Northern Rail Medical and Conductor Training?

[Kadot]

I am awaiting for a medical date and was just wondering what this entails. I am sure I have nothing to worry about. Also, I was wondering what the training will consist of?

Further... can someone confirm the salary?

Thanks

 

[CreamNCookies]

Hey, I'm waiting on a medical myself with Northern for a conductor role.

If i remember rightly training wage is around 20k with it rising after training to around 28k.

Be prepared for a wait my friend.

Where did you apply for?

 

[rhys37429]

are you a east or west guard?

training is over 13 weeks. roughly consists of;
company induction,
PTS (personal track safety),
signing on and off duty and other paperwork,
signals,
generic traction,
door procedure(s),
depot induction. then you have a week at your depot with your minder.
emergency procedures and reasoning behind them,
tickets and discounts ect. then you will go back to your depot to go out with a minder again.

of what i can remember the medical is;
eye test
colour blindness test
hearing test (in the booth)
drugs and alcohol (pee in a cup)
heart rate
general movements test (any restrictive movements, i.e touch your toes, squats ect)

keep in mind its been the best part of 6/7 years since since i did this, somebody who joined within the last couple of years will have a better idea.

 

[Mellor00]

are you a east or west guard?

training is over 13 weeks. roughly consists of;
company induction,
PTS (personal track safety),
signing on and off duty and other paperwork,
signals,
generic traction,
door procedure(s),
depot induction. then you have a week at your depot with your minder.
emergency procedures and reasoning behind them,
tickets and discounts ect. then you will go back to your depot to go out with a minder again.

of what i can remember the medical is;
eye test
colour blindness test
hearing test (in the booth)
drugs and alcohol (pee in a cup)
heart rate
general movements test (any restrictive movements, i.e touch your toes, squats ect)

keep in mind its been the best part of 6/7 years since since i did this, somebody who joined within the last couple of years will have a better idea.

I’m due to start my training in a few days time out of Leeds. The medical is formed of Hearing test in a booth
Eye test from a certain distance
Colourblind test
Peak Flow and Alcohol Breathe test
Pee in a cup drugs test
Heart Rate
And then just height and weight.

Hope this Helps. Once I start training I might be able to help more

 

[Kadot]

I will be an East Guard working from York. Training is due to commence in December. Cannot wait to join the railway family!

 

[Kadot]

Hey, I'm waiting on a medical myself with Northern for a conductor role.

If i remember rightly training wage is around 20k with it rising after training to around 28k.

Be prepared for a wait my friend.

Where did you apply for?

I don't suppose you have got a date for your medical?
If not, any idea when it will be? I

 

[CreamNCookies]

I don't suppose you have got a date for your medical?
If not, any idea when it will be? I

I haven't a clue, it's only been around 4 months since I found out I passed the interview etc.

But I don't have a clue when the medical will be, all I know is that i'm in the talent pool.

As soon as I hear anything I will let the world know.

For now, i'm content with working my 9-5 plodding along.

 

[CreamNCookies]

On a slightly different note, I have emailed HR today to see if there is an update...


fingers crossed

 

[BPL1992]

On a slightly different note, I have emailed HR today to see if there is an update...


fingers crossed

Let us know if you hear back

 

[Kadot]

Let us know if you hear back

I did the same and they said it is unlikely that I will be given a start date for this year. It will most likely be middle of next year.

 

[CreamNCookies]

I did the same and they said it is unlikely that I will be given a start date for this year. It will most likely be middle of next year.

If they said that to me, i'd be more than happy with that. It's just the 9 month expiration date of the application that scares me...

 

[Kadot]

If they said that to me, i'd be more than happy with that. It's just the 9 month expiration date of the application that scares me...

Worst case scenario, the application expires, do you think you would have to go to another interview after submitting a second application?

 

[CreamNCookies]

Worst case scenario, the application expires, do you think you would have to go to another interview after submitting a second application?

That is something I hope I don't have to find out haha.

 

[CreamNCookies]

side note, just received an email back from HR.

"We have no updates at the moment but as soon as anything is confirmed we will contact you."

Could of been worse...