Pros
Very challenging projects and physical environment (125yrs old system and 3Rd oldest in the world)and rewarding with experience and knowledge boosting. From project management point of view, there is no other project as interesting as at SPT. Same as anyother old system it is not easy to bring new technology and maintain the legacy ones. It may be a small system but the complexity is huge, planning, logistical, stakeholders, training all need to be stage by stage. So as a PM, all those challenges are also exciting opportunities. I'd say for any PM managed SPT project, expecially the recent modernisation, the PM can manage anyother project out there in the world. Everyone trying to bring the best and working hard in their own domain. From admin to driver (there was one particular made passenger laugh every trip) to the maintenance crew trying to keep the old machine running. Pay, holiday and pension are good. Diversity of the workforce
Cons
Face it. It is an old system. Come with the 125yrs old machine also the old way of management. The grandfather's British Railway's rule heavely dominant the workforce, hence it is very hard to modernise the way people work in line with the physical major operational system upgrades. And this would result people's bright ideas clash with the legacy and opinions not/difficult to be taking on board. The balance of small system and nesseary rules sometimes causing confusion. Lack of SPT own standard are also causing difficulties to deliver. Hierarchy style management, occasion the "who doesn't like it" still remains.
