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Simple answer is probably No,
As a DBS driver we are allowed to drive a class 6 train for no more than,I think 4.5 hrs then must have a 45min break we can the drive for another 4.5hrs.
On a shift we can work up to 12hrs but not meant to drive after the 11th hour.
During a long shift the PNB (Personal Needs Break) can be rostered as either
1 X 45min, 2X 30 min or 3 X 20mins these breaks are supposed to be taken away from the driving enviorment i.e the cab.
As for being regulated like lorry drivers I personally think we are regulated more. As a driver I am regulated by a bi annual rolling assesment by several Q Tron downloads cullminatting in a rules assesment every two years. Once a lorry driver passes his/her test thats them for as long as it is till their next HGV medical.
Hope this helps, I am not 100% sure as the hours are a complicated issue but it goes along those lines.
Les
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