Rail replacement rates of pay

[notadriver]

When I did rail replacement last weekend my hourly rate was £7.65. I thought this was rather poor considering that London bus drivers had also been draughted in and their pay rates would undoubtedly be a lot higher.

Double shifts (in the firm I worked for) seem to be the 'norm' to make up for this and 14-16 hour shifts are common - with a 10 hour actual maximum driving.

The rail replacement coordinators were very mixed - the ones I knew were fine. Others - well let's just say I wanted the full bus driver experience and I got it

 

[TUC]

Isn't down to the individual bus/coach company what they pay, in line with their usual rates?

 

[Antman]

When I did rail replacement last weekend my hourly rate was £7.65. I thought this was rather poor considering that London bus drivers had also been draughted in and their pay rates would undoubtedly be a lot higher.

Double shifts (in the firm I worked for) seem to be the 'norm' to make up for this and 14-16 hour shifts are common - with a 10 hour actual maximum driving.

The rail replacement coordinators were very mixed - the ones I knew were fine. Others - well let's just say I wanted the full bus driver experience and I got it

£7.65 an hour sounds very poor indeed

 

[RJ]

Excepting service route drivers doing rail replacement, I think the going rate for London based operators is £10 - £11 an hour. Even agencies are paying that much nowadays. Some operators offer additional incentives, such as a minimum full day's pay regardless of how long the shift is.

 

[Busaholic]

When I did rail replacement last weekend my hourly rate was £7.65. I thought this was rather poor considering that London bus drivers had also been draughted in and their pay rates would undoubtedly be a lot higher.

Double shifts (in the firm I worked for) seem to be the 'norm' to make up for this and 14-16 hour shifts are common - with a 10 hour actual maximum driving.

The rail replacement coordinators were very mixed - the ones I knew were fine. Others - well let's just say I wanted the full bus driver experience and I got it

Give us a hint of which area you're talking about. Presumably not Greater London but not too far away from there.