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Recent content by abizzle91

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    New trainee conductor

    You won't look back. I moved from retail to railway in May 2018. I had waited near 18 months to start and haven't looked back since. Salary, perks and working relationships I have are all great. You can make this job as easy or as hard as you like. If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to...
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    Conductor role

    Training went well, extremely thorougher and if you was unsure about anything the tutors would spend the time making sure you did understand. Training was mainly 8-9 weeks classroom based with some practical/theoretical assessments a long the way too. For accommodation, they tend to put people...
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    Conductor role

    Well when I had to wait the length of time I did they replied to my original email I sent 5 months ago - so they will keep a record of how many times you do email. Just bide your time because they will eventually get back to you.
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    Starting a new role

    Hi RailForum, I rarely post here but I just wanted to express my delight in regards to starting a new role with Arriva North. I'll be training as a Conductor based in Manchester for 3 months after waiting since last Oct when I received the email about being a successful candidate. I'm just a...
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    Conductor role

    Sure! I’ll happily take the number and give them a call. Thanks for your response.
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    Conductor role

    Thanks for your reply, Potato185. I'm just worried that I've been potentially forgotten about and I'm not one to pester for something as everybody has a job to do, so I just do my part and they do theirs, but my circumstances at my current employer have changed and I am desperate for some...
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    Conductor role

    I was wondering if anybody could shed any light on how Northern Rail works with recruitment, so I have a few questions and if anybody could help me out I'd be really grateful. I'll explain a little first: I applied for a position back in October 2017, was successful with the online tests...

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