GWR Train Driver talent pool

[Lufcman]

Congrats on your promotion to the premier league Leeds man. What depot are you applying for?

Par

 

[Eggs&Bacon]

What is the uniform fit like.? Have people gone for a size smaller or bigger.?

 

[Stigy]

What is the uniform fit like.? Have people gone for a size smaller or bigger.?

The polo tops come up quite big, and the trousers quite small. I’ve found that boots/shoes tend to also be on the larger side, but from experience, most are anyway. I’m generally a size 9 for, but always go for an 8 in work boots now.

The big coats are frankly huge, so bear that in mind too. However I guess that depends how you like them to fit?

You should get to try a lot of it on when you have your medical.

 

[Eggs&Bacon]

The polo tops come up quite big, and the trousers quite small. I’ve found that boots/shoes tend to also be on the larger side, but from experience, most are anyway. I’m generally a size 9 for, but always go for an 8 in work boots now.

The big coats are frankly huge, so bear that in mind too.

You should get to try a lot of it on when you have your medical.

Ha, sounds like the company I work for now. Cheers

 

[Old Chap]

What is the uniform fit like.? Have people gone for a size smaller or bigger.?

Have you been called for a medical E&B? Where is it and when if you don't mind me asking. Also, which depot are you applying for?

 

[TheGoldfish]

The polo tops come up quite big, and the trousers quite small. I’ve found that boots/shoes tend to also be on the larger side, but from experience, most are anyway. I’m generally a size 9 for, but always go for an 8 in work boots now.

The big coats are frankly huge, so bear that in mind too. However I guess that depends how you like them to fit?

You should get to try a lot of it on when you have your medical.

Unfortunately due to covid restrictions I wasn’t allowed to try anything on at the medical .... they kind of held stuff up and we had a best guess at it .... they said if it doesn’t fit I can change stuff fairly easily apparently

 

[Daydr3am3r]

The polo tops come up quite big, and the trousers quite small. I’ve found that boots/shoes tend to also be on the larger side, but from experience, most are anyway. I’m generally a size 9 for, but always go for an 8 in work boots now.

The big coats are frankly huge, so bear that in mind too. However I guess that depends how you like them to fit?

You should get to try a lot of it on when you have your medical.

And the trousers have done this really weird thing in that they have seemed to have shrunk since March without me even washing them........

 

[Stigy]

And the trousers have done this really weird thing in that they have seemed to have shrunk since March without me even washing them........

Yeah, mine too....they’re at least two sizes too small now.

 

[Fair mo]

Par

I'm still waiting for my dmi for par, good luck

 

[dabollicks]

I'm still waiting for my dmi for par, good luck

Me too

 

[Liam00086]

And the trousers have done this really weird thing in that they have seemed to have shrunk since March without me even washing them........

Mine had just started to fit nicely again through rules, but I fear they are also going to shrink as I’m now home for what I can guess is at least 8weeks lol

 

[Daydr3am3r]

Mine had just started to fit nicely again through rules, but I fear they are also going to shrink as I’m now home for what I can guess is at least 8weeks lol

Have you been back then mate?

 

[Liam00086]

Have you been back then mate?

We went back at the end of June, and done the 6 weeks rules, we had already done week one but because of the 14 week gap we started from the beginning.
What are you waiting to go back and do?

 

[Daydr3am3r]

We went back at the end of June, and done the 6 weeks rules, we had already done week one but because of the 14 week gap we started from the beginning.
What are you waiting to go back and do?

Intro to Handling. Completed the first week of it but then sent home in March, so will have to start this week again, whenever that may be!!

 

[Liam00086]

Intro to Handling. Completed the first week of it but then sent home in March, so will have to start this week again, whenever that may be!!

Ahh same as we did for rules, there are a few groups in front of mine so it may be a while before I’m back, the good thing with repeating the first week is it makes it easier to get back into it. Fingers crossed it’s not a long wait

 

[Stigy]

Intro to Handling. Completed the first week of it but then sent home in March, so will have to start this week again, whenever that may be!!

Intro to handling is only a week anyway? It’s actually a good place to be I guess, even if it will be drawn out in returning to work.

 

[Daydr3am3r]

Intro to handling is only a week anyway? It’s actually a good place to be I guess, even if it will be drawn out in returning to work.

It was scheduled for 8 days and only managed to get to day 5 which was the Friday.

 

[Stigy]

It was scheduled for 8 days and only managed to get to day 5 which was the Friday.

Oh right, must have changed now. Mine was only 4 days.

 

[Lufcman]

Me too

Is that for a Trainee driver position or are you a qualified driver already?

 

[dabollicks]

Is that for a Trainee driver position or are you a qualified driver already?

Trainee position

 

[Lufcman]

Any idea why they are recruiting for trainees and qualifieds? Are there depot expansion plans?

 

[Bert and Ernie]

Does anyone know how long you would be in the talent pool for qualified drivers? Are we talking months or years?

 

[cancatsdance]

Depends on their need and how well you did

 

[StillWaiting]

Can anyone confirm, if/when you're pulled out of the talent pool/asked to attend a medical in readiness is it a phone call or an email?

 

[Daydr3am3r]

Can anyone confirm, if/when you're pulled out of the talent pool/asked to attend a medical in readiness is it a phone call or an email?

For me it was an initial phone call to offer the position, followed up by emails of conformation and a medical date.

 

[TheGoldfish]

For me it was an initial phone call to offer the position, followed up by emails of conformation and a medical date.

Same for me ... and whenever they’ve called it’s always been in the evening. ? Never during the day ??

 

[Nonuts]

Can anyone confirm, if/when you're pulled out of the talent pool/asked to attend a medical in readiness is it a phone call or an email?

My call came around 6-7 in the evening from a mobile number, an email confirming within a few days and then a firm offer and contracts ect about a month after the medical

 

[StillWaiting]

Ah right cheers guys. Been told I'll be emailed when GWR need to contact me so guessing that's not a good sign

 

[Nonuts]

Ah right cheers guys. Been told I'll be emailed when GWR need to contact me so guessing that's not a good sign

I'm pretty sure that I was told I'd be emailed if recruitment needed to get in touch. So it's not necessarily a bad sign.

 

[Class2ldn]

Anyone else applied for the qualified vacancies?
I applied around May and all I got was that I had passed the online tests and that they would be in touch with the highest scoring candidates.
I haven't heard anything since and there's no changes to my application online, going to get in touch monday but just wondered if anyone else was in the same boat?