Good evening all hope we are all well , just after a bit of advice , I have recently been offered two jobs , one trainee mainline driver with Arriva ( London overground ) the other trainee train depot driver ( greater Anglia).
The main line drivers role will be based at New Cross Gate , was originally meant to be Willesden depot but they had filled all vacancies there , the depot one is in Ilford.
For me to get to New Cross it’s a minimum 3 hour journey there and back by car, once it took over 5 hours simply because I am in north London so have to travel through or around London, where as Ilford takes 30 -40 mins each way. Clearly the pay is not as good being a depot driver compared to main line ( although it’s still more than I am on now ) I am really stuck on what to do the commute to and from new cross worries me as I know punctuation is everything , plus I don’t want to be tired doing such a safety critical role. the people at illford all seemed really friendly, yet I know it’s few and far between to get a main line job.
Thoughts and advice please.
Many thanks.
The main line drivers role will be based at New Cross Gate , was originally meant to be Willesden depot but they had filled all vacancies there , the depot one is in Ilford.
For me to get to New Cross it’s a minimum 3 hour journey there and back by car, once it took over 5 hours simply because I am in north London so have to travel through or around London, where as Ilford takes 30 -40 mins each way. Clearly the pay is not as good being a depot driver compared to main line ( although it’s still more than I am on now ) I am really stuck on what to do the commute to and from new cross worries me as I know punctuation is everything , plus I don’t want to be tired doing such a safety critical role. the people at illford all seemed really friendly, yet I know it’s few and far between to get a main line job.
Thoughts and advice please.
Many thanks.