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Virgin/LNER Qualified Driver - Recruitment Process

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Hello all,

I was wondering if someone with experience would be able to give some reletive information regarding applying for what’s now LNER as a qualified driver?

In general what’s the process like? Do LNER request all drivers to re-sit the psychometrics?
 
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Steam said:
Hello all,

I was wondering if someone with experience would be able to give some reletive information regarding applying for what’s now LNER as a qualified driver?

In general what’s the process like? Do LNER request all drivers to re-sit the psychometrics?
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I was told last year, admittedly when it was VTEC, that they considered the psychometrics that I sat with them valid for 4 years. Whether that is the same for psychometrics sat with another TOC I couldn’t say for sure but I’d like to think so. They didn’t required an enchanced standard at the time I sat the tests. Hope that’s of some help.
 
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heedfan said:
I was told last year, admittedly when it was VTEC, that they considered the psychometrics that I sat with them valid for 4 years. Whether that is the same for psychometrics sat with another TOC I couldn’t say for sure but I’d like to think so. They didn’t required an enchanced standard at the time I sat the tests. Hope that’s of some help.
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Thank you, it is indeed a help.

I’m wanting to drive for LNER however I am only just passed my 1st year as a qualified driver, driving out of Leeds.

Do you know if they only take qualifieds with X amount of experience?
 
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Steam said:
Thank you, it is indeed a help.

I’m wanting to drive for LNER however I am only just passed my 1st year as a qualified driver, driving out of Leeds.

Do you know if they only take qualifieds with X amount of experience?
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Couldn’t say, sorry.

I know the next depots likely to have a need for drivers (both trainee/qualified) will be Newcastle and Edinburgh due to those regions having drivers with an older average age profile.
 
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Steam said:
Thank you, it is indeed a help.

I’m wanting to drive for LNER however I am only just passed my 1st year as a qualified driver, driving out of Leeds.

Do you know if they only take qualifieds with X amount of experience?
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You'd find it hard to go anywhere, not just LNER, without having finished your 2nd year PQA
 
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Trainee recruitment curtailed last year, and newly trained drivers reportedly being allocated to "spare" links, due planned extra services not being operated. I think you may be safely out of PQ, before anything happens.
As for the process, it's a new operator, so who knows? Just keep your record clean.
 
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