TPE training

[tucker86]

Good Morning

I’m thinking of applying for a trainee drivers job at my local station Preston for TPE, I’m just wondering if anybody has an old work time table hey don’t mind sharing so I can see what the shift work looks like in reality, and also does anybody know what traction I would be trained on ? Will it be the 185 or the nova 1 or 2 ? This will determine what routes I would get once qualified.

Thanks

 

[tiptoptaff]

Preston:
Traction:
397,802
Routes:
Preston - Manchester Airport via Chorley + Chat Moss
Preston - Liverpool Lime Street via St Helens Central
Preston - Glasgow Central via Oxenholme
Carstairs Jcn - Edinburgh Waverley

Taken from the driver routes and depots pinned thread

 

[driver9000]

The earliest book on is 04:35 and latest book off is 00:40 with turns between 5 and 10 hours in length. Initial core route is Manchester Airport to Carlisle via Chorley which is where you would gain your practical handling hours and once qualified you will add the rest of the routes to your card in time. Peston doesn't sign 185s so your driving hours with an Instructor will be done on the 397.