Route Learning

As I have mentioned before part of becoming a driver is "learning the road". Since my last post when I got my key and qualified as a driver I have been working hard to learn the routes I will drive my trains over.

It's important to point out as many readers will know that you must be assessed and know your routes thoroughly before you can drive on your own.

I have since "signed" (ie been assessed as competent) over half my routes. Namely I now know where I am going, from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo via Guildford. I have just finished learning Portsmouth to Southampton and Eastleigh via Netley and Botley and also the line from Eastleigh to Southampton via the airport. I am waiting to be assessed on that particular route and why I am waiting I am half way through learning Eastleigh and Woking.

I'm looking at about 2-3 weeks of learning, then a week to refresh everything and all going well I will drive my first train on my own!!

So off to Woking again tomorrow and bit of map studying. Not long to go...