Well I know of some areas that have multiple MOMs. Some areas the MOMs don’t inspect (visiting places that have high levels of trespassers) and just sit in the office and wait for a shout due to how long it takes to get to places due to traffic. Some MOMs have to have BTP with them because of anti social behaviour. As mentioned, some MOMs don’t do any signalling whereas some do. Some MOMs have massive areas whereas some have a quarter of the trains and a much smaller area. There was a recent debate about how much MOMs should be paid. It’s Grade 7 around the board, but should you be a G7 if you’re in an area that’s controlled by signallers on G9?
Exactly, and it’s very difficult for a trainee MOM to COSS for a group of people due to the trust it takes. And it’s very hard to just ring up and take a line blockage due to how busy the network is right now. So having those competencies is really helpful.
Bare in mind, a workstation looks completely different to how it looks on the ground. If you’ve done track inspections you know the area too, just from a different perspective. I know of signallers and PWAY, OHL and S&T who have become MOMs. All of those use safety critical comms