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April 2013 in Freight Operations
Method of working
Rules and procedures
Training and briefing
North East
Clarification is sought on the correct procedures that should be followed when propelling wagons at Teesside steel works. It has been noted that various methods are being used when propelling rigs of nine and fifteen wagons.
April 2013 in Freight Operations
Communication and teamwork
Method of working
Training and briefing
East Midlands
A reporter is concerned that some freight Train Drivers have not adjusted to the new requirements for GSM-R and are not registering their trains when entering service in Lincolnshire.
September 2012 in Freight Operations
Fatigue
Training and briefing
Work environment
South East
January 2012 in Freight Operations
Signalling
Training and briefing
Scotland
New signalling arrangements for the Paisley Corridor in the Glasgow area have not been fully briefed out to Freightliner Drivers, according to a reporter.
January 2012 in Freight Operations
Signalling
Training and briefing
Scotland
The lack of briefing being given to Freightliner Drivers about the Paisley Corridor resignalling scheme has prompted a second report to CIRAS.
May 2010 in Freight Operations
Equipment
Training and briefing
Wales
A reporter has raised a number of concerns about unsafe practices occurring at Margam Knuckle Yard where maintenance work on DB Schenker locomotives is carried out.
March 2010 in Freight Operations
Work environment
Training and briefing
North East
North West
East Anglia
South East
A reporter has contacted CIRAS with numerous safety concerns
about maintenance
yards and fuel points in the Crewe, Ipswich, Leeds and Southampton
areas.
March 2010 in Freight Operations
Rules and procedures
Method of working
Training and briefing
Wales
A reporter seeks reassurance that staff working at Margam depot will receive full training for the shunting and examining tasks they will be expected to carry out in the coming months.
March 2010 in Freight Operations
Training and briefing
Method of working
Equipment
Not Specified
A reporter is concerned about the perceived lack of training given to train drivers in order for them to carry out shunting duties.
November 2009 in Freight Operations
Knowledge Skills and experience
Training and briefing
East Midlands
East Anglia
North East
West Midlands
Wales
North West
Route knowledge and train handling experience is lacking for Freightliner drivers on the East Coast line, according to one reporter.
