Recent content by driver9000

Depends which link you go into. You'll either sign the routes to Hull, Scarborough or Carlisle.

The rarely used connection between platform 6 and 5 at the south end of Wigan North Western has the strips and they do indeed make a lot of a noise when a train passes over them. You certainly knew about them in a 142!

They're call Eutectic strips and they are to aid track circuit occupation in places where the rail might become contaminated. They are not some form of alert system for Drivers approaching buffers.

Correct.

Where to brake is what route knowledge is for and even with a multiple unit different factors such as train weight and length can alter your decision making. When I signed 350s I based my braking on an initial 30% in good conditions for a normal stop from high speed adjusting it more or less as...

Table A. They're also in a table at the beginning of relevant route module.

There isn't a Table C.

General Instructions. Table A - Route maps. Table B - Special working arrangements. Table D - Route clearance.

No, Penrith Middle is still a required cross over! 1751473453 I was thinking of earlier in the year but yes it looks like the shunt was done on Monday too although that looks like it was Down to Up rather than Up to Down. On Monday a freight got caught by the Southwaite HABD and was stopped to...

It has happened Up to Down in the last 6 months with a Pendolino.

The neutral section is to the north of Penrith station. The next one to the south is at Great Strickland. As RPI correctly assumed there is a ground signal just to the north of the station on the Down line which the train set behind to start back south through the crossover at Penrith Middle.

When an ESR is no longer needed it is removed and a cancellation notice is issued.

COVID happened and the service was eventually abandoned before it even began with all staff being made redundant. ASLEF worked hard to get the Drivers jobs at other companies within the Arriva group but I'm not sure what happened to the other grades.

The earliest book on is 04:35 and latest book off is 00:40 with turns between 5 and 10 hours in length. Initial core route is Manchester Airport to Carlisle via Chorley which is where you would gain your practical handling hours and once qualified you will add the rest of the routes to your card...

Some of the Northern hired 185s were even crewed by Transpennine Drivers and Guards. There were also instances of mixed crews ie TPE Driver and Northern Guard or vice versa.