Unfortunately for you guys they have the luxury of advertising the trainee positions as a backup for if they dont get enough qualified applicants. I know you may see it as harsh them dangling the carrot but look at it from their point of view.
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Unfortunately for you guys they have the luxury of advertising the trainee positions as a backup for if they dont get enough qualified applicants. I know you may see it as harsh them dangling the carrot but look at it from their point of view.
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Beveridges
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might be a good thing as you're probably better off where you are now anyway
Beveridges, are you anti DBS or anti freight? Because earning 42-45k a year as a basic salary and having a secure job (as long as you keep your nose clean) doesn't sound too bad to me irregardless of the ocassional weekend work and varied booking on times.
Silv1983
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Sorry Beveridges but it's too true.
doubleamber
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bloody hell bevers, your getting a bit of a rough ride off these..
bloody hell bevers, your getting a bit of a rough ride off these..
It's purely an observation. There just seems to be a trend in his posts which are often negative.
It's important to remember that this forum is for discussing railway jobs and careers. For a FOC/TOC to advertise 61 positions is encouraging and for anyone looking to become a driver, I think it's a fantastic opportunity.
doubleamber
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him and dave 1987 should start their own club!
Beveridges
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So I'm the first person to post anything anti - DB Schenker?
Rofl
Just look at the comments on the railchat forum theres 50 odd pages worth of negative comments.
Shedman would be leaving a decent job to go to this. Certain jobs may seem "Greener" until you check them out proper.
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Secure job? From what I heard job security was horrendous. You've got Drivers who despite having about 10 years in DB Schenker moved to my TOC due to lack job security.
"Occasional weekend work & varied booking on times" more like extreme anti social hours, like booking on at 23:59 or 01:00 for a 12 hour night turn from what I heard (or is that classed as an "early" turn?)
Rofl
Just look at the comments on the railchat forum theres 50 odd pages worth of negative comments.
Shedman would be leaving a decent job to go to this. Certain jobs may seem "Greener" until you check them out proper.
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Secure job? From what I heard job security was horrendous. You've got Drivers who despite having about 10 years in DB Schenker moved to my TOC due to lack job security.
"Occasional weekend work & varied booking on times" more like extreme anti social hours, like booking on at 23:59 or 01:00 for a 12 hour night turn from what I heard (or is that classed as an "early" turn?)
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Well clearly there's a huge interest in the positions. You just stick to your Depot Driving job, making movements up and down a Yard all day. After all, that IS the Pinnacle of Driving...isn't it?
Why are you dragging me into this. I haven't said a word against freight. Just the truth about them preffering qualified drivers.
Aren't you getting mixed up with DRS?
Look,it's quite simple - you enjoy shed driving (personally I hated it when it was linked) but others have higher 'callings'.
Likewise,no freight job will ever be as secure as a franchised TOC but some tire very easily of the same route on the same knackered traction,day in day out.
There is life beyond that ground position light you know
Beveridges
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Yes
Not just driving up & down yards/sheds all day. That just makes up a very small percentage of the tasks involved in a typical night.
Clearly there is a huge interest in the DB positions. I'm not saying there wouldn't be. Its just that I was saying that MAYBE shedman was better off staying where he is, seeing that he is in an MDD role with Northern.
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On fairness a lot of depot drivers who I know have gone into the mainline have said shed driving was better-more sociable, 'fun', relaxed, less monotones etc. - some even got BBQs going in the summer whilst they worked.
Beveridges
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Plus a lot of current shed drivers who were ex-mainline say the same for exactly those reasons. They say most of the job is less mundane than pass work. Also you rarely got driver management on site so you can do whatever you want.
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Beveridges you would give your right arm for a mainline job, you have applied enough times so with that in mind you must prefer to be a mainline driver over being a shed driver.
Any freight company is going to have very unsociable hours in comparison to a TOC and the money is not that much different. Now guys it is usually the train enthusiasts that are interested in the freight because of the traction, enthusiasts are almost running DRS with the driver grade so if it is your thing go for it however I would sooner drive passenger anyday of the week as to me it is a job and not a hobby.
Beveridges
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70% of those applications were made before my shed driving days, 30% of those applications where made before I settled into shed driving properly. The first year on shed was rough I couldn't get used to working nights all the time and bottom link work.
BravoGolfMike
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So..... has anyone heard anything?
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doubleamber
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Now the p I s s ing competition has finished, no I have heard nothing.
Because you are a qualified driver Dave, ergo a legitimate target.
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There is life beyond that ground position light you know
There be dragons!
nope nothing. but i have been knocked back by scot rail for the dumfries job.
Scaramanga
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I emailed them in the week. Stated that they hadn't finished reviewing applications and would be in touch shortly.
Because you are a qualified driver Dave, ergo a legitimate target.
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There be dragons!
Lol ok just so I know
I have just received an email inviting me to assessment next Wednesday at Doncaster. This is with regards to a driver operator at the peak forest, I'm really surprised and quite nervous now, I had applied for the trainee driver position, I'm not sure how operator differs from trainee driver? Also, probably another daft question but does anyone know the exact location of the peak forest depot? I think I read somewhere that it was Buxton and based my distance from the depot to there.
wills
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I just got an e-mail back - bad times 
Not only this but I also got a rejection from Sothern today for a trainee Shunter position. What a rubbish day, hopefully it can't get any worse!
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Not only this but I also got a rejection from Sothern today for a trainee Shunter position. What a rubbish day, hopefully it can't get any worse!
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