Recent content by BTU

It's awful full stop.

Avoid all these depots the work is pure garbage minimum turn around time and you will be worked like a dog. I was at Hornsey for 3.6 years and I hated every minute of it, plus it is a hard depot to get to. St Albans is pure Wimbeldon loops nothing else Cricklewood is not any better why do you...

GTR do them I can't remember when they are advertised. Google Go Ahead House in Croydon thats GTR's main office and ask to be put through to the HR department they will be able to help you.

Where did you apply? and why would it stop you applying for this one? TOCs don't all get together and see who has applied for what and then rule them out.

You should have no problem getting in to the railway other than waiting for them to recruit which can be a slightly long winded process as for progress there is plenty of scope to go up the ladder. I have worked in engineering but on the ops side, you should target the TOC's you want to work for...

I had an interview nearly 5 years ago and never heard back from them. I gave up in the end. Awful HR they never once returned my calls or emails.

Wouldn't waste my time nothing good would come of it.

Get back to me in a few years time when you have been doing the job a while and see how you feel then.Shift work is very tiring and takes it out of you especially the older you get plus the monotony of the job can grind you down, it's not at all like an Edith Nesbit book all flowery platforms...

No, not at all, can you go to the pub? or go away on a day trip ? no so it's not a rest day at all is it.

Does anybody know anything about this company? specifically the train driving role and what it's like to work there, shift patterns etc.. in fact anything to do with this company. Many thanks

Thank you for the info and great that it is part of RPS that makes a difference. Is it final salary?

Yes I have seen this but thats for TOC info not FOC but thanks anyway.

Hi does anyone here work for or has worked for Freightliner as a heavy haul driver. Just want to know what sort of shifts they do and if it's a good place to work pay structure OT start and finish times is it mostly night work and weekends etc.. I am looking at Tilbury as a depot. Any...

Thanks that's kind of what I was lead to believe.

Does anyone know anything about GWR Par depot? specifically is it regarded as a nice place to work? do they have nights ? what's the diagrams like down there ? generally is it a nice place to live? any info would be welcome as I am thinking of applying for a drivers job down there I was...