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  1. HeelBurton

    WMT - Trainee Driver (Talent Pool) - Crewe / Shrewsbury / Leamington Spa (27/12/23)

    Utrinique Paratus sir, you deserve this more than most. Congratulations and good luck
  2. HeelBurton

    Chiltern - Trainee Train Driver - Bletchley (06/09/23)

    First Bletchley course isn’t until end of March/beginning of April. still interviews I believe to be carried out. I’ll possibly have more news on this next week but I think as always with these roles patience is required. Nothing has moved over the last couple of weeks due to the holidays. As...
  3. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Yes these don’t last long. Which depot?
  4. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Certainly apply. I’m a driving instructor and I have trained people of varying ages. No companies look at age as a factor and as long as you continuously perform throughout the course you’ll be fine :)
  5. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Wear your own shoes for now just make sure they are comfortable and smart ish. I wasn’t issued shoes when I came to chiltern but was given shoe vouchers to go and get my own at some point. I’ll also see you on the 15th, but not in the capacity you might be thinking ;) Congratulations!!!
  6. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    https://jobs.deutschebahngroup.careers/en_US/jobsGlobal/JobDetail/Trainee-Train-Driver/225961 Aylesbury for a March 2024 start
  7. HeelBurton

    Chiltern - Trainee Train Driver - Bletchley (06/09/23)

    Moves across from other TOCS as qualifieds don’t end up on the trainee courses. Like me when I came over I did the induction and was sent straight back to my depot. Just abit of FYI there.
  8. HeelBurton

    Chiltern - Trainee Train Driver - Bletchley (06/09/23)

    I’ve heard the first January course is Aylesbury and Marylebone only. But there could be more than one in this month. Be patient though. I’m sure they will get round to you. The OPC itself is very busy at the moment as LNER trainees are going through in their batches.
  9. HeelBurton

    Chiltern - Trainee Train Driver - Bletchley (06/09/23)

    To the people who have OPC tests when are they booked in for? I know the next course in January is already full so I expect you’ll be A few months after unless chiltern are running courses side by side which would be news to me
  10. HeelBurton

    Chiltern - Trainee Train Driver - Bletchley (06/09/23)

    Must be for one of the courses starting early new year. Good luck with your assessments and interviews people.
  11. HeelBurton

    Chiltern - Trainee Train Driver - Bletchley (06/09/23)

    28 as far as I was made aware in August so your number is certainly correct
  12. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Agreed. I could have stayed at my previous TOC and paid a handsome fortune but I would have had to have EARN that money with 100 stops a day and 9 hour diagrams every day. Much rather the work here. I’m blessed to live a moments walk from Wembley depot and I have a 20 minute commute with the...
  13. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Makes sense. Good luck, know abit about the routes we serve the tractions and the arriva visions and values 1692266231 When Eurostar come knocking you don’t really turn that down. And they recently did a massive recruitment. Think two of our lads leaving early Jan. personally Eurostar isn’t...
  14. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    I’m not surprised. A number of drivers have transferred to other depots and are leaving the company. They will need to start to fill this fast. When is your interview?
  15. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Coming into Marylebone you’ll go into the starter link for two years. It’s full of spares. Usually week of Earlies followed by a week of lates and it rotates with a long weekend off every month or so off the top of my head. I don’t have the starter link to hand (just the main roster) and I’m...
  16. HeelBurton

    Football players needed for London Underground football league (must have TFL ID/staff pass)

    Hello everyone I hope you are well. I am looking for football players with playing experience who have a TFL ID or staff pass to join the District Line men’s football team. Please get in touch if this interests you. Games are approximately every 2-3 weeks at market road Islington. It’s 11 a...
  17. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    I can’t say I know. I don’t work for GTR and I’m not a parking attendant :)
  18. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    I don’t think there’s any London depot in zone 1 that has 20 spaces. I previously worked at Waterloo and you had about the same overall shared between us NR and BTP and it was a scrap where you’d have to get in early or it’s a drive to Clapham depot to park. I know of drivers who park on the...
  19. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    I’d say about 8. It’s not many. Hence I don’t drive in and I relocated as soon as I could
  20. HeelBurton

    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Very limited spaces no I doubt that’s the reason. I’m not sure there’s another course planned for Marylebone this year, but they have advertised to recruit qualified drivers instead to start.

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