Recent content by bigbear

If your local train company has jobs advertised for on train buffet staff, that could also be a route and good experience/stepping stone into applying for a conductor role later on as you will get good customer service experience and your knowledge of the role of a conducfor will also be good as...

Some Tocs still require a cv/covering letter, and theres no harm in sending one in addition to an online one as well, that way youve covered all angles just in case your electronic one goes missing, obv refer to it as well if you send one in......trust me i knew a lady from HR, and attention to...

Ya gota stand out more, and its the little things that you do that will give a big first impression....lets say that you and thousands of others have sent in applications on normal A4 paper, well send it on colored A4 paper, I dont mean purple, blue or yellow, just a cream colored, and make it...

no not in this franchise, this was a few years ago!...but if they can run ecs to lime street then its totally possible to run ecs to norwich....like i said i wouldnt like to see it happen...

aparently there used to be a small depot at liverpool lime street, until it was closed then they ran ecs, so its quite possible they can do the same at norwich. personally i wouldnt like to see it, but ya never know..

hiya, have you been told where you will be staying in crewe yet....im travelling from norwich....how far are you travelling from mate..

is anyone starting on 5th jan lodging in crewe...??

Cheers people...thanks for your replies....

Hi does anyone know where you can buy quail maps from apart from online.....im after a shop or premises I can go into, if anyone knows of a chain of stores or even a premises where they sell them in the uk... Thanks...:D

Im in january intake and off to Hither Green, South London.....cant wait...

I done 14yrs RAF, came out in 98, joined railway as a senior steward 2000, then 6 months later trained as a train manager. now 14 yrs later i start as a trainee driver with a freight company in january....ive been trying for nearly 2 years to get a drivers job....ive come accros a lot of ex...

Hi people, is there any drivers on here or does anyone know anything or are going to HITHER GREEN depot, south london, as I heard today I passed the medical and im on the january intake and will be working at HITHER GREEN!....looking forward to it...:-)

Good luck and well done to everyone starting tomorow (22nd sept). I should have been starting tomorrow as well but my optician didnt get the information to me, to get to HR in time for me to be on the course.... Fingers crossed I will be on the next course in january, but hope it goes well...

Cheers for the replies..thank you....will do..

Hi im, after some info if anyone knows...i had a recent interview with a driver manager for a depot driver position which i didnt pass...however there is now a position for a trainee driver (same toc)...my questions is can i apply even tho its a different role albeit still driving i know...