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What a difference a day makes! Same job as yesterday but it offered the trainee driver an insight into disruption & driving with low adhesion conditions. B’ham Intl/Rugeley & Walsall were good aside from a little slipping. Then disruption hit for the #CrossCity - we ended up with

Today was the “office hours” job and I quite like it. B’ham Intl/Rugeley followed by a Walsall and finishing up with a Lichfield/Bromsgrove. Was very lovely today to meet Amy @TheFlyingVixen #DayInTheLife #TrainDriver

Catching up with yesterday… we welcome October in with the maple leaves as leaf-fall season begins for us. (Although I would argue it already has!) For the next 3 weeks I have a trainee driver with me for their cab experience part of the course. Redditch/Four Oaks started the

I'm not really feeling my usual perky self this week... Social media fuels the need to be perfect, and in reality I feel horrendous! I can't be bothered with my usual make up or fake lashes, and actually don't think I brushed my hair this morning! But I'm learning that it's

Volunteered to work my Sunday today. This began with a Lichfield/Redditch, a break, then a Wolves/Walsall and finishing off with another Lichfield. No complaints - a good day on the iron road. #DayInTheLife #TrainDriver

Today, I climbed the Monument. 311 steps up (& 311 back down too!). Only courtesy of my daughter I didn’t just climb it once but twice!!! 1244 steps in total! The view is worth it. It is said if you lie it down it points to where the Great Fire of London started in 1666.

London, Baby!

My last (& longest!) shift of the week. My first Four Oaks was taken by a newly passed out driver on his 1st solo drive. The Redditch was expressed New St to Longbridge due to late running - arriving on time. I dropped a train-full of football fans off for the @AVFCOfficial game

Groundhog Day! Also an uneventful day, albeit with more restrictive signals all get the greens! Tomorrow is my last shift of the week. #DayInTheLife #TrainDriver

On my way to work I decided to stop off at #Folklore #SuttonColdfieldRailwayStation for a coffee with a cat! 🐈‍⬛ Betty is such a lovely mouser! Couldn’t help but give her a treat or 2! Check them out on Instagram if you’re on there! #DayInTheLife #TrainDriver #CatsOfTwitter

A tad late with yesterday’s post! B’ham Intl/Rugeley to start, followed by a Redditch. A break & then a round trip Bromsgrove/Lichfield to finish the day. An uneventful day with a majority of green signals! I have the same shift today! #DayInTheLife #TrainDriver

Today was spare due to a cancelled job. It was quiet as shifts go. I was hollered to ‘divorce’ a pair of 730/2, then after one left for London, shunt the other down the platform, wait for another 730/2 to arrive & then ‘marry’ them for another driver to take them to Soho.

Sunday’s shift, began with a round trip on the #CrossCity - beautiful sunset this evening. View looking towards Alrewas/Burton with Trent Valley Box seen in the distance [Not in an active cab], a short break & then a round trip Wolves/Walsall to end. This eve was sad for me as

Here she is... West Midlands Driver Shel @shellienic at Birmingham International on Tuesday driving 730038 2J34 08:20 Rugeley Trent Valley - Birmingham International & 2H39 09:52 to Rugley Trent Valley. Thank you for the tones.

Hours later after I spent a day at Birmingham International, I caught up with Shel @shellienic again at New Street, where she takes over to drive 6 car units 730032 & 730035 2P39 14:29 Bromsgrove - Lichfield Trent Valley.

A 9hr shift saw me start with Redditch… a short-formed service had me remembering the 3-car stop boards! 730043 also needed a full shutdown/reset upon arrival at Redditch. A trio of Ws followed with the ‘Pride’ of the fleet 730018 & lastly a drizzly trip to Lichfield accompanied

♀️ Today, as part of National Inclusion week, we are launching our ‘Women On Track’ campaign! Currently only 16-17% of UK railway employees are women- let’s change that! 👋 Each Monday & Friday we’ll be introducing you to some of the incredible women who are shaping our industry