Croydon tramlink

[Loulou]

Hi
Has anyone here recently applied for the last post for tram driver for first tram operations ?

 

[Jonb106]

Hi Lou,

I did. Have been offered a start date but due to unforeseen circumstances I've regrettably had to turn down the offer for now.

Did you apply?

 

[Loulou]

Hi
Ah that's a shame but well done for getting the offer ,
Yes I did & ive been offered a driving assessment & face to face interview ,
Any chance you could possibly pm me with what to expect please

 

[railseeker]

I received conditional offer of employment for trainee tram driver over two weeks ago. Still awaiting start date. I know around 800 applied for 25 vacancies.
So I guess it will take a few months to train up 25.

 

[Loulou]

I received conditional offer of employment for trainee tram driver over two weeks ago. Still awaiting start date. I know around 800 applied for 25 vacancies.
So I guess it will take a few months to train up 25.

Congratulations, can you remember what sort of questions you were asked in the interview ? , this will be the first interview I've had in over 15 years & also the first job I've applied for in this time .. it's a dream job for me so if you could give me a heads up on anything I'd appreciate it a lot thank you

 

[Redskins17]

I'm in the mix still - just confirming driving assessment and interview date. Any info would be helpful as LouLou said.

Thanks in advance

 

[Loulou]

I've never taken a driving assessment before lol
I've been practicing driving 10:2 on the wheel lol !
Do you get marked down for not holding the steering wheel properly ? I don't mean like driving along with one hAnd lol ! I'm not going to do that however after driving for many years it's hard to go along n drive like u just passed your test ! Just would like to know if I don't hold the wheel as you are kind of taught .. is a bad thing or not ???

 

[citycat]

The assessment takes about twenty minutes and covers the surrounding roads around the depot. They just want to see that you can drive a company vehicle safely, observing the speed limits and making full use of your observational skills when pulling out at junctions etc. It's not a driving test and nothing to worry about, unless you drive like a boy racer.

 

[Jonb106]

As city cat said, it's not a driving test. It's just to see how you observe the road, speed limits etc. The guy that took me out made me feel very relaxed and it just felt like a friendly drive with a mate!!

As for the interview, think about what good customer service looks like, how you would deal with an emergency situation and how you might combat fatigue. (To name a few).

Good luck guys, be yourself and relax!

 

[Loulou]

Excellent , thank you everyone ... I'm feeling a lot more relaxed now

 

[railseeker]

HOw did you all get on? Good luck too all of you, and godbless.

 

[Raymondava]

Hi does anybody no if you can still apply now if so how

 

[Loulou]

Hi does anybody no if you can still apply now if so how

There are no vacancies at the moment , the last one was back in Jan and closed very quickly , they had over 4000 applicants !

 

[Loulou]

HOw did you all get on? Good luck too all of you, and godbless.

Got my driving assessment and interview this week

 

[Loulou]

Today I received my conditional offer of employment yaaayyyyy )))))
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[Jonb106]

Congrats Lou Lou, chuffed for you mate!!

I was due to start Monday lol.

Best of luck with the training!!

 

[railseeker]

Anybody on here know of a typical Rota for Croydon tramlink drivers. Also if anybody started there training yet.

 

[railseeker]

Anybody on here started training yet?

 

[Loulou]

No I am still waiting to hear ? I have seen some trainees driving around I presume these are the ones that started at the very end of march so if it's 13 weeks training they should be coming to an end at the end of this month,
Railseeker Have you heard anything back yet ?

 

[railseeker]

Hi Lou Lou, yes I see the training tram too. I'm still waiting to hear too hopefully soon then. But was told it could take a while. Anyhow hope to meet you soon as we will be colleagues. Enjoy the sun while we can a lol.

 

[Loulou]

Fingers crossed it will be soon , hope they have air con in the drivers cab lol !
Let us know if you hear anything

 

[Loulou]

Has anyone heard anything about anymore start dates yet ?

 

[railseeker]

No not yet still waiting haven't heard anything for a while I might call HR for an update.

 

[WarJan]

Where are Croydon tram vacancies posted, TFL ?

 

[Bourlea]

First group careers website I believe

 

[railseeker]

Anyone heard of any start dates coming up. I've only seen one tram in training with trainees on and that was back in April.

 

[Loulou]

I'm starting this month ??????????????????????????????

 

[railseeker]

Me too, I start last Monday of this month.

 

[Loulou]

So your 25th then ? I'm on the 18th ,
See you in training )))

 

[railseeker]

Ahh ok one week in front coolio. See you in training.