Hello all,
First time poster here so be gentle! Having just spent two days reading 69 pages of posts.... Massive thank you to all the contributors. There really is an incredible wealth of information available and it's hard to think of any questions that haven't already been answered!
I've recently been looking at changing career and the railways have always been somewhere I'd love to have worked. (Very aware I'm not alone in this).
Signalling seems very appealing, and it's been great to read the overwhelming positive feedback from those already doing it.
I live in the York area, and realise I've just missed the boat on some vacancies at the York ROC. There is however a Grade 2 role going at Barton Hill SB. I just wondered whether people thought it was worth going for? The description is fixed term/secondment until Apr 2019 so wondered if it is more aimed at experienced signal staff?
I can see that the application process is not quick, and then signalling school follows, so a fixed term of a year doesn't seem to fit with this? Though it does talk about an apprenticeship in the description so is the fixed term nature more based on the box being in line to close?
Sorry, aware that's a lot of questions! (Having said it was hard to think of any more questions)
First time poster here so be gentle! Having just spent two days reading 69 pages of posts.... Massive thank you to all the contributors. There really is an incredible wealth of information available and it's hard to think of any questions that haven't already been answered!
I've recently been looking at changing career and the railways have always been somewhere I'd love to have worked. (Very aware I'm not alone in this).
Signalling seems very appealing, and it's been great to read the overwhelming positive feedback from those already doing it.
I live in the York area, and realise I've just missed the boat on some vacancies at the York ROC. There is however a Grade 2 role going at Barton Hill SB. I just wondered whether people thought it was worth going for? The description is fixed term/secondment until Apr 2019 so wondered if it is more aimed at experienced signal staff?
I can see that the application process is not quick, and then signalling school follows, so a fixed term of a year doesn't seem to fit with this? Though it does talk about an apprenticeship in the description so is the fixed term nature more based on the box being in line to close?
Sorry, aware that's a lot of questions! (Having said it was hard to think of any more questions)
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