A month into route learning
I've been a little quiet, and that's because I've been a little stressed! Thankfully, I've been going out with another new Guard who's starting out who was on my course,…
I've been a little quiet, and that's because I've been a little stressed! Thankfully, I've been going out with another new Guard who's starting out who was on my course,…
The last few weeks have been a blur. I've had a birthday, I've sat my final rules exams, and I've been traction trained on three different stocks. I'm signed off…
Ah, doesn't time fly. It only feels like yesterday when I received the email letting me know I was heading back to London Waterloo as a Metro Guard with SWR,…
From all of us at Dad Rail, we’d like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. 2023 has been an interesting year with the slow but…
Dear readers,We're thrilled to share a significant update on the evolution of our blog—a project that has been unfolding and maturing over time. The steadfast support of the diary contributors…
Today and yesterday have been rather mental at work... so it's time for a summary post!ThursdayEverything was going smoothly until my departure from Manningtree for the first of two round…
I promised in my 'October in a Nutshell' post that I would discuss the factors of my decision to reconsider maintaining my career as a Train Driver. Such a decision…
October arrived, and so did low adhesion. The first few weeks of October were spent getting used to how things are when it’s a bit more wet and slippy, and…
This month has seen me reaching triple-figures in driving hours, starting to experience low adhesion (the worst is yet to come…) and other general network things. Nothing especially special to…
This proved to be an interesting month, for reasons I shan’t go too much into detail with.I had two weeks off on leave, and as such haven’t done much driving.Me…