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,…
Firstly, I can now be a bit less vague about the next couple months! I’ve been at a couple of internal interviews, as I’m scheduled to be moved off the…
So the fun times of route learning have now started! Turns out I didn't need 50 hours of traction handling before being let loose on my own, but only 25.…
I’m back on the handles today with a pair of class 73s on my favourite RHTT turn 3W90. The season seems to have gone so fast this year, and I’m…
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…
Things this last month have been interesting. I’ve had a fair bit of work since the last post where we’ve been predominantly out tamping (in some cases for the final…
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…