1000 jobs down the tubes

[Manic]

Usually the good ones go and you're left with the dross.

I'm still here at TfL

Anyway this was announced before Xmas, just so happens they are insourcing at the moment so how they plan to cut 1000 is beyond me. maybe they'll just get everyone to work a bit!!

[swamp]

That was amazing. You knowledge of trains is fantastic.

Do astronauts steer rockets?

Yes.

This is also why TFL train drivers can't pilot space shuttles or moon landers.

HTH

[BoredBloke]

After qualifying to drive a train, they do need to be certified for each route they drive.

How hard can that be - those metal lines stretching off into the distance in front give you a pretty good indication as to where you are going. Stations and platforms I would expect are pretty easy to differentiate from the usual stuff you see next to train tracks. I suppose the skill is knowing which signals it's possible to pass on red without getting the sack.