Does anyone know the time criteria for train drivers from home to depot?
mice seen several tocs use a specific time but wondered if the time was industry standard across the board?
Any help appreciated
I can't think of any off the top of my head that do, but perhaps they exist?
I had passed all my assessments and interviews and asked about a location but was told at the time I was 1 hour 3 minutes away from depot. However this was done at rush hour and the screen shots I’ve submitted are at multiple times over several days and weeks but still under the hour
Back in 2015 certainly Greater Anglia EMT and Thameslink C2C were accepting relocationIt's not standard. I think most TOCs range from 45 minutes to 1 hour. Vast majority of TOCs don't allow relocation - I can't think of any off the top of my head that do, but perhaps they exist?
I had passed all my assessments and interviews and asked about a location but was told at the time I was 1 hour 3 minutes away from depot. However this was done at rush hour and the screen shots I’ve submitted are at multiple times over several days and weeks but still under the hour
You might have been rejected because other applicants who scored equally on the assessments were closer, even if you're within the distance. If they only have a certain number of vacancies, that's what happens sometimes, unfortunately. In the end, it's their game and they set the rules.I showed screen shots showing my times between 43 mins and 60 mins but was rejected. Is there any stipulations saying it has to be on average or at a certain time of the day?
I think that a lot of people who are new to the railway don't really believe it's a thing, until it affects themIs it my imagination, or is this the most discussed topic on this forum? Even threads that aren't specifically about this issue seem to drift towards it eventually.
I think it's also the thing that's most open to different interpretation and to abuse. People who are borderline 60 mins always seem to want to blame this as the reason they were rejected, and always feel that they've been hard done by. Others are convinced that a "promise" to relocate is enough. The reality is, TOC/FOCs don't need to accommodate your wishes in order to get the recruits they need so why would they leave themselves vulnerable to lawsuits and criminal charges if, god forbid, an accident occurs and the drivers excessive commute is considered a factor.I think that a lot of people who are new to the railway don't really believe it's a thing, until it affects them
Is it my imagination, or is this the most discussed topic on this forum? Even threads that aren't specifically about this issue seem to drift towards it eventually.
There's a thread about EMR jobs in Liverpool (I think) that features some comments from the depot manager's twitter feed. In one tweet, he tells us that the system automatically filters applications based on postcode. You won't even be able to complete the application, it will just stop you dead in your tracks.At least one of those threads has been started by the OP as well. I don't know what information the OP is expecting to be told any different to the last thread!
I do find it hard to believe that 'distance / time to depot' isn't used early in the application and not when time and expense has been spent putting a candidate through assessments & interview.
I was next in the pool but I’ve been refused a position as they say I’m over distance even though I’ve shown I’m under the hour. A female who lives an hour and 15 minutes away was put on the course instead
Just for clarification I’m not on a stage 2/3. However I was seeking advice as someone else who was on a stage was given a position and I was on the understanding that you couldn’t progress your application if you were on a stage.
however the time for myself and another person have been looked at differently and I have had my times rejected even though the other person is over an hour and as far as I am aware you have to be under the hour or your application would be progressed
Indeed, this Poster has also been told numerous times by myself and other forum members that they really would be much better served asking for this information within their company and not posting their dirty washing online, and yet they seem determined to ignore this and start up more threads.Just to recap, this is the same poster who asked about distance to work, because someone else got offered a place ahead of them, and they didn't get one:
Then posted a thread asking if you could progress to driving while on a MFA. Not because they're in on a stage 2, but because someone who got a place before them was (maybe the same person as above?)
Assuming you're internal, you're better off taking this up with HR than posting on a forum.
Ultimately, at the end of the day, the TOC sets the rules about what time of day they consider when working out how long it takes you to commute.
Definitely - I know for a fact HR departments read this forum, and from the details given it really won't be hard to work out who the OP is. You don't want to be accused of bringing the company into disrepute.Please stop this, before you lose the job you have now, never mind the chance to go driving.
Really sounds this like poster is being rejected because people know them...Just to recap, this is the same poster who asked about distance to work, because someone else got offered a place ahead of them, and they didn't get one:
Then posted a thread asking if you could progress to driving while on a MFA. Not because they're in on a stage 2, but because someone who got a place before them was (maybe the same person as above?)
Assuming you're internal, you're better off taking this up with HR than posting on a forum.
Ultimately, at the end of the day, the TOC sets the rules about what time of day they consider when working out how long it takes you to commute.
The railway is a very small worldDefinitely - I know for a fact HR departments read this forum, and from the details given it really won't be hard to work out who the OP is. You don't want to be accused of bringing the company into disrepute.