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    2022 RBL Poppy Badges - ASLEF CHESTER BRANCH

    Limited edition numbered badge for the 2022 Poppy Appeal. ALL profits will be donated to the Royal British Legion. Badges are approximately 3cm across and numbered on the reverse. Available to purchase on eBay -...
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    Avanti West Coast recruiting QUALIFIED DRIVER TALENT POOL ONLY at London Euston, Liverpool, Manchester, and Wolverhampton depots. (Posted 1/2-09-2020)

    Have you had yours yet? My friends got theirs on Thursday and is nervous about what to expect o_O Not been much talk on here about what it’s like, everyone is keeping hush hush haha!
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    Transport for Wales - Trainee Train Drivers

    Thank you so much! They’ll no doubt be very busy!! Very helpful information :)
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    Transport for Wales - Trainee Train Drivers

    No it didn’t mention in the advert so think it’ll be fine :) yeah November, been given a start date and medical date etc! Chester depot. Yeah they’ve been told they’ll have to do a personalised training programme as everyone in the school is on different levels, should be about 6-8 weeks at...
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    Transport for Wales - Trainee Train Drivers

    Yeah most of that they already know thanks though! They didn’t really go into detail about money during the interview (which is understandable) It was purely just whether they do a training rate for qualified drivers like they do with new trainees or if they give you the full rate as training is...
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    TFW Driver Talent Pool

    Asking on behalf of my mate who isn’t on here! There isn’t a thread on it but does anyone know the T&C’s for a qualified driver at Chester TFW. Also what the training rate is going in as a qualified driver? thanks:)
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    Transport for Wales - Trainee Train Drivers

    Asking on behalf of my mate who isn’t on here! There isn’t a thread on it but does anyone know the T&C’s for a qualified driver at Chester TFW. Also what the training rate is going in as a qualified driver? thanks for any help :)
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    Is OPC MMI Pass valid for all TOC’s

    Definitely the MMI is more common. Everyone TOC I’ve ever heard except for Avanti use it. They use CBI.
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    Is OPC MMI Pass valid for all TOC’s

    I had this exact same issue a while back. I emailed the OPC & they replied: With regards to the current OPC process; although you have a current MMI pass, we will be asking you to do a CBI interview. This exercise will over-write your existing MMI result and could turn your existing ‘pass’ into...
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    Chester driver depot

    Did they say when you’re likely to hear back from them? My friend had hers last week and got told she’d hear within 1 week?
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    Avanti West Coast Trainee Train Driver Euston and Wolverhampton

    They’ve got Driver Trainer advertised but not trainee driver. Probably got it mixed up
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    Avanti West Coast Trainee Train Driver Euston and Wolverhampton

    Awww sorry lovely!! Hope you get it sorted :)
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    Avanti West Coast Trainee Train Driver Euston and Wolverhampton

    Don’t think you can email Avanti directly....the OPC people just said they pass any information onto them for me etc! Sorry if that’s no help whatsoever :oops:
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    Avanti West Coast Trainee Train Driver Euston and Wolverhampton

    I honestly cannot remember, perhaps 15! All I can say is practice practice practice! Get someone to time you and tell you when to change page!

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