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TBH I thought it was fairly standard railway recruitment game theory nowadays for applicants to have a roster of friends’/relatives’/distant contacts’ addresses to ‘borrow’ as required. I’ve certainly done it in the past. Whether you actually move or not is a separate discussion. I’ve never...

Are your interviews for relief signaller roles?

The other Kentish boxes: Aylesford Canterbury West Chartham (crossing box) Cuxton CWACC (located near Cant W) Deal East Farleigh EKSC (Gillingham) Folkestone East Grain (crossing box) Maidstone East Maidstone West Minster Sandwich Sturry

Never heard of a newbie being “removed” for disciplinary reasons. That tends to come later :lol: The handful I’ve known/known of have all been “removed” - or threatened with ‘removal’ - because, unfortunately, they struggled with fundamental parts of the job. It doesn’t always end badly. One...

However many hours you would have worked had you been working. 1703684789 Residents with GPR/Flexi/Spare days (whatever term you want to use) built into their roster experience unpredictability only in relation to those shifts. The rest of their shifts will be predictable months/years in...

Congrats. Welcome to the grade! Do you mean Canterbury West (G3)? If so, it’s a lovely historic structure. The CWACC (Canterbury Wye Area Control Centre) is a much less memorable building but is located nearby, albeit at ground level. Canterbury East box closed in the early 2010s, with control...

I'd suggest browsing through recent posts in the pinned Career As A Signaller thread. Plenty of contributions from recent and current applicants.

The first three definitely work 12s and I think Hastings does, too.

Hard agree.

Grain has been very regular recently - often 3-5 times a week - plus occasional Chessington trips too. They've also announced plans to start using Plumstead (although that's likely to be 2024 onwards). Taking Grain as an example, the normal diagram spends three hours there loading before...

Willesden.

Yes, good luck with the interview. Canal Wharf, Neasden and Dudding Hill are all Grade 2. The only "Willesden" job I can see on the internal list within that grading band is a Grade 3 for Anglia route, which, assuming no typos, would likely mean Upper Holloway. The two Willesden Carriage Shed...

Tyneside was Grade 7, but I think I saw a job on the internal list recently that was an 8. (Gone now, so can't confirm.) That sort of ballpark, anyway.

Good point - I forgot night shift premium (probably because I don't get any nights since going onto the relief!). It's already included in the Sunday figures, but not for other days - so that's another c£1500-£1700/pa on a 12hr roster. I also forgot the slight enhancement for the second half of...

I mean, I thought I was pretty clear :smile: 1685104737 Me neither, but then we've both worked busier boxes. If you're used to a quietish Grade 3, you might feel differently! I think AW's 'busy' reputation is because there aren't really the quieter off-peak periods you'd expect at most...

Acton Wells is single manned, 12hr roster, Grade 6. With Inner London allowance and booked Sundays, you're looking at £55K-£60K basic. Don't forget, we're no longer allowed to work more than 60 hours per rolling 7-day week, although some boxes and areas currently have derogations - so even if...

I realise this is neither a short-term nor guaranteed solution, but going forwards, is there no possibility of moving to a better-paid railway job in Kent (or further afield, if the average 12 hour rest you say you currently get between shifts is, to paraphrase your words, more than enough)? I...