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Thank you for watching, I’m pleased you enjoyed it and I hope one day your dream comes true👍👍

I’m pleased to have been of service 👍. Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks for the poem 👍 it’s good 👍👍

Thank you for your nice comment, I quite enjoyed the problems, days when everything ran smoothly were rare , which kept everything interesting 👍👍

Thank you very much, so far so good 👍👍

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Yes I remember when some posh hotels and department stores had attendants in their lifts, I think they were never needed and there’s a very clear difference between the role of a train operator and a hotel/department store lift attendant. Have a great day👍👍

Thank you for your comment and best wishes. 35 years that’s a lot longer than mine I hope you enjoyed your career 👍👍

Thanks for watching and your comment, but I can’t answer that. I don’t know of any drivers of automatic trains that are going to strike nor do I understand what trains being automatic would have to do with whatever issues they may decide to to take action over in the future. Have a great day👍👍

Only the driving part is automatic. A driver is still required in the cab for other functions and emergency handling. This system is not designed for fully driverless operation.

Thank you for watching, I’m pleased you enjoyed them. I’m not so sure about writing a book but I do have some more videos coming soon . They have taken me so long to write scripts for them

That writing a book would take me years 👍👍

Thank you for your questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them. It’s my opinion that train drivers will be needed for as long as trains exist even as automated systems evolve someone will be required to control them. For me it was a very good decision to become a train driver definitely no regrets. Good luck with whatever career path you choose 👍👍

Thank you so much. Enjoy your retirement​@@itsjustanidea

@@PabloGarciaMoreno-rt9pg 👍

Thanks👍👍

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍👍

It’s an audible signal telling the driver it’s time to close the doors and leave.👍👍

Thanks for your question, yes I did retire after almost 22 years of driving but no I hadn’t become bored with it. Sometimes it could be a bit monotonous but I found that easy to deal with. If that job was boring I don’t think I would have lasted 22 days let alone 22years 👍👍

Thank you, I’m pleased you enjoyed it. When I joined London Underground they chose which line and depot I would work from, they put me where they needed operators, which was Wembley Park on the Jubilee line. Once employed I was able to nominate a depot and line of my choice and get on a waiting list. I was happy with the line but as I lived nearer the North Greenwich depot ( Stratford didn’t exist at the time) I joined that waiting list and it took over two years to get there.👍👍

Thank you, yes it’s going good better than I expected 👍👍

Thank you very much for watching, I’m pleased you enjoyed it so much. And thanks for your kind words, retirement has been better than I expected 👍👍

@@itsjustanidea Glad to hear that!

@@tantaf123 👍

Sometimes I would see you as the driver and you would wave to me! It was an honour to board your train. I’d consider a miracle every time I saw you! So this is basically the 3rd reason why I love rewatching the series every single time. You were such a great driver, never forget that. I hope you’re having an amazing retirement. :D

Hello , New Zealand. Thanks for watching my videos and yes I do try to answer all comments. I think that if someone takes their time to watch and the comment , it deserves an answer. An insight from me after almost 22 years of driving tube trains? It’s a bit like formula 1 motor racing, all most people see is the driver, but there’s a massive team behind the running of the train, controllers and managers , maintainance and service support engineers emergency response units it’s a lot more people intensive operation than most people would think, to run a train. And then there’s the constant evolution of the railway and trains running on it. In my time the obvious changes were 6 to 7 carriages and manual to auto operation but it would be impossible for me to remember let alone list the amount of continual updates to just the software of the signaling. Yes that’s my bit of insight, a railway is continually evolving 👍👍

@@itsjustanidea This clarifies why someone who isn't familiar with the intricate details and effort involved in railway operations might feel confused and frustrated when seemingly straightforward projects, such as launching a new train or stock, take a considerable amount of time. Thanks. Looking forward to your future videos.

@@kiwi_got_wings 👍👍

Hello, the building is the staff depot at Wembley Park. Most shifts start and end on platforms when the previous operator hands over to the next and other duties start either at Stanmore sidings or Neasden or Stratford train depots.👍👍

I’m pleased you enjoyed and yes it was my final day of working for TFL. I am now retired 👍👍

@@itsjustanidea Thanks for your service, you most likely took me to my destination one day, it sounds like it would be a fun career but if all it is is constantly hitting a auto button, it sounds pretty boring lol

@@sethgamesandmorehedleyh3049 your welcome . Definitely not boring 🤣🤣 ATO means more time to concentrate on all the other aspects of the job👍👍

@@itsjustanidea Well that sounds good for some people, but I always liked the idea of speeding up, then slamming on the brakes at the last second and come to a abrupt stop.. I guess automatic trains wont do that.

