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    London NorthWestern - Crewe

    Hi Just wondering if London NorthWestern has a Driver depot at Crewe and/or Liverpool Lime Street and if so, how many drivers are based at each? Also are Qualified Driver Vacancies advertised very often here and is the base salary £57k? Plus what routes and traction do you sign, what’s the...
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    Move from TOC to Freightliner

    Hi, currently 9 years on the railway this year. But been driving passenger trains my whole career so far for 2 TOCS. May have an opportunity coming up to move over to Freightliner Intermodal and wondered what our other drivers experiences are both good or bad? I don’t dislike my current job or...
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    First TPE HR email address

    Can anyone who works for TPE or knows from previous encounters, please message me with an email address for HR if there is one? I'm qualified driver trying to contact them regarding any speculative vacancies that may arise soon, as I need an urgent move north due to relocation. Many thanks if...
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    Northern Pyschometrics

    Can anyone who has sat the new style Psychometrics with Northern in the last few months, tell me what all the tests are, inc any new ones? Are they generally harder and pass marks any different? I'm already a qualified driver, but I passed 2yrs ago and wondered if the Group Bourdon (dots) is...
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    Northern roster

    Hi can anyone help regarding Leeds depot for Northern as a driver. Thinking about transferring up north in the summer and applying here. Anyone tell me a bit about the links and roster. Is it 4/5 day with/without Sundays in the working week? Even better if someone could maybe email me a copy of...
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    driver competency

    I have a friend who is also a train driver and he was wondering if he had to leave his job for personal reasons without another train driver Job lined up, how long do you keep your competency up if not actually driving? Anyone ever come across this or can shed any light? Thanks for any info
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    East Midlands - Qualified drivers Lincoln/Boston

    Wondered if anyone works for East Midlands and can give any info on Lincoln and Boston depots?, e.g number of drivers, roster(s), shift patterns, 4/5day week, Sundays in/out of working week, routes and traction signed, etc. Many thanks
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    Qualified drivers at London Midland and Chiltern Railways

    Looking at applying to either of these TOCS possibly for a relocation in the near future. Can any existing drivers give me the low down on salary, Sundays in/out the working week, general shift patterns, routes and traction signed at London Midland Bletchley, Coventry and Birmingham depots. For...
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    Chingford Depot - West Anglia (GA)

    I am starting as a trainee driver for GA at Chingford in Nov. I had originally applied for Bishop's Stortford, but no vacancies here until next year, subject to change. So thought it best to get in, commute a bit further and can always transfer depots in the future. Can any Chingford drivers...
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    West Anglia - Greater Anglia

    Hi all, new user. Wanted some questions answered from Drivers who work on the West Anglia at any depot, but Bishop's Stortford if poss. Just wondering what the average length of week is there, how many days on/off, how long the diagrams tend to be and what the average diagram consists off...

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