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boro10 · 29 May 2018

Just applied for the role of trainee train driver at Newcastle I was just wondering what there shift pattern is like ? And is Sundays part of the working week for drivers in Newcastle ?
Many thanks for help

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142094 · 29 May 2018

Sundays are part of the working week on the East side. No idea what the shift patterns are like but earliest trains off Heaton in the morning are 05.15 which is empty to Middlesbrough and first service train is the Newcastle - Chathill. Think the last train back on a night-time used to be from Hexham unless it has changed in the recent timetables.

Ma44hew94 · 29 May 2018

Do you know if this vacancy is still avaiable, I cant see it on the Northern Rail Careers site?

Thanks

Cyclist · 30 May 2018

Ma44hew94 said:
Do you know if this vacancy is still avaiable, I cant see it on the Northern Rail Careers site?

Thanks

it was open for 4 days from the 19th to 22nd, I also applied.

Anyone know if they are only filling one position or multiple or talent pool or what?

boro10 · 30 May 2018

Thanks for the reply 142094 helps much appreciated , ma44hew94 the job closed around a week ago

Cyclist · 12 Jun 2018

anyone heard anything about this role?

uww11x · 12 Jun 2018

Cyclist said:
anyone heard anything about this role?

They haven't done the sifting yet.

Still waiting for mine at Carlisle

Caad12 · 13 Jun 2018

uww11x said:
They haven't done the sifting yet.

Still waiting for mine at Carlisle

Was just going to post asking the same question. Still hope for me yet

(Ha! posted the wrong quote - DOH!).

Cyclist · 20 Jun 2018

One Leeds guy appears to have heard something. It was posted at the same time as this one. Seems there is progress being made by HR. Anyone heard anything?

TheBadger · 21 Jun 2018

Still waiting for Newcastle. I think the need for more drivers is more acute in the south of the region so they could be prioritising. Hopefully no news is still good news for us hoping for Newcastle.

Caad12 · 21 Jun 2018

I emailed HR a couple of days ago to enquire as to whether I’d been successful or otherwise and due to high applications they’re still working through the applications. At least for Newcastle.

Cyclist · 10 Jul 2018

Anyone heard anything yet?

Caad12 · 10 Jul 2018

Cyclist said:
Anyone heard anything yet?

Not a thing. Too quiet.

TheBadger · 11 Jul 2018

Nothing at all.

Veteran · 16 Jul 2018

A MDD within Heaton from is starting one Newcastle mainline driver vacany in September but that should be different from yourselves applying as it is was from a previous advertisement that got delayed.

Fred Dinenage · 16 Jul 2018

Nope.

A Heaton MDD has a provisional start date on a course in November, it isn’t carved in stone by any means.

Why the fk people come on here and give half-ar5ed info is beyond me, clouding the already muddy water helps no-one. Especially creating a new account to talk crap.

Stick to what you actually know, not what you’ve heard secondhand.

There is a possibility that applicants will start receiving invites to interview from this week, sifts have been delayed due to high volumes of applicants across all of the latest jobs with Northern, also staff were required to help with the Tall Ships representation.

Duns2208 · 16 Jul 2018

Hopefully hear something soon then, cheers for update

Cyclist · 16 Jul 2018

Thanks for the update

Caad12 · 18 Jul 2018

Any other news? Anyone heard anything yet?

TheBadger · 19 Jul 2018

That's a negative. Other than the thread suggesting one of the Heaton Depot drivers is starting a course as a mainline driver around September/October. They're going to have to hurry themselves up if they want to get any of us through recruitment in time to join him!

Cyclist · 19 Jul 2018

do we know if its just for one position yet?

Duns2208 · 19 Jul 2018

The MDD role at Heaton appeared a few weeks before the driver role and those interviews took place beginning of July. If similar timescales (although guess Driver CV sift may be larger) I’d guess maybe early August for interviews possibly/hopefully!

Duns2208 · 19 Jul 2018

Cyclist said:
do we know if its just for one position yet?

I’m not sure but the MDD role was clearly stated as “2 x posts” where as the driver was simply just that

TheBadger · 19 Jul 2018

Fingers crossed!

Cyclist · 26 Jul 2018

Weekly check in. Silence is golden?

Caad12 · 26 Jul 2018

Cyclist said:
Weekly check in. Silence is golden?

Think so. Heard and seen nothing.

TheBadger · 27 Jul 2018

Likewise. And here I was hoping to hear something before the end of my annual leave. It would make going back to work so much easier!

Cyclist · 1 Aug 2018

Emailed HR: “Unfortunately we have still not fully moved forward in the recruitment process for this role yet. We should have an update in the next few weeks.”

TheBadger · 2 Aug 2018

Thanks for the update. After all this wait I hope it's good news for all of us on here.

Cyclist · 13 Aug 2018

Cyclist said:
We should have an update in the next few weeks.

We are now entering these next few weeks.

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