Since last I wrote, I’ve been engaged in almost continual route learning and one by one ticking off each of the routes that I shall be required to drive. Unlike some of my colleagues, I’ve not been taken off from time to time to cover driving jobs, which is both good and bad. On the … Continue reading A to Z →

It’s gratifying to say that things have been very quiet of late. I completed the last of my twenty solo turns without incident and am now out learning the rest of the routes that will eventually make up my workload. So far I’ve been learning the Enfield Town and Hertford East branches, which are both … Continue reading No news is good news →

Looking back over the past few entries, it seems that all I’ve done is whinge about how rotten my luck is and all the things that have gone wrong. Since then, things have been very quiet and I’ve just got on with my booked jobs with little in the way of incident. The problem with … Continue reading Company man →

Well folks, it’s the early hours of Wednesday morning and I’ve had a very rare occurrence. Today’s shift went almost entirely without hitch. I say almost entirely, as things didn’t go precisely as planned. However, given the dramas that I’ve suffered recently, being swapped off one pair of units and onto another was hardly dramatic. … Continue reading Won’t they learn…? →

I’m not entirely sure exactly where to begin, as this week has been a bit of a rollercoaster. Fortunately my bad luck has held off for the duration, although I have been victim of the misfortune of others. Monday started quietly enough, although I was treated to an unusual and slightly comical sight on my … Continue reading Round the houses →

While I was off work following my incident, I received a text message from my minder in which he called me “probably the unluckiest bastard on the railway”. I’m beginning to think that he’s right as, thinking back, I’ve had at least one thing happen every shift since passing out. Prior to that my luck … Continue reading “Kick me” →

Well folks, I’m now back at work properly and have completed my first full job which, I’m pleased to report, passed without incident. It was quite odd being back at the pointy end after such a long time off, but I’ve had plenty of opportunity to settle back into the routine before being allowed out … Continue reading Back to the coalface →

In case any of you were wondering, I am still alive and well and have not been abducted by aliens. The reason for the lack of updates is that I was involved with a railway incident on the day before my previous entry. It was only my fifth solo driving turn and a day given … Continue reading Abducted by aliens →

I notice from my last entry that I was bemoaning the fact that this week was going to be rather dull. Well, I have been proved wrong in spectacular style. Still, according to some of my colleagues I am now a proper driver. Unfortunately, I don’t feel at liberty at the present moment in time … Continue reading My big mouth →

Although it’s now been over a week since passing out, I’ve still only completed three solo driving turns. This is mainly down to me taking the last of my annual leave left over from 2005 (which also explains why I’ve not updated the weblog recently). However, today was a veritable cornucopia of happenings. Because of … Continue reading Christine →