Trainee Train Driver - Virgin Trains East Coast

[Choochoodriver]

Congratulations, what documents are they?[/QUOTE

Thanks. It's the ATOC transfer documents.

 

[SkinnyDave]

Good luck to all those who are at the assessment stage.
Plenty of staff are leaving before the ship starts to sink and heading to other Train Operating Companies.

So good luck, your going to need it.

Well the ones jumping are going from frying pan into fire then in areas that VTEC operate in.
Freight is on its knees, the Cancer that is DOO is spreading to most other TOCS or at least they are trying to spread it, Industrial disputes are going to be popping up all over shop.
Good luck to those jumping ship from VTEC, they will need it.

 

[Suraggu]

Well the ones jumping are going from frying pan into fire then in areas that VTEC operate in.
Freight is on its knees, the Cancer that is DOO is spreading to most other TOCS or at least they are trying to spread it, Industrial disputes are going to be popping up all over shop.
Good luck to those jumping ship from VTEC, they will need it.

You produce some valid points, but they maybe jumping into the fire but you have to be desperate to do it, just saying.

 

[SkinnyDave]

You produce some valid points, but they maybe jumping into the fire but you have to be desperate to do it, just saying.

It is the state of the industry as a whole at the moment sadly

 

[Choochoodriver]

You produce some valid points, but they maybe jumping into the fire but you have to be desperate to do it, just saying.

Nobody in their right mind would leave virgin for another TOC/FOC.
Highest staff retention rates in the industry(fact).

 

[Davidson4301]

Does anyone have an idea of how many people will be attending assessment days in total?

 

[jay252]

Allow for around 30-45 per assessment. There is no set number. On my assessment there was 30.

 

[Norman365]

Allow for around 30-45 per assessment. There is no set number. On my assessment there was 30.

Apparently 400ish non qualifieds. 300ish Qualifieds.

 

[Choochoodriver]

There are 500 left at this stage. 65 qualified drivers.

 

[ballast rat]

There are 500 left at this stage. 65 qualified drivers.

How do you know that!?

 

[SkinnyDave]

How do you know that!?

 

[Equestrianlad]

Has everyone who attended the assessment on either 29th or 13th, been asked to complete the safety of the line transfer info ?
and has anyone been offered a position yet?

 

[Choochoodriver]

How do you know that!?

 

[Choochoodriver]

Has everyone who attended the assessment on either 29th or 13th, been asked to complete the safety of the line transfer info ?
and has anyone been offered a position yet?

Yes everyone has been asked to fill out the safety of the line form they said---Unfortunately.

 

[Fawzonline]

I went to the assessment day on the 13th and have been invited to the driver psychometric test on the 3rd of January. It seems pretty intense and only have 2 weeks to prepare

 

[SkinnyDave]

Congrats, when did you find out?

 

[Choochoodriver]

A colleague of mine heard he has passed also with a successful medical all that's left to do

 

[seano68]

Have u heard anything yet chocoholic??

 

[seano68]

Choochoo that should say lol

 

[seano68]

When did your colleague get told.....what depot did he apply for ... What day did he go to assessment....same day as you ??

 

[TRain87]

I can hear the sound of this thread coming back to life now!

 

[Choochoodriver]

Yorkshire he applied to and was at the assessment in York on 29/11.
He heard today this afternoon

 

[Fawzonline]

Congrats, when did you find out?

This afternoon. But I wasn't sent the form to fill out that everyone else seem to have got

 

[Chuggington21]

Yorkshire he applied to and was at the assessment in York on 29/11.
He heard today this afternoon

I wonder if it's a bad thing for anyone that hasn't heard??

 

[Choochoodriver]

This afternoon. But I wasn't sent the form to fill out that everyone else seem to have got

Are you a qualified driver? Only qualified drivers will fill out ATOC form

 

[Fawzonline]

Choochoo that should say lol

Are you a qualified driver? Only qualified drivers will fill out ATOC form

Oh no I'm a complete outsiders, most of the people in my assessment day were already in the industry so I thought my chance was out the window, really surprised I made it this far

 

[Chuggington21]

Has anymore qualifieds heard anything or had no thank yous

 

[Choochoodriver]

Oh no I'm a complete outsiders, most of the people in my assessment day were already in the industry so I thought my chance was out the window, really surprised I made it this far

Well done so far, you've done well to get this far.
They will send you a pack with practice material just keep practicing and hopefully you pass.
Where have you applied for

 

[Fawzonline]

Well done so far, you've done well to get this far.
They will send you a pack with practice material just keep practicing and hopefully you pass.
Where have you applied for

London - Kings cross

They already sent me the practice pack, it came along with the email

 

[Chuggington21]

London - Kings cross

They already sent me the practice pack, it came along with the email

Good luck mate. Hopefully you can get through its a great job to do