New Posts For Thread: southern train drivershttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-driversThe union has rejected the latest pay offer of a 24% pay increase which equates to £60k a year for a 35 hour 4 day week, plus upto , £10k overtime the poor souls..As above it's not the driving the test to pass to be a driver(never tried it)is very difficult that not many get past stage oneOf the last intake of twelve on the line i work only two made it to lunchtimeIt has a lot to do with a persons make-up andhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552249991#552249991As above it's not the driving the test to pass to be a driver(never tried it)is very difficult that not many get past stage oneOf the last intake of twelve on the line i work only two made it to lunchtimeIt has a lot to do with a persons make-up andFri, 30 Jun 2017 03:23:55 -0500Until they break down casemoney, yes driving a train is very simple. So simple even I've driven one however if they break down the driver has to have a good knowledge of the train and back up systems to get the train moving again especially on the unhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552249937#552249937Until they break down casemoney, yes driving a train is very simple. So simple even I've driven one however if they break down the driver has to have a good knowledge of the train and back up systems to get the train moving again especially on the unFri, 30 Jun 2017 02:59:27 -0500Train Drivers and Tube Drivers Will soon be No more , Greedy Feckers the Lot of them Grossly over paid for a Job anyone with half a Brain could do ,and still want More, Holding the Public to Ransom , Automation surely cant be that far away ,These peohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552248837#552248837Train Drivers and Tube Drivers Will soon be No more , Greedy Feckers the Lot of them Grossly over paid for a Job anyone with half a Brain could do ,and still want More, Holding the Public to Ransom , Automation surely cant be that far away ,These peoThu, 29 Jun 2017 16:51:02 -0500cooperman these are already well down the line Think with tests etc they 15 to 20 years awayhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552248767#552248767cooperman these are already well down the line Think with tests etc they 15 to 20 years awayThu, 29 Jun 2017 16:34:58 -0500woodmanchester29 Jun 17 00:21Guards gets my goat. Not a usual train user, I sat down when the doors opened only to be told I was in first class and £20 fine. I only travelled one stop and had nothing to gain whatsoever. Appealed a couple of times buhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552246141#552246141woodmanchester29 Jun 17 00:21Guards gets my goat. Not a usual train user, I sat down when the doors opened only to be told I was in first class and £20 fine. I only travelled one stop and had nothing to gain whatsoever. Appealed a couple of times buThu, 29 Jun 2017 10:53:22 -0500Shouldn't be beyond the tech guys to produce driverless trains, it's not (stephenson's) rocket science.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552244149#552244149Shouldn't be beyond the tech guys to produce driverless trains, it's not (stephenson's) rocket science.Thu, 29 Jun 2017 07:08:08 -0500Sorry woodmanchester but I really don't want to be traveling with the riff raff and the oikshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552243749#552243749Sorry woodmanchester but I really don't want to be traveling with the riff raff and the oiksThu, 29 Jun 2017 05:55:13 -0500Slippy, point is, seats are basically all the same!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552242259#552242259Slippy, point is, seats are basically all the same!Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:30:31 -0500Plus he gets free first class travel anywhere in the U.K. for him and his missus, nice perk that.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552242235#552242235Plus he gets free first class travel anywhere in the U.K. for him and his missus, nice perk that.Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:27:40 -0500Guards gets my goat. Not a usual train user, I sat down when the doors opened only to be told I was in first class and £20 fine. I only travelled one stop and had nothing to gain whatsoever. Appealed a couple of times but banging my head against a bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896003/southern-train-drivers?post_id=552242197#552242197Guards gets my goat. Not a usual train user, I sat down when the doors opened only to be told I was in first class and £20 fine. I only travelled one stop and had nothing to gain whatsoever. Appealed a couple of times but banging my head against a bWed, 28 Jun 2017 18:21:26 -0500