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Lumo - Apprentice Customer Train Driver - Euston/Preston/Stirling (17/03/25)
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Chippychips
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MMI would be part of the psychometric testing. And I don't think you can even do MMI via Teams (but who knows...)
Maybe its just an additional sift? If they get a large number of passes, this may be a useful disclaimer/tool to whittle the numbers legitimately by asking some 'soft' questions like "If you were an animal, what would you be?" or something...
TrainsJames
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I'm assuming if you've already passed a Psychometric with another TOC (northern) then they will accept that. I provided it as part of my app supporting documents.
On the ad it says you have to be available in person for 12 months training either in Newcastle or Hull. On the application I'm sure it said 12 weeks initial training when picking the closest depot, I may have misread this can anyone confirm this?
It does say that you need to be available for in person training in Newcastle/Hull during the entirety of the 12 months but as far as I'm aware rules learning takes 4-6 months ish (I could be wrong as I haven't done it yet). So I imagine the rest of the time could be spent at the home depot learning route and traction. A question to ask at the interview I'd say.
nolypops83
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Not sure, it wouldn't make sense for it to be the whole 12 months as you need to do route learning as part of the training right?
djack123son
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It was 12 weeks lodging away from home in classroom setting, maybe basic traction.. after that you move to home depot to do (I assume), routes and handling hours
craigybagel
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Might it be that at least some of the legally required handling hours for new drivers are done at Lumo Newcastle or Hull Trains as to do them all on the WCML would require Lumo to actually be running trains in service by then? If they're planning on using some trainees on their WCML service they're going to need to do their handling somewhere before they can be of any use.
dan4291
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Not necessarily. Before Lumo launched in October 2021 they borrowed units from Hull Trains and TPE and recruited qualified drivers with route knowledge as well as apprentices. I see no reason why they couldn't do that again.
craigybagel
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But did they run a full service from day 1 using only qualified drivers? Did all of their apprentice drivers gain their handling hours exclusively driving Lumo services?
dan4291
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No, they launched initially with 2 return services a day and it was 6 months until they were running their full 5 return services as more units got delivered and more apprentice drivers qualified. The apprentices gained their hours both before launch on ECS trains (borrowed from Hull Trains and TPE but operated under Lumo's operating license) and post launch on Lumo's passenger services.
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Fair enough. So it's still possible that they can be able to run a full service quicker if they send their apprentices elsewhere to build up some of their hours? At least if they're advertising a long period of time spent in Hull or Newcastle for training they're keeping that option open.
djack123son
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Hurry up and do it.. it’s not hard, 5 basic customer service questions where you record answer
MadGunnersFan
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Has anyone heard back after completing the video interview. Done mine Wednesday
pharaoh1368
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Nothing yet I'm sure we'll all hear within the next 2 weeks or coming days
Hey, did you guys get any other email after completing your video interview?
I got an email yesterday saying
“Great News, we are currently reviewing your application to join us as an Apprentice Customer 'Train' Driver.
Once we have reviewed all of the applications, we will draw up a shortlist and contact the candidates who we are taking through to the next stage of the recruitment process”.
Did everyone else get this, does it mean you passed the interview?
I got an email yesterday saying
“Great News, we are currently reviewing your application to join us as an Apprentice Customer 'Train' Driver.
Once we have reviewed all of the applications, we will draw up a shortlist and contact the candidates who we are taking through to the next stage of the recruitment process”.
Did everyone else get this, does it mean you passed the interview?
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nolypops83
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It's nothing to worry about, just do your research on the company and the role and you'll be grand. Hopefully I didn't sound too awkward. I guess we'll see! Good luck!
I did mine yesterday and got this straight after
Thank you for submitting your video interview for the role of Apprentice Customer 'Train' Driver. We really appreciate the time you have taken to complete our application process so far.
Video Interviews will be screened on a first completed first screened basis. Should your interview demonstrate the minimum standards required by us, your application will be put forward to the next stage of the application process.
We’d like to take this opportunity to wish you the best of luck with your application and thank you again for the interest you have shown in Lumo so far.
That's all so far.
Did mine all last tuesday, after getting a email to say the role was up. Just got to wait and see what happens now. Video interviews as always can't stand them, Think did ok on it. The other two bits loved doing, especially the error checking ones.
Chippychips
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FYI They've posted for Qualified Drivers today.
One of the questions were "Do you have any route knowledge between Stirling and London Euston".
One of the questions were "Do you have any route knowledge between Stirling and London Euston".
nolypops83
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OK, I got this one now so someone is looking at my application.
Yeah the error checking one was fun.
Good luck everyone!
Yes I thought the qualified drivers advert was strange.
They seem to want route and traction knowledge on 222. I’m not sure who out there has both the route and traction knowledge, and would be willing to give up the RPS pension scheme for a job that only pays £68k ♂️
MadGunnersFan
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No, I haven’t heard anything back yet. I completed my video interview on last Tuesday and applied for Euston. The job advert mentioned that the assessment date is the 7th of April, and I believe they have to send the practice material at least 7 days prior (though I’m not certain). So if anyone has passed, they should hear something soon.
nolypops83
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Week commencing 7th April. But still, we should hopefully hear soon. People need to arrange time off work and sort travel etc.
When you attend your psychometrics they ask you to confirm you’ve had 7 days notice and the practice papers. (The OPC do anyway)
So to make it fair HR tend to send out the invites 7/8 days before so some people don’t get more notice.
I really don’t know, I have enhanced passes on all the tests at TPE standard and I’ve asked if they’d accept mine and they said they’d look after I pass the next stage. (I asked before I’d done the video interview).
