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Greater Anglia - Trainee Mainline/Depot Driver - Various (12/04/24)

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Other depots also have been given out for stage 1. It will be a waiting game batch by batch untill the roles have been filled. Could be days, weeks months before being sent for stage 1. And based on how those that sit assessments progress, will determine when the next batch of ppl will be sent . Unfortunately you just need to sit and wait . if you don’t hear anything it just means those people who where ahead of you have progressed far enough where they no longer need to fill the positions. There are many applicants and only so many spaces to send people for stage 1. So yh just be patient practice while you can and hopefully everyone wiil receive that email for stage 1 eventually
 
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King8989 said:
Other depots also have been given out for stage 1. It will be a waiting game batch by batch untill the roles have been filled. Could be days, weeks months before being sent for stage 1. And based on how those that sit assessments progress, will determine when the next batch of ppl will be sent . Unfortunately you just need to sit and wait . if you don’t hear anything it just means those people who where ahead of you have progressed far enough where they no longer need to fill the positions. There are many applicants and only so many spaces to send people for stage 1. So yh just be patient practice while you can and hopefully everyone wiil receive that email for stage 1 eventually
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Think in all there was intially 10 Vaccancies. Getting to Assessment center is definitely one of the hardest stages with most TOCs.

Contacting GA recruitment does still leave much to desire at least from the last few campaigns I've seen. Whilst responses to emails sent to said email address are "not monitored", getting an actual reply varies between person through out the whole application validity period which is pretty poor.
 
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Hi all. Is the assessment day for GA definitely split over two still? Makes no mention of it in the invite to go.
Also, does anyone have a contact telephone number for them?
 
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Greeny1 said:
Hi guys,

The Norwich positions closed early for mainline before I realized they were recruiting again. Reluctantly, I applied for depot driver. I wonder if any of you know if the training for Depot is similar to Mainline. If I got in as a depot driver, how much easier would it be to eventually become mainline?

One other question. I stopped running about a year ago because it makes my knees hurt, and they are not like they used to be. Is this going to be a problem in regards to a medical?
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You complete roughly an 8-10 week training course for depot driver, it is shrunk down version to mainline course. As for going mainline there isn’t currently a progression path in place you have to apply and come out ontop of others.

Samzino said:
As far as I know, Depot driver to Mainline progression does happen but it isn't a right/ automatic to happen after X amount of years. I believe you have to however have a minimum of 1 or 2 years as a Depot Driver before becoming eligible but then that only means you're in the mix of others some of who would have already been waiting an amount of time to progress.

Friend of mine was told that you'd not have to resit Psychometrics come to progression to Mainline for GA
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I was a depot driver at Colchester, 6 months in applied for mainline at London. Got the job and was told had to complete 1 years productive before being released. 3 days after my years productive, i have 5/6 weeks left at the academy before starting my driving hours
 
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Vinny86 said:
Hi all, Not wanting to jump ahead of anything, but what are the Rota's for GA out of Colchester? Typical start times etc, used to shift patterns and working a 10 week Rota but the rail seems a different world. I've searched a few things that come up from years ago (maybe still current)
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8 weeks on 2 weeks off, mainline early start is about 4am, last finish around 2am
Depot early is 6:30am start and you have various daytime afternoons and evening shifts and then night shifts as well but only 1 week of nights in an 8 week period.
 
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