LNER Qualified drivers Newcastle

Duns2208 said:

Hi

I was one of the VTEC trainee applicants who didn’t get taken on.

We still get updates from LNER and have received one this morning advising that they will be looking for Qualified only Train Drivers for Newcastle.

Still nothing for us hoping to get a trainee role but it may help anyone experienced. Just says will be on their career website shortly so keep an eye out and good luck.

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Firestarter said:

Where does it say it will be on the website about trainee role?

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SPADTrap said:

Qualified drivers with 3+ years of mainline driving, hopefully King's Cross comes up next.

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Set_DRA said:

Edinburgh and KGX vacancies coming very soon- I’ve been reliably told.

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bionic said:

The money looks good but what are their conditions like... Sundays? DCO? Rest day pattern? Early and late jobs? Fixed rest days? Link progression etc?

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godfreycomplex said:

DOO on empties only, Sundays inside the week
AIUI at Newcastle at the moment there are 4 links, the South is the one new starters go on (Newcastle - London plus Heaton depot, diversions are both bridges at Newcastle, the Durham coast and the Hertford loop). The North link adds Newcastle - Edinburgh & Newcastle - Carlisle (possibly the Blyth & Tyne as well) and the Highland/lodge link adds Edinburgh - Aberdeen & Inverness, including the Fife circle & Ladybank - Dundee via Perth. There’s also a Thunderbird link who sign the 67 but not sure where they go.
London and back is the lion’s share of the work in the south link.
These are from a few years ago so they’ve probably changed - but they should give a general idea so fill your boots (Newcastle is the largest driver depot for LNER so it’s at the bottom)
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/250035/response/611408/attach/4/Appendix II Mon to Fri Diagrams.pdf

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/250035/response/611408/attach/6/Appendix III Saturday Diagrams.pdf

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/250035/response/611408/attach/5/Appendix IV Sunday Diagrams.pdf

Should add I’m neither a driver nor an LNER employee

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Economist said:

Would be interesting to see what they define as "mainline" and "metro".. In their definition of "metro" do they include the various London suburban routes (i.e. SWT and Southern 455s, SE Networkers)?

There's a lot of people who are qualified mainline drivers but who drive routes described by their TOCs as "metro". The other metro systems as far as I'm aware are LU, Tyne and Wear and (possibly) Island Line.

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Firestarter said:

Where does it say it will be on the website about trainee role?

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BTU said:

Dont think you are going to pass much if you cant even read a simple message.

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BTU said:

Dont think you are going to pass much if you cant even read a simple message.

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