Hoy! Where Eagles dare

Graham Hoy has retired after 49 years’ service. Hoysie started his railway career at 15 in April 1969 and passed out as driver in 1980, He spent his driving career at Victoria Central Battersea branch, went on to become LSR secretary for 20 years, h&s rep for 10, branch secretary from 1999 to 2013 and branch chair from 2014 to 2017. Graham will be truly missed with his fountain of knowledge and experience in collective bargaining procedures dating back to the early ’80s along with existing local agreements, rostering, diagramming scrutiny and representing drivers at disciplinary meetings and mediation, the list goes on. There are many drivers who owe their careers to Graham. 

Thank you, Hoysie, and have a long and happy retirement.

MANY REASONS FOR S.P.A.D.’s

The causes of signals passed at danger are many and varied. One is, I believe, the worry of
keeping the train right time, made worse by the number of delay slips sent out to drivers. I used to say to the newer drivers that it is better to fill out ten of these every day than have an incident. (You do not get many chances). I also told them it was better to hang back and not chase restrictive signals. Do driver managers and driver instructors do the same?

Jeff Veale, 

RMS Battersea