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CATHKIN | Report | 4 Nov 2008 12:22 |
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Underground train drivers do not need driving licence nor do train drivers , it`s just something you presume they have , Ros xx |
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VIVinHERTS | Report | 4 Nov 2008 12:34 |
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Probably because they run on rails and not the public highway. They would be taught how to drive a train. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 4 Nov 2008 13:15 |
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why would they need a road driving licence? driving a train is totally different. My son is a train driver and does have a road driving licence, but he underwent intensive training to drive a train |
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CATHKIN | Report | 4 Nov 2008 14:08 |
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Ann , that`s what hubby said to me . I just presumed they would need a licence - I know different transport , Ros xx |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 5 Nov 2008 09:27 |
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Mac - my son has not been certified!!! there have been occasions when I think he should have been, but that's another story!!! |
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Staffs Col | Report | 5 Nov 2008 09:37 |
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Lol I drove a warship before I drove a car - both badly! |
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Tallulah | Report | 5 Nov 2008 16:19 |
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Ros, my brother in law is undergoing training to drive a train, it's a year long and he has exams all the time and has to get at least 90 per cent, I imagine it would be the same for the underground drivers' |
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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° | Report | 5 Nov 2008 16:29 |
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Underground drivers have to work the first 6 months on 1/2 pay while they learn the job |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 5 Nov 2008 16:31 |
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Dad drove armoured vehicles in the desert but he can't drive a car! LOL |
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Fiona aka Ruby | Report | 5 Nov 2008 16:55 |
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Victoria Line trains apparently don't need drivers, let alone licenced ones. Strange but true. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 5 Nov 2008 16:58 |
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my son does overground trains - not underground - he went to Plymouth to train - first time away from home - he was a teenager and at one time was the youngest driver on the Welsh network - he works out of Bristol now |
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KempinaPartyhat | Report | 5 Nov 2008 17:03 |
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Under ground train drivers have a train drivers licenece...they are trained then are tested ....and if the go through a red light 3 times they are out!!! |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 5 Nov 2008 17:30 |
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unless of course there's someone coming the other way!!!! |
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Haribo | Report | 5 Nov 2008 17:32 |
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though it would be interesting to know how many of them do not have a licence |
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CATHKIN | Report | 5 Nov 2008 18:45 |
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I THINK THE GLASGOW UNDERGROUND MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM LONDON AS IT`S ONLY ONE LINE -WELL A CIRCLE ACTUALLY, Ros xx |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 5 Nov 2008 18:47 |
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the rules and regs on the railway are extremely stringent - drug and alcohol tests carried out without warning and at random - good idea too!! Drivers are put through rules tests on a regular basis as well |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 8 Nov 2008 12:36 |
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my son, train driver, has just informed me that the train drivers who do need a road driving licence are those employed on freight trains!! |
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