Southern Rail STRIKE details

[The Clamp]

Rail industry courses and training to build your career

Once you’ve started work as a train driver, you’ll undergo nine to 18 months of training. Your training will be split into stages, which include:

Rules and regulations – driver cab controls, signalling systems and track safety
Traction knowledge – engine layout, safety systems and fault identification
Train handling – 200 to 300 hours' practical driving skills, including night driving
Route knowledge – route-specific information, such as braking distances, speed restrictions and signal positions.

taken form Plotr.

I say let's get going with it now, plenty of folks who are actually WILLING to WORK.

 

[chaileyjem]

Not yet , will southern, GTR or who ever contact us direct ?

ha ! i've just posted a query about that. It says they are getting in touch but i've heard nothing yet. I qualify according to their rules.
http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/customer-services/compensation-announcement/

 

[elninobonito]

ha ! i've just posted a query about that. It says they are getting in touch but i've heard nothing yet. I qualify according to their rules.
http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/customer-services/compensation-announcement/

According to the southern guy on twitter last week, the letters are being sent out from 16th (today)

 

[albionite]

Rail industry courses and training to build your career

Once you’ve started work as a train driver, you’ll undergo nine to 18 months of training. Your training will be split into stages, which include:

Rules and regulations – driver cab controls, signalling systems and track safety
Traction knowledge – engine layout, safety systems and fault identification
Train handling – 200 to 300 hours' practical driving skills, including night driving
Route knowledge – route-specific information, such as braking distances, speed restrictions and signal positions.

taken form Plotr.

I say let's get going with it now, plenty of folks who are actually WILLING to WORK.

Good idea, when they pass out they can join aslef.

 

[pearl]

I spoke to someone who is currently training drivers for the new trains.

18 months he told me to fully train a driver.

what new trains would they be

 

[Ernest]

what new trains would they be

Hornby train set only £99 plus P&P

 

[The Clamp]

what new trains would they be

Plenty of new trains being built right now. HS2 stock is now in production.

 

[Ernest]

Plenty of new trains being built right now. HS2 stock is now in production.

What part of Sussex does that pass through ?

#geographicallyilliterate

 

[pearl]

Plenty of new trains being built right now. HS2 stock is now in production.

you are funny

 

[The Clamp]

What part of Sussex does that pass through ?

#geographicallyilliterate

The poster mentioned he was talking to someone who is training drivers for new trains. Where did he mention it was Southern trains? Just said "the new trains". What difference does it make where they are (except crew seem more willing to work in other parts of the country )? Hampshire, London, Yorkshire, Sussex. Train driver is a train driver. HS2 may be an easier route perhaps.

#missedthepointutterly

 

[The Clamp]

you are funny

care to expand on that?

 

[dazzer6666]

The poster mentioned he was talking to someone who is training drivers for new trains. Where did he mention it was Southern trains? Just said "the new trains". What difference does it make where they are (except crew seem more willing to work in other parts of the country )? Hampshire, London, Yorkshire, Sussex. Train driver is a train driver. HS2 may be an easier route perhaps.

#missedthepointutterly

Possibly, but going back to your own post #6061, I bet a lot of the training is specific to a) the type of train and b) the specific route. As I understand it (will happily defer to one of our resident train drivers on this like [MENTION=1332]Deadly Danson[/MENTION] ) a fair chunk of the training time is eaten up by just learning the routes, so add in the train-specific stuff I doubt it's that easy to switch from say the Yorkshire Dales to the L2B line.

 

[The Clamp]

Possibly, but going back to your own post #6061, I bet a lot of the training is specific to a) the type of train and b) the specific route. As I understand it (will happily defer to one of our resident train drivers on this like [MENTION=1332]Deadly Danson[/MENTION] ) a fair chunk of the training time is eaten up by just learning the routes, so add in the train-specific stuff I doubt it's that easy to switch from say the Yorkshire Dales to the L2B line.

I would agree with that. Although for a job that the government careers website sites as not needing GCSE's for I really can't see it as being too hard to find and train WILLING drivers.

 

[pb21]

care to expand on that?

y o u a r e f u n n y

 

[pearl]

care to expand on that?

thread is about Southern Rail. Trains and drivers are not interchangeable. I was trying to be nice btw after being nasty last week

 

[Ernest]

Possibly, but going back to your own post #6061, I bet a lot of the training is specific to a) the type of train and b) the specific route. As I understand it (will happily defer to one of our resident train drivers on this like [MENTION=1332]Deadly Danson[/MENTION] ) a fair chunk of the training time is eaten up by just learning the routes, so add in the train-specific stuff I doubt it's that easy to switch from say the Yorkshire Dales to the L2B line.

They have to do so many hours with a driver instructor and good luck finding an instructor on SASTA right now

 

[elninobonito]

They have to do so many hours with a driver instructor and good luck finding an instructor on SASTA right now

Do you ever see an end to not only the strike action but the useless unreliable timetable?

 

[Ernest]

Do you ever see an end to not only the strike action but the useless unreliable timetable?

Do you know if all industrial action stopped this minute there is so much bad feeling between staff and management as well as being so short of staff as they've left rather than work for SASTA it would take years to rectify. Unless Horton and co were booted out and DOR given SASTA to run with proper managers able to engage and run a railway for the benefit of the passengers, then as in football the new managers bounce might go someway to changing things

 

[Peter Grummit]

Do you know if all industrial action stopped this minute there is so much bad feeling between staff and management as well as being so short of staff as they've left rather than work for SASTA it would take years to rectify. Unless Horton and co were booted out and DOR given SASTA to run with proper managers able to engage and run a railway for the benefit of the passengers, then as in football the new managers bounce might go someway to changing things

To support this view, the 2 best performing rail operating units, in punctuality terms, are London Rail (north) and Merseyrail Electrics. Merseyrail is operated under vertical integration (the operator is also responsible for infrastructure maintenance) and is specified and overseen by Merseytravel, the public sector planning body for transport on Merseyside.
London Overground is specified and managed by TfL rather than by the DfT.

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[Napper]

season ticket compensation.

Spoke to them today.

As previously posted , today is the first day and the initial batch of letters / emails will go out.

Bloke was a bit vague and said that this will happen for 2 weeks to a month or so. If no letter then you will need to apply but details to be released.

I've spoke to them a few times about this and each time get given different but equally vague answers.

Certainly seem to be stringing it out