Originally Posted by
SOPS
Can I say.. after I got out of flying ( after 36 years and 22000 hours).. I am now a train driver. I love the conditions ( that include 9 weeks annual leave).. sure the money is not the same as I earned as a 777 Captain.. but I am so much happier. No jet lag.. lovely place to work, home at night. Wish I had done it 10 years ago.
SWR are opening a drivers' depot at Feltham which may be of interest to current/former Heathrow-based people if they start recruiting trainees given that it's pretty much next door to the airport.
GWR have also expanded services a lot, they're recruiting for a lot of qualified drivers at the moment though it's worth keeping an eye out to see if they want to recruit trainees at any point. Nearby depots are Reading, Oxford and Paddington.