One major LOCO in the UK has 10 hours min rest for crews that live an hour from the airport. This = about 6 hours available for sleep.....assuming you want to shower and have breakfast before getting in your car to return to work....! So 10 hours rest at a hotel provided by the company is luxury by comparison.
Jeez! Is this true? I thought a lot of guys in UK came down hard on a guy from the subcontinent when he mentioned about some locos having safety issues like this!