Hi all. Interesting reading, the comments by Driver1122 are reassuring, always good to hear from someone in the know. Personally I’m still waiting on my 3rd assessment, my DMI was July 2019, got told I’d passed but was in the pool for 6 months then that got extended then covid hit and it’s all gone quiet, understandably so. Hopefully things will pick up soon.
Hi Paul, I’m 100% not in the know, by that I mean I’m not on company council or management, I don’t talk to many people about company issues etc
I’m just putting out the information that is being said; aslef have sent out a number of emails saying getting trainees back is in both interests. Scotrail have said there short of drivers if you go on there YouTube they talk about that. Covid issue one.
They also sent out an internal email talking about recruiting and how they look forward to doing that once they are able to.
Other TOCs are recruiting, that points at a national shortage.
We may never get a vac, the world may never return to normal and current drivers are in bother perhaps! Trains are currently ghost trains. So who knows!
Everyone is currently guessing. I just put out the information I read.
However the fact the seem to have started medicals for new starts again is 100% something promising! I’ve not heard that internal, only on here.
Since I have started this, all try update when I can.
ASLEF posted out to say the aspects of trainees training are agreed. Apart from; testing. How the training bubble personal will be tested. Scotrail want to try a method that needs approval from a certain body.
Since I have started this, all try update when I can.
ASLEF posted out to say the aspects of trainees training are agreed. Apart from; testing. How the training bubble personal will be tested. Scotrail want to try a method that needs approval from a certain body.