Train Driver Railway Vlog 004 - Too Tired & Wet to Drive Trains - Dad Rail (HD)

Want to know about driving trains and working on the railway? welcome to train driver VLOG number 4.
Emergency stop at London Bridge
Calling in Tired
Flooded Train Cab
Climbing Signals
Its been an eventful few weeks, Who ever said that train driving was boring?

[@Jimbo-gi7xn]

Mate I'm a lorry and coach driver and I'd say you were spot on in not taking the train...ultimately we are responsible for our vehicles and our passengers. If in doubt dont take it out....

[@jatinsareen6984]

Hye lorry .. I'm working as loco pilot in India right now.. I wants to know that is there any scope if i would like to continue my work with your company... Please suggest... Need your views

[@joshs3929]

Definatley if the cab is not suitable for you to do your job don't take it, kind of like aircraft, if the captain isn't happy he wont take it safety first.

[@jamescollier847]

Once sat in the old “Second Mans” seat of a couple of 86s taking me home from what was Stonebridge Park (Now Wembley WEFOC) watching the driver literally driving, (and cancelling the DSD) IN HIS SLEEP!!! Think we must have covered at least 10 miles with his head slumped and his mouth wide open before we got the customary “Check down” yellows on approach to Bletchley! Watching him panic as he woke up to an AWS warning alarm and frantically try to cancel it, then deny he was ever asleep, is one of my funniest memories in 30 years of train driving!!!😂🤣😂

[@DadRail]

They call that fatigue management 😂😂😂

[@crazysharkgaming8947]

6:03 You were right to say that you didn't want to take the train. Passengers just need to realise that the driver needs to be safe and comfortable aswell, or they can't do their job.

[@jbc825]

You were absolutely right not to drive the train, I remember another driver complaining about a wet seat because the window had been left open. I didn't know about trains having 'hazard warning lights' so that's something new I've learnt 👍

[@johnbacon1854]

Bravo for being honest about how you felt. Also, Passengers don't generally understand that a train moving fast with water coming in can be a rather unpleasant experience and not safe. Especially if it means your getting wet and if your having to wipe your face, or the buttons/levers are getting wet, what if you slipped, got an electric shot etc. Enjoy your break.

[@stuartmenzies8358]

You have computers and electrical equipment in your train, doesn’t mix with water. Your were right!

[@ulysees08]

Did you not pack your umbrella mucker? You want one of those comedy umbrella hats lol.

[@woutermollema]

I was a train driver myself and I would have left the train at the station as well. Have a great journey.

[@dandillinger-belcher9745]

Amazing vid. And for the rain/ puddle I think it’s up to the driver and conductors desecration to refuse to drive the train for any sort of reason. And I think that was a good choice to refuse the train.

[@marcuspotter5590]

3:15 Not to mention 1) not all signals and lines are TPWS fitted 2) most trains and lines don't have ATP 3) not all lines even have AWS.

[@lindsaydonovan6241]

5:55 smart think would be to reform the train if possible, so a different cab was at the lead.

[@DadRail]

That’s normally what happens where possible. I can’t remember the specifics now but it is possible that the train was a single 4 car unit so re forming would not have been possible

[@NirateGoel]

I've know of atleast one case of a driver taking the train even with a leak here in Ireland, from Waterford to Dublin sitting in a bin bag & on one too to try stay dry.

[@georgemaund4964]

Great blogs.....love the honesty!

[@barbarawebster3203]

Thanks so much for sharing your Vlogs, videos , yes you can’t drive the train with water dripping on your head no way 🤗🤗

[@PottersVideos2]

3:40 That's true, even if you only do it once a year.

[@franktuckwell196]

I once cancelled a service because of rain on the inside of the screen and also because of no plasters in first aid boxes during a work to rule, having cut myself replacing safety equipment which had fallen from cupboard and cut my hand on spare train shoe fuse.

[@fourwinds9687]

Hey man, love these videos - it seems we live in the same area and I'm hoping to get into, presumably, the same rail network. Is there anywhere I could possibly message you to find out a bit more about it all??

[@viliusr.8792]

I love my boss, so I would have asked him what he wants for me to do and if he asked to drive I would drive, I am sure he would remember this next time when I need some favor from his side. Thanks for the video, good story mate.

[@marcuspotter5590]

5:35 No way Jose. You're well within your rights to say no. How did you shunt the train round?

[@battlestarone]

Water dripping innuou while driving is a distraction and distractions are not safe ,,,simples,,.

[@Zuuu40]

Congratulations on getting married and love your videos they are amazing

[@DadRail]

Thank you

[@cyberrider1765]

Def good for you standing up for yourself

[@desert-penguin]

I agree the train should not have been taken out. Its astonishing how there is pressure to take unsuitable vehicles out to please the public, who then moan.. I'm a bus driver, & if the heaters aren't working, or the windscreen is leaking etc we are still 'encouraged' to take the vehicle out, & while they cannot sack you for not, you can be sure you'll be in the managers office within a few weeks for something minor, which has been escalated up out of proportion.

[@DadRail]

I have heard that bus companies can be a bit like that. At the end of the day, the vehicle is your office and its your license on the line. If its isn't safe or comfortable don't take it.

[@ZLDSmogless]

I feel like the regular chime of the AWS should keep you awake. I also feel like driving with the cab light on keeps me alert during the night time

[@DadRail]

Believe it or not, you hear the AWS bell or chime as you said, so often that it becomes background nose and you actually stop hearing it.

[@sameyers2670]

Congratulations on your wedding. I drive buses and if I felt a bus wasn't safe I wouldn't use it

[@tonnaboy1]

I enjoy your new to me chanel. with due respect, as an old british rail fireman , 1955to 1960, steam of course,at Old Oak common. we often had to work steam engines tender first and open to all weathers, how would you have coped with that?

