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A safety net when all else fails

51643 Infrastructure staff working excessive hours

April 2013 in Freight Operations

tagged Fatigue Rostering Rules and procedures South East South West West Midlands East Midlands

A reporter is concerned about excessive hours being worked by staff for the infrastructure side of DB Schenker in the south and Midlands.

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51460 Dispatch procedure not being carried out correctly

February 2013 in Train Operations

tagged Method of working Rules and procedures Station and platform East Midlands

Concern has been expressed that Guards working local services stopping at Nottingham station are not carrying out the dispatch procedure correctly.

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51089 Customers’ luggage ‘obstructing’ doors and gangways

November 2012 in Train Operations

tagged Method of working Rules and procedures Work environment West Midlands East Midlands

Concern has been expressed about customers' luggage obstructing the train doors and gangways on East Coast services between King's Cross and Aberdeen/Inverness.

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50212 Clarification on procedure for when staff fall ill at work

July 2012 in Train Operations

tagged Rules and procedures Supervision and Management East Midlands

A reporter would like clarification on the procedures to be followed if someone becomes unwell whilst at work.

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40659 Drivers unaware of possible changes in procedures about HST brake isolations

March 2010 in Train Operations

tagged Equipment Method of working Rules and procedures Communication and teamwork East Midlands East Anglia

Concern has been raised about axle isolations on High Speed Trains (HSTs).

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40847 Lack of coupling refresher training

March 2010 in Train Operations

tagged Rules and procedures Method of working Training and briefing South East Central West Midlands East Midlands

A reporter is concerned that train drivers and managers have not received coupling refresher training on the Voyager 220/221 and High Speed Trains (HSTs), or training below the sole bar on HSTs, for over two years.

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40804 Different safety rules for MOMs when breaking ground

January 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers

tagged Rules and procedures Training and briefing Method of working East Midlands North East

It concerns a reporter that operations staff (MOMs) are not required to submit a "buried services search‟ when breaking ground, where as other staff are.

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40582 ‘Disappearing’ fault log books at East Midlands

September 2009 in Train Operations

tagged Rules and procedures Method of working East Midlands

The fault log books kept in a large number of East Midlands cabs in the Nottingham area are simply being replaced when there are a number of faults outstanding, according to one reporter.

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40670 Notice display case frame obscuring notices

August 2009 in Train Operations

tagged Rules and procedures Method of working Equipment Central South East West Midlands East Midlands

A reporter is concerned that notices displayed in a notice case at Bletchley are sometimes obscured.

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