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You will find that Class 379s will enter service on a regular basis on Cambridge - Liv St services from Monday morning (13/06). There should be 2 pairs and a single running about. 31A (Soon to be 55F)

Jo is really only the assessment administrator. She will take instructions for the Business Conductor Manager. Jo has really been busy with West Anglia driver recruitment lately, which will take precident, especially as they can use drivers for guards duties. Often, candidates are put on...

Driver training on the mainline starts on 21st Feb. 21&22nd is the date for the DMs and DIs who went to Derby and learnt them there to get used to them on the mainline. From the 23rd they will be for drivers who have already had the theory training in the classroom. The training trips...

We look at a "rough distance". In recent history, candidates who have said they would relocate have not. They have lodges or rented accomodateion and when the first 2 years of driving is complete, they apply for positions nearer to where they came from and leave. I certainly know of 6...

The Operations Managers are involved from the beginning. It was them who sifted the applications and looked at the test that was supplied. Then HR did the tests and the Managers then looked at the results and took the "cream" from there forward to interviews. Everybody who got through to the...

I don't know if you have had an interview yet, but if you work at NXEA, look for the behavioural interview form on the intranet. We use this with a couple of extra questions at the end. We don't look for "buzz words"!

I have not heard of any depot drivers applying for Stortford or Cambridge. I understand several will be going to Chingford though.

I couldn't agree more with O L Leigh. When we were hired to DRS at a former company to work their trains, they were terrible to deal with. However, if you want to drive some heritage traction for a while, it could be worth it. A point to note is that not many DRS drivers leave for other...

Decisions were all made yesterday evening between interviewing managers and HR.

I understand that 5 out of the 10 who were interviewed on 09 & 10 Feb have been successful, however, I believe only 3 will be offered positions due to distances from depots. This is mainly due to candidates saying they would relocate, but do not and this can cause performance and safety...

I've been at Cambs since 2006, transferring from the Anglia side after the merger of the 3 companies, having been there 12 years. Have you had an interview or assessment yet?

The 4 guys who I interviewed on 18th Jan at Stratford 'should' all be offered positions.

The new services WILL require Bishops Stortford drivers and there has never been a proposal for 2 trains per hour Ely - Stansted. It has always been one train for NXEA, however, this is unlikely to go ahead in the form that it has been proposed. DfT are not happy with it. This year requires 4...

I'm at Cambridge. I believe the depot drivers who applied are getting interviews after the external candidates - so they can potentially be offered depot driver positions should and depot drivers move to mainline depots!

The rumours are incorrect then! Due to the new services that the DfT have agreed, more drivers are needed at each depot on West Anglia. The trouble is, if we take depot drivers from South East, then that leaves a shortfall there and a recruitment problem for them. Don't forget that if you...