800/802 - some mixed traction work but that is only for those who have come across from West as a Conductor and already sign units.
Routes are:
BTM-Pad via Box & Hullavington
BTM-Pad via Westbury & the Berks and Hants
BTM-Exeter via Weston SM
PAD-Oxford
Oxford-Hereford (Link 2 and above)
PAD-Hereford via Kemble
BTM- Hereford via Yate
Westbury-Swindon via Melksham
Westbury-Taunton via Castle Cary & Frome
PAD-Cardiff
Cardiff-Swansea (Link 1 only)
Westbury-Weymouth (Link 1 only - limited knowledge)

As a snapshot - as I look at today's screen for Bristol, this is what I see:

First start 0300
Last finish 0114
43 working diagrams - including 4 standbys and 1 route refresh and 1 cross cover with West (you will not do this as a new entrant)
1 spare
Shortest diagram: 6hrs
Longest diagram: 10hrs 8min

Leave will be split in to Block Leave which will be rostered - usually a week in the spring, two weeks in summer and a week in winter, plus a number of floating days which you have to apply for up to 6months in advance. Not sure off hand what the maximum number off is at any one time.

Rest Day Work/overtime is usually available but it peaks and troughs. You will have booked Sundays but you do not have to work any of your Sundays if you give the appropriate notice for NA (7days)

Hope this has helped
TTT

 

[Gynster76]

Perfect , thank you mate, exactly what I wanted to know.

Is a diagram a route or shift?

So a 6 hr diagram would possibly be BTM-PAD and back?

I start in the new year.

 

[tiptoptaff]

A diagram is your work content for that day. May be one route in it, may be several