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Recent content by Coach Carter

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    WMT Driver Pool - 2021/22

    Enhanced bud.
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    WMT Driver Pool - 2021/22

    Think they will only get 2 weeks pay in, pay period finishes end of Sunday then payed on the Friday. Could be wrong though as it’s been that long since I’ve been into work ‍
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    Second Job While Waiting (WMT)

    Plenty from our depot got second jobs while we aren’t back in
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    Snow Hill - Overtime

    Normal for week days. Time and a quarter for Saturdays and time and a half for sundays
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    Why do you want to work…

    I was truthful and to the point. I explained that I really wanted to do the job as I was after job satisfaction and this was what I wanted to do but I also told them they were the only TOC hiring at the time and that I have a young family that I want to do the best for and the salary of this job...
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    OPC process question

    Yer it would bud, as you would still need to successfully complete an MMI and would be unable to take one for 6 months with the new company due to the fail with current one. But fingers crossed you will have passed the MMI you just took and then your in a great position with both TOC’s and could...
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    WMT Driver Pool - 2021/22

    To many of us waiting to go back to give everyone return dates bud. People being contacted as DI’s become available, although some have been advised that this in unlikely to be before the end of this year.
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    Rules for being a train driver

    If your looking to apply in the future then I’d stay clear of the rule book and traction manuals, it won’t help get the job and in the most part without the base knowledge to help it make sense it will leave you confused or misinformed. Concentrate on your Non technical skills that can be...
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    WMT - Any risk of Redundancies

    Should take about 3-4 months normally depending on if you need to do traction conversion courses at the end. Think it’s all taking longer at the academy at the moment though with restrictions in place. I wouldn’t stress about it, they need all the drivers they are taking on so they can get back...
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    WMT - Any risk of Redundancies

    To be honest there’s not a lot of DI’s. There’s 7 of us still at home waiting to get a DI (14 months at home now and had been waiting 2 months for a DI before the pandemic struck) and some of our group told it’s unlikely they will be back in this side of Christmas. Then as far as I’m aware there...
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    WMT - Any risk of Redundancies

    I’d imagine that’s just new street as we have loads at Worcester and new street is way bigger
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    WMT Driver Pool - 2021/22

    Been going on for years, don’t worry about it. Is from back in the London Midland days I believe.
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    WMT Driver Pool - 2021/22

    To be honest I can’t really remember the timing of that one. They will email you to tell you a time for your first day and telling you who will meet you in the foyer of the building that first day.
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    WMT Driver Pool - 2021/22

    You move on to the newly qualified rate. From then you remain on that pay until 12 months after you actually qualify
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    WMT Shift Patterns

    Week 1 - Off mon, tues. On wed, thurs, fri, sat. Off sun Week 2 - On mon, tues, Off wed, thurs. On fri, sat. Off sun. Week 3 - On mon, tues, wed, thurs. Off fri, sat, sun. It then repeats so you get a 5 day weekend every 3 weeks. Will be booked in for a Sunday roughly once every 4-5 week but you...

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