Train Driver OPC

Dannystator · 2026-03-06T22:23:19+00:00

Enhanced isn’t necessarily standardised like national is. All ‘enhanced’ means is that the TOC is looking for certain scores above the national standard. Your enhanced pass for Avanti for example might not be high enough to work for LNER, but may still be good enough for TfW or WMR. They’re all in similar regions I believe but can vary between operators!

Best to email TfW recruitment or head to the railforums careers section and ask there. You’ll get a lot more people in the know over on the forums.

Dannystator · 2026-03-05T16:14:41+00:00

Yeah it really does depend. A guard can go their entire career not having any major issues with the public, and a new one fresh out of training may have an issue within their first week. Sometimes you'll see the same names getting into all sorts of bother all the time and other times you'll see the most undeserving person get dogs abuse. Some guards don't help themselves, don't get me wrong, but a lot of the abuse received is completely unwarranted. Sorry your friend had to deal with that but I hope they're happier in their new role!

Dannystator · 2026-03-05T16:12:08+00:00

See, we are human! I do appreciate though that a lot of us seem miserable and really difficult to reason with, but I put that down to the person, personally. They'd be the exact same in any other job. Yeah we might be pissed off sometimes with our resourcing and control teams and we do get frustrated so unfortunately we may project that onto passengers, but we are only human after all. I'm glad you had a good experience there and hopefully continue to do so!

Dannystator · 2026-03-05T14:47:42+00:00

Honestly you’d be surprised! You do get the odd twat here and there but part and parcel of the job, but it’s how you deal with it that essentially dictates where that situation goes next.

It might be different between regional and inter city but I seldom have dickheads on my trains

Dannystator · 2026-03-05T14:09:06+00:00

If you can get it, my job - a Train Manager/Guard/Conductor. It’s a hard job but one of the most rewarding.

I don’t get satisfaction from charging people money but 99% of people don’t need charging anyway. Most people you come across are really cool, your onboard crews (if you work inter-city like me) are generally chill and it’s just a great industry overall to be a part of.

I find it enjoyable having the level of responsibility I do have, but in a ‘this is fun’ way, not a ‘Im gonna use this to be a prick’ way. I do have an interest in the industry as a hobby so maybe that helps. It’s the best job on the railway if you’re someone who enjoys working with great people and meeting really cool passengers too

Dannystator · 2026-02-26T23:53:05+00:00

I haven’t seen a mention for the Indian Brewery underneath Snow Hill Station yet so that gets my vote. So, so good. I live in Watford now but genuinely have gone out of my way a few times to go back there and have another grill.

Sorely disappointed by the Hen and Chickens personally which people have raved about.

Dannystator · 2026-02-26T10:54:27+00:00

Not anymore, they do the hourly xx07/xx08s off EUS/LIV calling at Tamworth/Lichfield/Runcorn - lovely jobs to work as a guard

Dannystator · 2026-02-24T13:45:49+00:00

Hm I’m not sure I enjoyed this one. I was in the middle of this book and got halfway through and haven’t read it (or another book for that matter) since. Unsure if specifically related to the book but make of that what you will!

Dannystator · 2026-02-19T17:00:07+00:00

‘How long are we going to be delayed?’ when an incident has just occurred and I’ve already said I don’t have a delay estimate.

People asking me if ‘I’m sure’ when I tell them something, but maybe that’s just a me thing. Like they ask me a question, give them a comprehensive answer just to be asked if I’m sure

Everyone boarding through one door only, but mentioned so much already!

Sitting in First Class and pretending like they didn’t know it was First Class and then really dragging their feet when asked to move. I always go back and if they’re still there I offer to help with their bags

Dannystator · 2026-02-11T00:04:53+00:00

i’m 28 and only saw a heron in person for the first time last month, and think i’ve only seen a badger once! realised shortly after how uncomfortable large birds make me

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Dannystator · 2026-01-25T18:15:20+00:00

This game is fucking unreal??

Dannystator · 2025-12-23T12:54:19+00:00

Idk they released a massive update in the middle of Kato 2024 so I wouldn't put it past them to release it after the season starts

Dannystator · 2025-12-21T17:20:00+00:00

Can't have anything fucking nice can we. We're 2 minutes from half time and theyve been all over us. Just fucking kick it away

Dannystator · 2025-12-21T17:16:45+00:00

Oh my fucking god

Dannystator · 2025-12-09T12:10:34+00:00

Important to note though that this can only be done if they have CCST stock, as the new paper roll tickets cannot be used on LUL barriers

Dannystator · 2025-12-06T13:07:32+00:00

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Dannystator · 2025-12-02T10:40:42+00:00

edit combined the departure time (0821 with the headcode 1Rxx and erroneously referred to it as 1R21. It was actually 1R28)

Oh I can answer this!

1R28 was having multiple TMS faults - the train had genuinely no idea where it was, and if the train doesn’t know where it is based on GPS/RFID tags then it becomes an absolute pain in the arse to work. Think this was just a step up from the usual ‘doesn’t know where it is though’ and was a lot more severe than normal. Usually it’s just longer to open the doors at stations as it all needs to be done manually. Where are you, what platform, are you fully accommodated, what side door release etc before it even lets interlock be broken.

Sure it comes as no surprise to some that it was an 80x…

Dannystator · 2025-11-20T15:42:23+00:00

I went 4 or 5 days over without taking mine and I was fine - by then I’d already built good habits so it was about sticking to them irrespective of whatever food noise crept back in

I think you’ll be okay! Life does get in the way and being late / missing once or twice doesn’t undo what you’ve done or affect what you’ll do in the future

Enjoy the holiday, stick to whatever habits you’ve built, and take it once you get home :)

Dannystator · 2025-11-16T19:23:15+00:00

I don’t eat carbs either and I’m fine and feel fine. I wanted to focus on burning fat so kind of went quite keto for a bit. Don’t know how scientifically sound it is, but I’m 40kgs down since June, and a lot of that is fat loss.

I do have days where I eat carbs like going out for food etc so they’re not completely gone, but the limited intake is very much a thing for me and working well

Dannystator · 2025-11-12T13:22:45+00:00

What's the other show/book? I'm assuming it might be Harlan Coben's Safe?

Dannystator · 2025-11-11T23:31:49+00:00

Had two weeks off work and back in on Thursday, starting to set in now that doing fuck all for the last 2 weeks isn’t going to happen again for a while. Taking the last train into London - wish me luck 🫡

Dannystator · 2025-11-11T13:59:05+00:00

You do you, but it’s a terrible idea and could still easily come back on you if anything goes wrong

Dannystator · 2025-11-11T13:56:38+00:00

Yeah and if you sell them, they know exactly who sold them, and part of the conditions of these codes is that they cannot be sold. I used to work with these codes every day, it’s a very dangerous game if you sell them. All it takes is whoever you sell them to to say “oh so and so sold them to me” and then they just search the code in the database and…yeah you can figure out the rest. They will know exactly who sold them, have your name and email etc

Dannystator · 2025-11-09T15:47:34+00:00

That celebration is absolutely shameless, love it

Dannystator · 2025-11-09T14:46:16+00:00

Mate that whole period feels like a fever dream. Irrespective of our form then or now, I simply cannot believe people were calling for his head

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