TPE Preston

[tiptoptaff]

Hi all,

Anyone know what Preston depot is like for drivers at TPE?

Route and traction card looks fairly limited compared to other depots, is this likely to ever expand?

Link structure? Earliest starts and latest finishes? Nights? Etc. Are Sundays inside and what's the RD pattern?

And other things like what's car parking like and is there still reciprocal residential travel on Northern

Thanks all

Taff

 

[irish_rail]

Hi all,

Anyone know what Preston depot is like for drivers at TPE?

Route and traction card looks fairly limited compared to other depots, is this likely to ever expand?

Link structure? Earliest starts and latest finishes? Nights? Etc. Are Sundays inside and what's the RD pattern?

And other things like what's car parking like and is there still reciprocal residential travel on Northern

Thanks all

Taff

Limited route card? If Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester is limited, id love to know what you boys in Bristol are doing these days! Give me that route knowledge over Pz to Padd any day!!!

 

[tiptoptaff]

Limited route card? If Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester is limited, id love to know what you boys in Bristol are doing these days! Give me that route knowledge over Pz to Padd any day!!!

From what I understand it was a lot of Carlisle and backs at one stage - could go stir crazy just doing Preston to Carlisle and back!

 

[irish_rail]

From what I understand it was a lot of Carlisle and backs at one stage - could go stir crazy just doing Preston to Carlisle and back!

Stunning section of route in my opinion. If I could, I'd apply

 

[NorthernTech]

Nice route yes, but only 4 stops on that one. Surely they would do the other routes too, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester would be great. Lots of variety there. Shame I’m not qualified

 

[TheVicLine]

Not just 4 stops, 4 routes, with a few stops in between.

 

[CAF397]

Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool (2 ways) and Manchester (2 ways) as well as Longsight depot. Plenty of variety.

 

[driver9000]

Current route card is Manchester Airport to Preston via Chorley (no longer sign Chat Moss). Preston to Liverpool Lime Street via Garswood and Earlestown. Preston to Edinburgh Waverley and Carstairs to Glasgow Central via Shieldmuir. No diversions. Longsight depot. Traction is 397 and later to add 802.

Earliest on is currently 04:15 and latest off is 01:57 in a 43 line link No nights currently and Sunday is inside the week. Plenty of staff parking available in the multi story and yes there is still residential travel on Northern.

Not a lot of work crossing the border under the current reduced timetable but quite a lot of Airport and Carlisle work and the Liverpool work is allocated to Preston which is currently 2 jobs each day.

 

[tiptoptaff]

Cheers all.

I've seen sight of the diagrams and link and doesn't look too bad

Hat is in the ring. Waiting game now i guess

Thanks for everyone's input!

 

[Efini92]

Nice routes, it’s just the traction. Expect lots of Repetitive strain injuries driving 397’s, or anything CAF for that matter.

 

[Stigy]

I've seen sight of the diagrams and link and doesn't look too bad

Hat is in the ring. Waiting game now i guess

Thanks for everyone's input!

You applying for a different TOC already?