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Balfour Beatty - Trainee Train Driver Job Listing

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Hi all,

Hope I am in the right place to get a bit of advice and guidance from the experts. I have seen an ad for Trainee Train Driver with Balfour Beatty..

www.cv-library.co.uk

Trainee Train Driver

Apply online for Trainee Train Driver jobs in SE12, Eltham, Greater London at CV-Library.co.uk
www.cv-library.co.uk www.cv-library.co.uk

Can anyone tell me (maybe a silly question) but would this job make you a fully qualified Train Driver able to apply for other Train Driver jobs listed?

The ad states:

"Balfour Beatty currently has opportunities for Trainee Drivers to join our Rail Plant team based across the South East and Anglia to drive our wide range of specialist plant working on the Network Rail Infrastructure."
Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Paul.
 
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As far as I can tell you would be a qualified mainline driver
 
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No you would not be a qualified train driver and would need to take the trainee drivers course in full to become qualified.
 
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TheVicLine said:
No you would not be a qualified train driver and would need to take the trainee drivers course in full to become qualified.
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Well I was just guessing . As the advert say's you would be driving train's to a site . Surely if that site is on s mainline , then you would need to be qualified.
 
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There was a similar job for this on Crossrail with GBRF’s yellow plant and you’re fully qualified for that once trained so I see no difference. It says in the advert that you would become a “qualified train driver”.
 
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Says you will be driving the multi purpose vehicles which run on the same tracks as mainline trains in traffic so can't see how you can be anything other than mainline trained. No different to a freight train.
 
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baz962 said:
Well I was just guessing . As the advert say's you would be driving train's to a site . Surely if that site is on s mainline , then you would need to be qualified.
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Drivers have joined my TOC coming from various roles driving machinery on the mainline, all have had to do the full trainee drivers course.
 
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Well, I have ex colleagues who are at or have worked at; DRS, DBC, TPE, FLHH, Northern, Gbrf, GC, EMR and Thameslink.
More will probably come to mind.
 
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Seems strange how you wouldn't be fully qualified as a mainline driver as you'll be on NWR infrastructure and driving on the mainlines rather than in depots...Even if it is just to/from processions etc. Maybe it's because the licence states on it that you operated plant, and as such some TOCs policy dictates you must do a full rules course etc?
 
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OTM drivers do a full rules course, obviously not passenger specific modules, just as passenger drivers don't do freight white pages or T3/OTM modules. TOCs or FOCs do conversion training.
I and all my ex colleagues hold a European Train Driving Licence.
 
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FrankOwen said:
OTM drivers do a full rules course, obviously not passenger specific modules, just as passenger drivers don't do freight white pages or T3/OTM modules. TOCs or FOCs do conversion training.
I and all my ex colleagues hold a European Train Driving Licence.
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Or Pink pages.

Yep. U drive mainline, u need to be mainline trained. Simple
 
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FrankOwen said:
Well, I have ex colleagues who are at or have worked at; DRS, DBC, TPE, FLHH, Northern, Gbrf, GC, EMR and Thameslink.
More will probably come to mind.
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My TOC is one of the TOCs that you mentioned and I know of two drivers who had previously worked a rail grinder and a tamper and both had to take the full drivers course from the start.
 
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I guess it’s down to specific TOCs then as to how they do things. But like psychometric assessments.
 
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Gixersix said:
Hi all,

Hope I am in the right place to get a bit of advice and guidance from the experts. I have seen an ad for Trainee Train Driver with Balfour Beatty..

www.cv-library.co.uk

Trainee Train Driver

Apply online for Trainee Train Driver jobs in SE12, Eltham, Greater London at CV-Library.co.uk
www.cv-library.co.uk www.cv-library.co.uk

Can anyone tell me (maybe a silly question) but would this job make you a fully qualified Train Driver able to apply for other Train Driver jobs listed?

The ad states:

"Balfour Beatty currently has opportunities for Trainee Drivers to join our Rail Plant team based across the South East and Anglia to drive our wide range of specialist plant working on the Network Rail Infrastructure."
Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Paul.
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You would be a fully qualified driver yes because you have to drive the train to whichever site it’s needed at. I had an interview with SB Rail for a OTM driver/operator and they went through it all with me.
 
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