Greater Anglia - Trainee Driver - Recruitment Discussion

[Shunter Bones]

Cambridge, I had an email about depot driver if you’ve not received that you probably further along than me and managed to get straight in as mainline

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Depot driver training salary is £39,118 I have this on an email from GA

Norwich Depot Driver is £29,855 training salary, I also have this on email.

 

[Jackb87]

 

[Spider1806]

Still confused so there is mainline jobs?

Cambridge, I had an email about depot driver if you’ve not received that you probably further along than me and managed to get straight in as mainline

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Depot driver training salary is £39,118 I have this on an email from GA

 

[Shunter Bones]

Wow, 10k difference for the same job, different location, how's that right?

 

[Spider1806]

this is mental

Pay differences

Some have email
Some don’t

Is there mainline is there not?

this forum is getting very confusing

 

[ramsy12]

So much of confusion.

 

[Shunter Bones]

Norwich and Cambridge are two different regions, different T's and C's, not fully harmonised but 10k difference for a trainee Depot Driver role, that's a hell of a gap.

 

[Spider1806]

Agreed

No idea what to think snymore

Norwich and Cambridge are two different regions, different T's and C's, not fully harmonised but 10k difference gor a trainee Depot Driver role, that's a he'll of a gap.

 

[Jackb87]

I bet it’s a typo and it’s 29,118 can’t be 10k difference surely

Wow, 10k difference for the same job, different location, how's that right

 

[Shunter Bones]

That would make more sense, ChoCho666 also said 30k training salary, although I'm not sure if he's for Cambridge or Norwich. I deffo got told only £30k for Norwich.

I bet it’s a typo and it’s 29,118 can’t be 10k difference surely

 

[Purplerain77]

I bet it’s a typo and it’s 29,118 can’t be 10k difference surely

I’m not sure to be fair, could be the case as others have been told different but often it’s higher as an incentive for this role since most people just want to go straight for the driver role. But with the recent changes I’m not sure if this would still be the case or ever has been with GA. Just going off the knowledge it is the case for other TOCS. Southeastern pay their shunters more during training compared to drivers

 

[Spider1806]

Still no one is any further forward here

Salary discrepancies?

Still a lot of us who have been invited for interviews and no email stating the change to process?

Very strange all this….. and the depot for Cambridge from what I have been told doesn’t start until next year so is that when the course is?

Lots of unanswered questions

 

[james14]

hello, I received an email today from GA with practice materials for stage 1 but have not received a link/info about a date of when I’ll be taking it? Assuming an email will come sooner or later for a date?

 

[Shunter Bones]

hello, I received an email today from GA with practice materials for stage 1 but have not received a link/info about a date of when I’ll be taking it? Assuming an email will come sooner or later for a date?

Unusual, I thought you'd get both at the same time. Is there a contact email in your email?

 

[james14]

Unusual, I thought you'd get both at the same time. Is there a contact email in your email?

Yes there is at the bottom, just thought I’d give it a day just incase. But I’ll message them

 

[Mrworldwide]

Any one got some pointers for DMI? I’ve got mine next week with GA

 

[james14]

hello, I received an email today from GA with practice materials for stage 1 but have not received a link/info about a date of when I’ll be taking it? Assuming an email will come sooner or later for a date?

Got an email about booking a date & time whilst telling me they want me to do stage 2 (before even passing stage 1 which I was surprised by) and of course it has only given me 1 available date which I cannot attend at all. The gods trying their best to deny me lol

 

[ku_ku_ka_cho]

I received information and material about attending Stage 2 but no link to select a date.....that said, I passed the full OPC a few years ago so should go straight to DMI having passed DFFT and advanced dots but have not heard anything back from when I raised this.

 

[Shunter Bones]

I received information and material about attending Stage 2 but no link to select a date.....that said, I passed the full OPC a few years ago so should go straight to DMI having passed DFFT and advanced dots but have not heard anything back from when I raised this.

If you've already passed and it's not expired, they will see this on the OPC database, I got invited to do the DFFT as this was the only part I hadn't done.

 

[chocho666]

I passed the enhanced dots and DFFT a few weeks ago and previously passed OPC for Cross Country a few years ago.

With that I dont think I need to redo any of the Stage 2 assessments so should progress straight to DMI.....does that sound about right?

Good luck to those coming up, ive not really researched the GA DMI yet as didnt think I'd get that far!

Hi Mate, for which depot did you had interview and when it was?

Ipswich. About 2 weeks ago. They showed me an email and it had trainee mainline at 30K

 

[sgg]

I’ve had email about depot driver as well. Starting 39k. Does anyone know what the step up progress is when qualified

 

[ga1717]

I’ve had email about depot driver as well. Starting 39k. Does anyone know what the step up progress is when qualified

60% mainline driver salary

 

[Spider1806]

Still a good few of us that haven’t had the email or confirmation of this depot driver thing and are going for interviews so very strange

 

[Mrworldwide]

Still a good few of us that haven’t had the email or confirmation of this depot driver thing and are going for interviews so very strange

Which depot is your interview for?

 

[Spider1806]

Which depot is your interview for?

Cambridge

Not just me a few of us no email no confirmation of this depot stuff nothing but I am already in the railway so not sure if that changes anything

Depot driver already

 

[jakejeffers93]

Cambridge

Not just me a few of us no email no confirmation of this depot stuff nothing but I am already in the railway so not sure if that changes anything

Depot driver already

Hopefully you are one of the lucky ones! I got my stage 2 coming up very shortly, also in the railway have been for 9 years so fingers crossed

 

[Spider1806]

Hopefully you are one of the lucky ones! I got my stage 2 coming up very shortly, also in the railway have been for 9 years so fingers crossed

Not sure about that just seems people have got the email some haven’t

All a bit strange even the email for the DMI states trainee train driver on it

Who knows

 

[jakejeffers93]

Not sure about that just seems people have got the email some haven’t

All a bit strange even the email for the DMI states trainee train driver on it

Who knows

Oh that is very very odd! Keep us updated and good luck for your DMI!

 

[Spider1806]

Oh that is very very odd! Keep us updated and good luck for your DMI!

Thanks

I think it’s all for depot driver very wrong to have changed it half way through

Not telling people until interview etc

But why interview people for depot driver if they are already depot driver?

Is there mainline drivers needed at all?

Who knows!!

 

[Jackb87]

There are both needed I know that l, as you’re already a depot driver and not received the email stating the role change I would assume they’re keeping you on for mainline.. hopefully anyway fingers crossed for you.