Southeastern Charing Cross, Victoria and Orpington Depots

[Chou]

Hello all.

Anyone know what the work is like at the above depots? Any difference between the three? All metro? Nights?

 

[greatkingrat]

Different Driver Depot, Route and Traction cards

One of the most common questions asked on this forum is what do train crew at a particular depot sign. Given we have an excellent thread listing every depot for every TOC in the country, and we have staff representing most if not all TOCs as well, I've been attempting to collate a list of every...

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This thread has details of what each depot signs.

 

[Chou]

I did a search, but didn't see that thread. Thank you very much.

 

[DA1]

If you have a choice and are able to get to all 3 then Victoria is definitely the one to choose. Orpington and Charing Cross are metro only.

 

[Chou]

Thank you DA1. I will definitely bear that in mind. Do you know if all depots have night work?

 

[DA1]

Thank you DA1. I will definitely bear that in mind. Do you know if all depots have night work?

Victoria and Orpington do I believe.

Charing Cross definitely doesn’t as they recently lost it.

 

[greatkingrat]

Some drivers like nights, so you can often swap off them if you want (although obviously not guaranteed)

 

[Chou]

Thanks DA1 and greatkingrat

 

[dub]

Hey folks does anyone know how the links work at Victoria? Is it pretty flat in terms of everyone does a bit of everything or are you on metro only work for the first five years?

 

[godfreycomplex]

Hey folks does anyone know how the links work at Victoria? Is it pretty flat in terms of everyone does a bit of everything or are you on metro only work for the first five years?

Flat. Probably about 60/40 metro work.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/august_2022_train_crew_diagrams Here’s the crew diagrams from 3 years ago. They’re quite different now as the timetable has changed but should give you some idea. Charing Cross don’t do Sevenoaks - Tunbridge Wells any more but other than that all cards are the same.

 

[dub]

Flat. Probably about 60/40 metro work.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/august_2022_train_crew_diagrams Here’s the crew diagrams from 3 years ago. They’re quite different now as the timetable has changed but should give you some idea. Charing Cross don’t do Sevenoaks - Tunbridge Wells any more but other than that all cards are the same.

Great - thank you!