MAY 2023

ROS has started preliminary work with a major London Operator in advance of their May 2023 timeable change. Once again, providing expert base roster support and analysis.

DECEMBER 2022  

ROS continued to support a major Lodnon operator with the timetable change for driver rosters.

NOVEMBER 2022

Our support has once again been secure by a major London Operator for their November 2022 timetable  change providing base roster support,  including providing them with Driver Roster Reports. 

MAY 2022

Our support of a major London Operator has continued for their May 2022 timetable  change providing base roster support,  including providing them with Driver Roster Reports.  Want Roster Reports for your traincrew? 

DECEMBER 2021

The ROS Establishment Calculator  is being used by a rail company to calculate all traincew numbers and help inform resource costs.

RRS is pleased to announce that once again they are supporting a London Operator for their December 2021 timetable  change providing base roster support,  including providing them with Driver Roster Reports.  Want Roster Reports for your traincrew?

Summer / Autumn 2021

ROS is supporting a start up open access train operator during late summer and autumn, providing Operations Director expertise.

Spring 2021

The ROS Driver Roster Report  has now been updated from 5 critical KPIs to 6 - now including diagram numbers and SX, SO, SU ratios to support dialogue with train planning. Why not have your base rosters analysed against the 6 KPIs?

MAY 2021

Once again, ROS was commissioned to support a London Operator for their May 2021 timetable change, providing base roster support.

JANUARY 2021

The latest RRS update of UK Train Driver salaries and conditions has just been completed. Headlines are:

Average salary is now £57k for passenger operators*

10 passenger operators have salaries between £60 and £70k per annum*

• Average pay rise is above 4.6%*
• One operator is now paying in excess of £70k for a 35-hour working week.* Want to know more? Contact David or Julia.

 Autumn 2020

After successfully supporting a London Operator through a number of timetable changes, ROS is delighted to be once again providing base roster support in advance of the December 2020 timetable change. As usual, RRS will be providing a comprehensive report updating critical KPIs that can be compared to previous versions of rosters: spare efficiency, spare cover ratio, average diagram length, average working week and Fatigue & Risk Index scores.

Spring 2020

The ROS Workforce Planning spreadsheet is currently being used to support planning for a London based operation.  Why not have future requirements planned using our system? It has been used successfully on a number of winning franchise / concession bids, and during mobilisation. Call David or Julia for details.

RRS is currently supporting a London Operator in the preparation of driver rosters in advance of the May 2020 timetable change. There's still chance to help others!

The latest version of the ROS Establishment Calculator is now in use. This provides the most comprehensive and granular process for defining the right numbers of on-train crews to operate your services.

JANUARY 2020

RRS has just completed its annual update of the latest UK Train Driver salaries and conditions. Headlines are:

• Average salary is now £56k for passenger operators*
• 7 passenger operators have salaries between £60 and £70k per annum*
  
• Average pay rise is above 4%*
• At least two passenger operators have now introduced a 34 hour working week*