Your Driver Simon

Train Driver for @SouthernRailUK. Follow my travels across the south coast. Snooker player and follower when outside of the cab. All views are my own.

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

The Santa train making a festive appearance at Barnham this morning en route to Brighton

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

Under the lights at Portsmouth Harbour tonight as a freshly repainted 377101 is going through final preparations to form the 19:04 to London Victoria. I take it as far as Barnham. This unit was the first unit I ever drove whilst in the training school #memories

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

I’ve just driven 377135 from Littlehampton station to the depot. A fault with the coupler has been reported so work is now underway assessing that. Notice the ‘Not to be Moved’ board. This tells everyone that cleaning staff/engineers are on this unit.

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

Back at work and back on nights. Today I’m the night driver at Littlehampton depot making sure trains are clean, prepared and where they need to be ready to enter service on Monday morning

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@FM_Assist @FM_Assist is this patch now for PC Game Pass? And will all future updates be save game compatible? I want to start a long term save if possible… thanks in advance for your answer

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@thebestmarklee Only took me 45 minutes to get to Horsham 🫣. Oh and then another 15 minutes due to attachment issues. All in a days work 😮‍💨

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

A dull start to Tuesday, made brighter by this green and blue combo at Portsmouth & Southsea. I’m about to take 377404 bound for Victoria as far as Horsham

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

The weather is working its magic at Horsham this morning ☔️

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

A grey and murky morning in Barnham as 377324 stands at platform 3 with a service to Brighton. I’ve just taken one into Bognor and now about to work the 09:26 Victoria service as far as Horsham

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

Back on my first week of earlies after my summer leave. A trip to Portsmouth Harbour to begin the day. Now to work 387127 as 1S07 (Brighton) as far as Barnham

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@alexnljones What numbers for Matusiwa, Barbrook and Young?

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@alexnljones And don’t forget, one last pre season team sheeeeet please. 🙏

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@Ipswichislife78 What about Baggott then, didn’t he wear 15 previous pre season games?

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@Stuart_Watson Do you have an official team sheet? What number is Young wearing tonight?

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@DriverLiam98 Sounds like you handled it like the model professional you are. Well done, take time to process it and it goes back to the old training school saying “if something doesn’t feel right it probably isn’t.” One to mention to Jim, he can use it as an example for trainee drivers…

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

@alexnljones Do you have a team sheet with shirt numbers?

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

Now sat in the sunshine at Barnham waiting for my next train, 1N21 to Brighton. Then it’s a Portsmouth & Southsea return journey to end my shift

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

And lovely to meet @PompeyDriver too. Love our friendly railway community and hearing all about how other companies operate

[Gemma @PompeyDriver]

The railway community is one like no other! I follow so many different rail staff on here and enjoy seeing their journeys and stories and this morning I bumped into @SimonFielding84 down at a sunny Portsmouth Harbour!

[Your Driver Simon @SimonFielding84]

Early morning at platform 1 at Barnham station. In front of my 377157 awaits the road to form the 05:17 to Southampton. I then follow as 5C07 empty to Havant