@@sethgamesandmorehedleyh3049 what you describe sounds like it would be fun on a computer game🤣 but we are carrying passengers in real life …. I don’t think they would enjoy that and it would certainly be dangerous 🤔👍

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No. Unless instructed to skip a station trains would always have to stop. And at all times follow the signals. 👍👍

Thank you so much for your best wishes and yes it was fun and I enjoyed most of it 👍👍

Thank you. So far retirement has gone extremely well, not exactly how I expected it to go, but then I didn’t really plan it. I kind of stumbled into it 🤣. There have been some challenges for sure and the best way of describing it is , for me retirement has been like going back to school. I am planning some videos about my retirement and yes it’s definitely going well and I’m enjoying it 👍👍👍

And it’s a new life now although I do miss the Jubilee line a bit 👍

👍 Thanks, I am 😏👍👍

Thank you for watching and your kind comment. Yes, definitely lots of stories that’s for sure! All of those changes and of course the London Olympics and events at Wembley, before I start thinking of broken down trains and other problems on the line🤣👍👍

Thanks for watching and for your questions. I’m not certain of the current salary but think it’s around £65k pa gross and yes it’s the same across all London Underground lines. It’s a pretty good salary 👍👍

Thank you for your nice comment, I’m so pleased you enjoyed the video 👍👍

My pleasure 👍👍

Sorry to hear you think you have some issues that could prevent you from being a train operator. The one you cite isn’t one believe me, controllers and signallers are often being asked to repeat messages, it really is a noisy workplace.👍👍

​​@@itsjustanideaAt least I experienced this listening problem when trying to figure out what the radio said in videos (which is obviously difficult). This problem rarely happens in real life. Still I kind of want to become a driver on the new metro line in my city!

@ good luck 👍👍

Thank you very much for your comment, I’m pleased you enjoyed and that you appreciate the most important role of a train operator, safety. Thanks 👍👍

🤣🤣take a guess, it was my last day of ever driving trains .👍

Good question. What I was explaining is that for most of the time we are meant to be and expected to be operating the train in automatic mode. There are occasions when we are instructed to drive in manual mode. The most common reason for this is when there are workers on a particular section of track, ie Between Neasden and Wembley Park. When this happens the signaller will impose ANP (auto not permitted) and the train would not be able to operate automatically. 👍

🤣🤣 Railway olympics , the Neasden to Wembley Park sprint 🤣🤣

No it wasn’t a dead heat, I won🤣

This room is where train operators based at Wembley Park sign on and where they interact with management 👍

Because 1. It’s what’s expected and 2. I prefer it 👍

They are two of my managers 👍👍

Thanks for your comment and question, I don’t have any problem in trying to answer it. First of all there is no starting salary for a London Underground train operator or any difference between the lines. There’s just one salary and I don’t now the exact figure now but I think it’s around 65k . As for applying, first get any position within TFL then you’ll be able to apply for the t/op role. The only trick I know is don’t give up if you’re unlucky the first time keep on trying 👍👍

​@@itsjustanideathank you so much

@@HabibUr-Rehman 👍

Thanks for the question. The answer is yes. You are expected to drive in ATO most of the time however. Trains have to be driven manually in depots ( Stratford and Neasden) and when instructed to in certain situations such as driving through signal problems in a mode referred to a RM ( remote manual) . In P M ( protected manual) when instructed to for operational reasons. Often in training situations and on most Sundays between Wembley Park and Stanmore in order of maintaining train operator skills. There are a few operators who still prefer to and do drive manually in PM whenever they can.👍

@@itsjustanidea Thank you!

@@benaspetkevicius7139 👍

Thank you for your question and I’m pleased you enjoyed it. That particular duty is one where the train operator signs on for duty at Wembley Park and travels to Stanmore on one of the first trains out of Neasden depot. With the duties that need to get to Stanmore before any trains run to Stanmore a staff taxi is provided. I’m sure there are hotels in Stanmore, but the Wembley Park Premier inn was the most convenient for me. Thanks again for your nice comment and question.👍

To calculate annual leave you start with 28 days.The add to that how many Bank holidays there are in the year. Then because operators are contracted to work 35 hours per week but are rostered for 36 the extra time is added to annual leave and not pay. So that all works out to just over 40 days and is allocated in 4 blocks of 2 weeks throughout the year.👍👍

@@itsjustanideathanks mate

@@samfurness9442 👍

I agree and the computer would have to be reprogrammed to deal with that problem 👍👍

@@itsjustanideareprogramming would be waste of money I think

@@samfurness9442 👍

You sound as if you know more about that than I do 👍👍

@@itsjustanidea😂

Thanks for the question, it was because I thought the west bound platform was dangerously crowded at busy times. I do like to reply to comments because you and everybody else that has commented have taken the time not only to watch but to comment or ask a question. It would be rude of me not to reply. Thanks again 👍👍

Thank you , that sounds like an enjoyable walk. Many years ago I used to drive along the embankment quite often , that’s when I used to enjoy driving 👍👍

One day had to be the last 🤣👍

@@itsjustanidea Lol

Thanks for that kind assessment and comment 👍👍

Yes, 👍

Not sure what your asking about , I’ll go back and have a look👍