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Used to have a set of empties mon-fri that was down main to down avoiding every morning in the previous may timetable then back to the main at gidea park for some reason. Could never work out why.

I know of 5 that got offered.

The vacancies were filled at the depot I originally applied to and someone happened to drop out last minute at a depot closer to me.

Timescales can be long. I waited 3 months after applying before I had an interview and got offered a different job than the one I had applied for. Hang in there

GA is enhanced with DFFT as an extra test. Unlike national, enhanced has no definition so could be higher or lower than WMT for the tea-occ.

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Process is SJT then psychometrics then manager interview. There are a large number of drivers needed in the short to medium term across the company. The academy is running at max capacity and churning trainees out regularly. If you don’t hear back it’s just luck of the draw I’m afraid and keep...

Viking T1 glider Scottish Aviation Bulldog C-130 Hercules ….and various Airbus and Boeings.

Some Southend Victoria drivers signed 357s many moons ago when they were loaned.

On the GE it’s 3hrs for a stand alone spare and unlimited movement for a weeks work. Also rest days are movable on that variable spare week. One week of that in every 8 week cycle.

At the time of writing, the advance warning and the magnet for the 30 on the up remained but the PSR sign was removed. Furthermore on the up in the down (simbids) direction the small advance warning for the 30 remained but there never was a magnet for it in the first place. It was magnetless...

Advance warning indicator and magnet removed from down. Indicator and magnet remain on the up. All 30 PSR signs appear to be gone. Advance warning indicator no magnet on the up( down) remains but new PSR 50-> 70 in place.

I think for west side earliest sign on for an early is 0500 but you will have night shifts

Memory a bit hazy but you should have about 8-10 weeks doing rules and traction. Then 4/5 weeks with an instructor at your depot learning handling. No need to read anything before you go above what you already would have done for your DMI. All relevant material will be provided by the company.

Tissues for when the in cab HVAC makes your nose permanently run.