It is not a hypothetical situation as I was talking with a volunteer driver, who said he’d has previously volunteered for such turns (diesel...
I always thought that such paid staff, when they “volunteer” to cover such footplate turns (when no volunteer is otherwise available) are not...
The ecosystem is completely different from BR days.
No it is not right, but has been effectively reposted as fact, when in fact cab crew (driver / fireman or secondman) are unpaid.
Didn’t say I was. I was simply trying to make the point that it has been exceptionally dry around here for the last 2 weeks.
I did, but “who” said they were paid, or was it another assumption?
Who said they were paid?
The BBC weather forecasts for the last 10 days have been showing rain on most days but has never materialised.
I do wonder why you did call them a management shower, and still wonder
From FB “Service Update 19/4 16.05: Regrettably, due to a lineside fire, we’re unable to run any further rail services today. We’re currently...
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Particularly as the last train of the day from Grosmont to Pickering at 17.45 was still steam hauled, and which subsequently formed the 9.20 the...
It is totally true, hence why the railway cannot afford the additional costs of running the teaks this year (even if they might negligible to...
I would argue that a mix of paid full-time, paid part time seasonal staff and volunteer staff are all equally necessary to operate the railway....
Just to set the record straight: Volunteers pay for their own PPE / uniforms (except tie), and training is in their own time. Ps I normally...
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