Cross Country qualified driver vacancies.

[HappyDriver99]

Hello all

Just wondering if anyone can give me some info on Cross Country trains specifically Derby depot.

- Do vacancies for qualified drivers come up often or can it be a long wait?

- Any info on rosters/RD patterns.
- Is rest day work plenty?
- Any general T&C info.

Thanks in advance!

 

[class 9]

Routes, Bristol to Newcastle and various diversions.
4 day roster, but Committed Sundays outside the working week.
RDW not much, vast majority of the RDW is at Birmingham.
Not many conditions, unlimited movement off spare.
Traction: Voyagers only from September 18th.
Qualified vacancies come up now & again in conjunction with trainee positions, it's quite a senior depot, so likely more vacancies In the next few years.

 

[HappyDriver99]

Thanks for the information, will keep a look out

 

[Crazyb]

Routes, Bristol to Newcastle and various diversions.
4 day roster, but Committed Sundays outside the working week.
RDW not much, vast majority of the RDW is at Birmingham.
Not many conditions, unlimited movement off spare.
Traction: Voyagers only from September 18th.
Qualified vacancies come up now & again in conjunction with trainee positions, it's quite a senior depot, so likely more vacancies In the next few years.

Unlimited movement, sod that.....So if your 14:00 spare, you could be Am's or nights, I take it.......They must have been clapping their hands, XC management, when ASLEF sold that off!!!!

 

[lammergeier]

Unlimited movement, sod that.....So if your 14:00 spare, you could be Am's or nights, I take it.......They must have been clapping their hands, XC management, when ASLEF sold that off!!!!

It's not like that. There are other restrictions, such as the fact you have to finish within 11 hours of your datum booking on time. (So, if you are 12.00 spare, you couldn't be allocated a job which finishes after 23.00). There are less restrictions surrounding booking on earlier, but in reality it's very unusual to be brought in more than a few hours earlier than your spare time due to the way the base roster is formed. I think the most I've even been moved in many years at XC is about 4 hours and that was once.

 

[class 9]

Ah yes I forgot about the 11 hrs moving forward.
At my depot there's been quite a few instances recently of early PM spares moved back to 3/4 AM jobs, usually Mondays

 

[Crazyb]

It's not like that. There are other restrictions, such as the fact you have to finish within 11 hours of your datum booking on time. (So, if you are 12.00 spare, you couldn't be allocated a job which finishes after 23.00). There are less restrictions surrounding booking on earlier, but in reality it's very unusual to be brought in more than a few hours earlier than your spare time due to the way the base roster is formed. I think the most I've even been moved in many years at XC is about 4 hours and that was once.

I was going to say that was a bit harsh....Cheers

 

[driverface]

I'm looking for in at XC in Leeds, qualified. But I notice they are recruiting for trainees only?
A bit disturbing for me, as it seems LNER have also gone down this route - not recruiting qualifieds either.
Seems strange to me - they always used to only take qualified and not trainees.
Rumours has it, at least with LNER, the government are subsidising taking trainees?

 

[irish_rail]

I'm looking for in at XC in Leeds, qualified. But I notice they are recruiting for trainees only?
A bit disturbing for me, as it seems LNER have also gone down this route - not recruiting qualifieds either.
Seems strange to me - they always used to only take qualified and not trainees.
Rumours has it, at least with LNER, the government are subsidising taking trainees?

I've heard the same, not just XC but across the board. They get subsidy from the Governemnt to take on "apprentice" drivers instead of qualifieds. I suppose its another way of punishing qualified drivers for daring to go on strike.