[@DadRail]

I can't imagine what the conditions must have been like on the footplate of a steam engine, especially in the hot weather conditions. Its bad enough sat on a class 66 with no aircon on a ballast all day. Cant begin to imagine what that must have been like with a roaring fire, and physically working hard as well.

[@marknucita8284]

Agree not taking it, but you departed later , was it the same unit with a wet cab ? If so what is the difference between empty and in service with the same fault. Leave passengers behind then take the train empty not a smart move

[@marcuspotter5590]

2:35 Seems atypical to me. Even my Mum and Dad don't do that! You should've called the Police earlier.

[@marcuspotter5590]

7:00 I thought that's what red lights were for?

[@TheArkamedBat]

Flashing headlights are INMEDIATELY make a emergency brake application

[@sameyers2670]

We had a driver at the bus depot I work at ring in tired 2 days in a row

[@PottersVideos2]

Did he get away with it?

[@pollychild1714]

Congrats newlyweds!

[@alexbishop3567]

Great videos! Keep them coming. Have you ever been to the RH&DR??

[@DadRail]

RH&DR is about 45 mins drive from me. I have been a few times but not for a couple of years. I need to go :-) Same as the K&ESR half an hour away and I've never been

[@nathan_devv]

Hey dad rail can you make a video on what the differences are between level crossings in the uk and the USA and other places cus I'm kinda confused what the differences are

[@jatinsareen6984]

If yes... What's scope & what's procedure for doing this

[@BronyumHexofloride]

i dont blame you for not taking the Flooded unit, its not safe to work in an environment with high current/voltage devices with ingression of water. it ultimately comes down to driver safety

[@CekalaStudios]

Would you still work your current train routes, or work for London Underground?

[@DadRail]

It like to have a go on the underground, but think i would get fed up with tunnels all the time, although most of the underground is actually above ground

[@390052Knight]

If I was a passenger with water on the inside of the windows, puddles on the floor and water dripping on seats, I think I'd have something to say! And whilst I dont drive, I too would refuse on safety grounds as well as working conditions. You'd be the one in the dock should the worst happen and you can guess the line of questioning.

[@marcuspotter5590]

0:25 You should've got a doctors note.

[@ZLDSmogless]

I would have told the person that the cab was flooded

[@tp175]

I would’ve said: This train is potentially dangerous to drive as the cab is flooded and I am not willing to take this train into service.

[@davidhoughton9626]

you must work for a soft rail company as they allow you to have 4 weeks holiday.so now we know why trains are cancelled dont we.

[@PottersVideos2]

Not quite, it's a freight company.

[@PSplayer-ew3yn]

Congratulations

[@kickedhike88gaming14]

I wouldn't as it would distract you from driving and it's an electric train which is another risk

[@NullaNulla]

Wet driver may well possibly end up a sick driver which will potentially result in more cancellations. If the leak was only on the floor and not near electrics that's fine go for it. But when near electrics or dripping on the driver then stuff that for a joke.

[@boothplaysmcc]

Hey mate have you ever had a SPAD? Also what are the consequences if a driver dose SPAD?

[@DadRail]

Hey, Fortunately I have never been involved in a SPAD, however I have had a TPWS overspeed activation approaching a Red Signal. Most companies are about learning and development rather then punishment. Understanding that we are only human and will make mistakes, they look at what happened, why it happened and what can be done do make sure it doesn't happen again. However if a particular driver has numerous safety incidents then there is the possibility of a license review, but to get to this stage it would have to be pretty consistent. The old 3 strikes and your out rule is dead and buried in my experience.

[@Finley_Stuff]

You were right to not take the train that was flooded

[@GraingerElectrical]

What class of trains do you drive?

[@ivetteturkabat1331]

Mr.Intercity225 375 and from 2018 377s

[@TheArkamedBat]

@@ivetteturkabat1331 And/Or 375s He worked formerly with Javelins

[@jatinsareen6984]

Hye buddy .. I'm working as loco pilot in India right now.. I wants to know that is there any scope if i would like to continue my work with your company... Please suggest... Need your views

[@PottersVideos2]

5:24 Absolutely not, especially with all of the live electrical equipment present.

[@maxwellwynne-shepherd7852]

I didn’t know you had roblox, what it your account name??

[@DadRail]

I don't but my son does.

[@maxwellwynne-shepherd7852]

Ok

[@marcuspotter5590]

8:15 WTF?

[@jamescollier847]

Congratulations mate! Hope thirty years of Railway life doesn’t cost you the same amount in divorce settlements as it cost me!!!😂🤣😂🍾👍🏼

[@DadRail]

😂😂😂 seems to be a common theme on the railway.

[@TravelJackJourneys158]

I would have not taken the train my mate who drive buses would have been the same if there bus was linking

[@matthewalbery8827]

Rain? as in water? like conductive? in the control room of a large south-east area train? We'll just park that up over *there* and call the roofers...

[@Rosie6857]

I think he should have taken the train and I'm rather disappointed at his attitude. He didn't mention safety, just an unpleasant environment. That is not sufficient reason to cancel a train and inconvenience large numbers of passengers.

[@bulwinkle]

A distracted driver is an unsafe driver.

[@ChangesOneTim]

Imagine that you go into your kitchen to find that it has flooded to a similar degree to his train cab.... 'Unpleasant environment' is good old British understatement! If you own a car, at the very least you would surely delay your journey in order to check it out and *if possible* make it safe to drive. On the railway there's usually no time to do that without causing even worse consequential disruption.