ATW Trainee Train Driver

[Peter B]

Still waiting to hear from Talent pool for Shrewsbury. Fingers crossed.

 

[Plodster]

Hi everyone new poster and keen to learn from all your experiences
Have 17 months left in the Cops
Just applied for this round having seen the ad at last minute lol
Should I have waited a bit longer with this much time left to go?

 

[MostlyHarmless]

Hi everyone new poster and keen to learn from all your experiences
Have 17 months left in the Cops
Just applied for this round having seen the ad at last minute lol
Should I have waited a bit longer with this much time left to go?

Well it depends if you're prepared to leave early if you're successful! The process normally take a few months if you pass all the various stages, but experience has shown it can also take far longer.

Not much help I know, but railway recruitment is a law unto itself!

 

[sw1ller]

Hi everyone new poster and keen to learn from all your experiences
Have 17 months left in the Cops
Just applied for this round having seen the ad at last minute lol
Should I have waited a bit longer with this much time left to go?

Having spoken with many new starter that are ex police, the general consensus is, the quicker you get on the railway, the better.

 

[Peter B]

If it doesn’t affect your pension then go for it. There were a few coppers doing the assessments at the same time as me & were successful. I think one got a course relatively quickly, ie not long after passing everything & the other is I’m the talent pool like myself. The 6 million dollar question is how long you are in the talent pool for, it could be a few weeks to 2 years.

 

[Plodster]

Cheers folks. There are so many different experiences reading through the forums and some have waited a long time while others seem to be through and on a course sharpish.
Am I right in thinking that getting into the pool if all went well doesn’t mean a place is guaranteed at the end?

 

[sw1ller]

Cheers folks. There are so many different experiences reading through the forums and some have waited a long time while others seem to be through and on a course sharpish.
Am I right in thinking that getting into the pool if all went well doesn’t mean a place is guaranteed at the end?

Yes. A pool is no guarantee of a job.

 

[RadioFlyer2]

Hi everyone new poster and keen to learn from all your experiences
Have 17 months left in the Cops
Just applied for this round having seen the ad at last minute lol
Should I have waited a bit longer with this much time left to go?

Ill send you an inbox

 

[Plodster]

Ill send you an inbox

North Wales. There will be a pension hit as I have 17 months
Can’t seem to reply to the DM

 

[richfoz84]

Hi all,
Had an email inviting me to interview today
So chuffed been waiting ages!
6th march with intended course start dates in April

 

[Drh78]

Hi all,
Had an email inviting me to interview today
So chuffed been waiting ages!
6th march with intended course start dates in April

Nice one and good luck. Where did you apply for?

 

[Island Dave]

Hi all,
Had an email inviting me to interview today
So chuffed been waiting ages!
6th march with intended course start dates in April

Hey richfoz,, would that be Interview or assessment? Im still waiting to hearabout assessment since before Christmas, but if that is what your in for at least he ball is rolling again .

 

[sexyguy3k]

Hi all,
First time poster but long time lurker
Has anyone here got driver Assessment on 6th, 7th and 8th March?

 

[LCC106]

Plodster, I think you need to have made at least 5 posts before you can receive a DM

 

[Island Dave]

Hi all,
First time post but long time lurker
Has anyone here got driver Assessment on 6th, 7th and 8th March?

Im still waiting for an assessment date , when did they contact you and what depot you down for as it seems they going on depot requirements.

 

[Plodster]

Ah cheers

 

[LCC106]

Ah cheers

1 more post to go

 

[SquarePeg]

Hi all - randomly had an email from recruitment asking if I’m still interested and if I’d like a phone interview. Very much out of the blue as I applied and didn’t make it past the sift about 8 months ago now! Wondering if anyone else has had one?

 

[sexyguy3k]

Im still waiting for an assessment date , when did they contact you and what depot you down for as it seems they going on depot requirements.

Contacted me on Tuesday this week. I'm in for Cardiff but not sure if they are doing other locations as well

 

[Island Dave]

Hi all,
First time poster but long time lurker
Has anyone here got driver Assessment on 6th, 7th and 8th March?

Good luck with your assessment, there is a guy on from either crewe/Chester aswell next week.
Im still waiting for a Holyhead slot to come through but at least they are moving forward with assessments again, won’t be long hopefully..

 

[Brian. M]

Ahh cheers

 

[richfoz84]

I've applied for Crewe

Assessment on 6th March

 

[GLENMAYE77]

I’d love a phone call.....failed the interview in October but have since passed all the assessments.

 

[TTD85]

Hi all - randomly had an email from recruitment asking if I’m still interested and if I’d like a phone interview. Very much out of the blue as I applied and didn’t make it past the sift about 8 months ago now! Wondering if anyone else has had one?

Wow! Which depot?

 

[Joshp17]

Contacted me on Tuesday this week. I'm in for Cardiff but not sure if they are doing other locations as well

When did you apply?

 

[Joshp17]

Well I hope I get that far for sure. On this forum, is there anywhere that breaks down what happens on the TFW assessment day?

I have been practicing the GBT but if there is anything else I can prep for it would be a great help!

Have you had any responses from TFW for your application? I believe we applied at the same time for Cardiff.

 

[sexyguy3k]

When did you apply?

In Oct last year so been waiting for an assessment date since

 

[Joshp17]

In Oct last year so been waiting for an assessment date since

Thank you for your response.

Wow that has taken a while.

How long did it take to hear back that you passed the paper sift? Did you have to do an online assessment and phone interview?

If so could you tell me what the online assessment consists of and also what sort of questions did they ask during the phone interview and online assessment?.

Thanks

 

[sexyguy3k]

Thank you for your response.

Wow that has taken a while.

How long did it take to hear back that you passed the paper sift? Did you have to do an online assessment and phone interview?

If so could you tell me what the online assessment consists of and also what sort of questions did they ask during the phone interview and online assessment?.

Thanks

Took about a month from application to an email for the next stage which is a phone interview. There are no online assessments for the train driver role

I can't remember the exact questions asked now as it has been a while but I searched this forum for all the questions they could ask and used the STAR mnemonic to give examples

 

[richfoz84]

Anyone swatting up for the assessment this week coming..? I have a question re the TRP tests.. if you are can you pm me..?

Cheers