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Amex88

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Things have to start. We need to get date asap! I even applied for mtr just incase. I mean the wait is really getting bad now. Surely they must have dates and places avaliable soon! It's a year! Same did my medical early June, and I'm still here hoping!
 
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I also got my date retracted, on digging a little deeper with my questions I found that the manager had gone through the applications and decided That they thought I would have difficulty getting to late turns at hornsey. Yes hornsey not Kings X . Sounds to me they are thinking of turning it into a depot as I specifically said ok so what's going to happen as I won't be any closer to hornsey for the next course she said she would just put me back in to wait for kings cross. Sucks but what can you do. Also those of you who are waiting for London, Feb,March and April are already full and dates for any other courses have not yet been decided.
 
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Amex88

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I also got my date retracted, on digging a little deeper with my questions I found that the manager had gone through the applications and decided That they thought I would have difficulty getting to late turns at hornsey. Yes hornsey not Kings X . Sounds to me they are thinking of turning it into a depot as I specifically said ok so what's going to happen as I won't be any closer to hornsey for the next course she said she would just put me back in to wait for kings cross. Sucks but what can you do. Also those of you who are waiting for London, Feb,March and April are already full and dates for any other courses have not yet been decided.


Dude sorry to hear that! Didn't realise they are turning Hornsey into a depot. Mind you maybe that's a good thing. April full too? Gosh. Who knows how long this is going to take.
 

Driveit

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I can only speculate really I guess if it was a problem to do with bieng based at kings cross it would make no sense to take me out only to wait for the same place? Anyway it is what it is I guess. But yer Feb, March, April full and I know that because I specifically asked before I knew I was getting removed in an earlier phone call if their was possibility of another start date as I had a holiday booked.
 

donpoku

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Guys,

I know it is disheartening to have to wait this long and be in the dark about the timescale of future courses and dates. I truly feel your frustration.

If I can offer any advice and help to deal with this especially if you not happy at your current job or situation then it will be to condition your mind and act like this hasn't happened at all yet.

So instead desperately waiting to leave your current job, tell yourself this my job I'm going to try and make it a little bit less miserable.

In the mean time apply to other TOC as most of you will be fast track to the interview stage.

All the best guys.

Regards
 

Class2ldn

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Well the word is that kings x and blackfriars are closing and all drivers going to hornsey.
By what's been said here it looks like it's a real possibility.
 

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I also got my date retracted, on digging a little deeper with my questions I found that the manager had gone through the applications and decided That they thought I would have difficulty getting to late turns at hornsey. Yes hornsey not Kings X . Sounds to me they are thinking of turning it into a depot as I specifically said ok so what's going to happen as I won't be any closer to hornsey for the next course she said she would just put me back in to wait for kings cross. Sucks but what can you do. Also those of you who are waiting for London, Feb,March and April are already full and dates for any other courses have not yet been decided.

This is pretty awful, any other TOCs hiring at the moment ?
 

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Feb 5

A year since applying!

And its a Friday today.

Would be a nice anniversary present if the call came today ( Clutching. At. Straws. ) :D

I feel your pain. I applied on the 5th too. Before I got the "talent pool" email I had it in my head I would be in within a month or two...... Not a year or two. :cry:
 

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I feel your pain. I applied on the 5th too. Before I got the "talent pool" email I had it in my head I would be in within a month or two...... Not a year or two. :cry:

Well I was under the impression 3-6 months everything went so quick I couldn't believe it then since June nothing and I too applied for the 5th February
 

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Im really sorry to hear this all who had dates retracted... Hopefully they priortitise you guys asap

Quite shocked and appalled really... Turning into a right mess

Their reluctance to commit to future course dates is also concerning if MTR can do it why cant GTR

At the moment every once in a blue moon they release one or two course dates and even then theyr riddled with issues
 

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I've just read two articles on the news. One stating that Thameslink has scored the lowest on customer satisfaction and another about passengers signing a petition demanding Thameslink improve their services, increasing train numbers, and more carriages. A Thameslink spokes man/woman replied and probably worth a read.
Although this is bad PR for Thameslink reading it made me feel a little bit better as they stated they are improving their trains (the new class 700), network rail are improving the line, and they are still short of drivers which they are working on.
So we're still needed! It'll come......one day......soon I hope.
 

dr1323

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I've just read two articles on the news. One stating that Thameslink has scored the lowest on customer satisfaction and another about passengers signing a petition demanding Thameslink improve their services, increasing train numbers, and more carriages. A Thameslink spokes man/woman replied and probably worth a read.
Although this is bad PR for Thameslink reading it made me feel a little bit better as they stated they are improving their trains (the new class 700), network rail are improving the line, and they are still short of drivers which they are working on.
So we're still needed! It'll come......one day......soon I hope.

Can you put the link in here
 

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One of the former FCC staff (now with GTR), was told last September that they had been accepted for a trainee position with the GN side.
They have just been told in the last week or so that their course will be starting in September of this year....

Now, due to internal reorganisation, and that they are going on the GN side, their start date has been brought forward to April.
 

Amex88

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Hopefully this happens asap for us guys. Such a long wait so far. Things need to happen fast!
 

ChampsRacing

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When I spoke to HR about my date being retracted I got given a provisional of March 21st so hopefully that'll be when I get a course, otherwise its more waiting we all didn't intend on.
 

Amex88

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Was it for kingscross? Did she say why it got retracted? I may give a call and put interest in other places too as I can just move.
 

ChampsRacing

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Yeah it was for Kgx she said that they needed people from north london on that course so my post code didn't make the cut for that course.
 

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Also i should mention that the medical last for 3 years.

Thats the way it sounded to me but who knows.... im guessing until they have dates set in stone they wont call anyone.
 
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