Snow Hill - Overtime

[Jamz]

Hi all. I will be starting with wmt at Snow Hill next year and I had some questions regarding overtime.

Is overtime easily available? I heard they're recruiting many drivers so I'm assuming that will reduce the amount of overtime.

How much do you get paid for overtime on weekdays and Sundays?

Do penalties apply as they do with some other TOCS?

Thank you in advance.

 

[dereksingh291]

Hi all. I will be starting with wmt at Snow Hill next year and I had some questions regarding overtime.

Is overtime easily available? I heard they're recruiting many drivers so I'm assuming that will reduce the amount of overtime.

How much do you get paid for overtime on weekdays and Sundays?

Do penalties apply as they do with some other TOCS?

Thank you in advance.

What job are you doing with WMT at Snow Hill next year?

 

[Rhymnosauras]

What job are you doing with WMT at Snow Hill next year?

He said they were taking on loads of drivers so I'm assuming drivers.

I start my course soon and was kinda wondering the same thing about overtime.

 

[dereksingh291]

He said they were taking on loads of drivers so I'm assuming drivers.

I start my course soon and was kinda wondering the same thing about overtime.

what was the process of becoming a train driver & how long did it take from application to job offer? I want to become a Train Driver with West Midlands Trains as I live in the Birmingham area of the West Midlands.

 

[Rhymnosauras]

what was the process of becoming a train driver & how long did it take from application to job offer? I want to become a Train Driver with West Midlands Trains as I live in the Birmingham area of the West Midlands.

I applied in May 2020, had online interviews and test after a month or so. Had more tests in the new year and 2 more interviews. Got my job offer in in June after my medical.

There is lots of info about all aspects of the process on this forum. Good luck, hope to see you on the trains soon!

 

[dereksingh291]

I applied in May 2020, had online interviews and test after a month or so. Had more tests in the new year and 2 more interviews. Got my job offer in in June after my medical.

There is lots of info about all aspects of the process on this forum. Good luck, hope to see you on the trains soon!

ah right okay were you internal or external & what questions were asked during the online interview but also what tests are included to become a train driver & I wish you all the best throughout your career on the railway as a driver & any idea when they'll be recruiting for drivers again? I'm new to this forum anyway. Are you from Birmingham?

 

[Val3ntine]

ah right okay were you internal or external & what questions were asked during the online interview but also what tests are included to become a train driver & I wish you all the best throughout your career on the railway as a driver & any idea when they'll be recruiting for drivers again? I'm new to this forum anyway. Are you from Birmingham?

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A career as a train driver

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[Rhymnosauras]

ah right okay were you internal or external & what questions were asked during the online interview but also what tests are included to become a train driver & I wish you all the best throughout your career on the railway as a driver & any idea when they'll be recruiting for drivers again? I'm new to this forum anyway. Are you from Birmingham?

Yeah have a look at those links that were just sent. There is lots of information on this forum about all aspects of becoming a train driver.

Good luck

Hi,
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A career as a train driver

Hey all What tests do prospective train drivers have to pass before being accepted as trainees? Colour blindness? Eyesight? One of my sons is looking at train driving as a potential career - this should help him a lot Advice appreciated. Edit: What would the tests have been like in, say...

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Thanks for digging out those links

 

[Jamz]

Yes I'm already a driver with a different TOC and hopefully starting early next year. Looking forward to meeting you all!

 

[dereksingh291]

Yes I'm already a driver with a different TOC and hopefully starting early next year. Looking forward to meeting you all!

What TOC you drive for?

 

[Need2]

Do penalties apply as they do with some other TOCS?

What penalties?

 

[Watershed]

What penalties?

With most TOCs I'm aware of, there is a complicated 'scoring' system which is used to ensure even and fair allocation of Rest Day Work. Typically working a RD would give you one 'credit' or point, and RDW defaults to being allocated to the person with the least number of credits (that can work it in accordance with the Hidden recommendations).

If you volunteer for RDW on a given day, but then withdraw your availability at short notice, this often incurs a large penalty in terms of your credits, e.g. 10, to account for the fact that this can cause significant problems to rosters and means that colleagues who would otherwise have been allocated the work could lose out.

 

[Class2ldn]

Trust me If the company are desperate they wont care if you pulled out 2 minutes before the job, they'll have you back in the next day no issues

 

[Watershed]

Trust me If the company are desperate they wont care if you pulled out 2 minutes before the job, they'll have you back in the next day no issues

Of course - when things are tight (as they currently are at a lot of TOCs) then overtime will be used come what may. But the principle becomes more relevant during 'normal' times when there is less overtime available.

 

[Class2ldn]

We don't have a points system at our place, if you pull out of a rest day and drop them in it supposedly you go to the back of the queue for further rest days but its all done on a rest day count anyway.
Whoever has the lowest gets the earliest turn and so on until there's no more jobs to cover.
There's no principle at our place even during normal times, they wont bite their nose off to spite their face.
They won't leave a job uncovered because you blew one out the day before.
If they need you they will ask disruption or not.

 

[warwickshire]

However as they say on the railway don't always rely on overtime just your basic.
Anything else is a bonus.
It might dry up. Might. Ie with a little around.
However west Midlands trains there usually is a good deal.
However some other train operators do have some extra drivers so it can be thinned out a lot less.
But fair play do as much as you want.
But fatigue can creep up as well.
But then again get the overtime whilst you can.

 

[Rhymnosauras]

Does anyone know what the rate is for overtime on Sundays and days in the week.

 

[Coach Carter]

Does anyone know what the rate is for overtime on Sundays and days in the week.

Normal for week days. Time and a quarter for Saturdays and time and a half for sundays

 

[Rhymnosauras]

Normal for week days. Time and a quarter for Saturdays and time and a half for sundays

Thank you