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  1. Daz9284

    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    My apologies, when you mentioned Selby canal I thoughthink you meant via selby
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    The Nev Hill tanks run via Methley Jn, Woodlesford and through leeds
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    The poster never mention Selby. The VTEC services would run Leeds-Gascoigne wood - Hambleton Jn then onto ecml to Doncaster
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    northern leeds trainee driver jobs

    All over from Leeds, but it depends what link you are in. Top links sign Carlisle, then others are nottingham, manchester, skipton, bradofrd, york, selby, knottingley, goole etc. The traingle is something along the lines of leeds-bradford-shipley-skipton-shipley-ilkley-leeds regards, darryl
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    Freightliner Intermodal after trainee drivers across UK

    I can't see the course still happening, with the news that FL are making circa 105 drivers redundant, which equates to about 25% of the drivers. regards, darryl
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    Trainee Drivers TPE

    They still do DMI first, and they are recruiting prior to franchise change over. Regards Darryl
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    What future for rail freight?

    Well FLHH are going to be sending more 66's to Poland, and they are scrapping 3 rakes (think 63) of their coal wagons. The bogies are being saved and sent to poland, where they are going to be used for bogies on new aggregate box wagons for FLHH. regards, darryl
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    What now for on hold Northern Rail Trainee Drivers: Liverpool, Man, Wigan depots.

    It won't have an impact. I am in a 'pool' awaiting for leeds. they need five drivers for leeds to start early next year. regards, darryl
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    Trainee Drivers TPE

    Hope you did well. I was the guy who got up and left before the tests began. I have previously passed all the assessments but not up to enhanced level. I was told before the tests that if I was to sit them and fail any, it would void and overwrite my previous results, so I didn't want to...
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    Trainee Drivers TPE

    Had my telephone interview yesterday, and received an email informing me that I had passed. Regards Darryl
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    Scotrail Trainee Drivers (Ongoing)

    Mine is highways engineer (designer and site engineer) and high voltage electricity distribution (development engineer and site engineer) also have railway background as father used to work for BREL (and now works for Freightliner - non driver) and I'm a volunteer support crew member on a...
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    Trainee Drivers TPE

    I received an e-mail today inviting me for telephone interview. regards, darryl
  13. Daz9284

    Class 68 Progress, what's the latest?

    I will assume they will still be Vossloh. It will be like buying a Volvo, even though they were bought by Ford, then sold again. And also you buy Terry and Cadburys chocolate, but they were both sold to Kraft over the past two decades
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    Scotrail Trainee Drivers (Ongoing)

    Isn't that split into the following: 1 day for stage 1 assessment 1 dat for DM interview 1 day for stage 2 assessment? regards, Darryl --- old post above --- --- new post below --- PATIENCE! It has been pointed out numerous times, that Scotrail wrote on their FB page on 9th Oct...
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    Scotrail Trainee Drivers (Ongoing)

    Nope, they did say on their Facebook page on 9th oct saying it would be another 4-6 weeks before they let all successful candidates know
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    'Enthusiasts' beyond the end of platforms

    Plus also the enthusiasts that stand within the cess, and sometimes the 4ft at foot crossings to take pictures, and sometimes even erect their tripods - absolute to$$ers.
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    Scotrail Trainee Drivers (Ongoing)

    Has anyone who has previously passed all the assessments (either previously with Scotrail or another FOC/TOC) heard from Scotrail? Regards Darryl
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    Scotrail Trainee Drivers (Ongoing)

    Been told by someone I know who used to be a driver for a TOC. They said that particular TOC preferred to train people up than take on drivers from TOC / FOC. Just like some airlines take on ex RAF pilots, and some don't.

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