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    DB Schenker UAE venture

    Aaah interesting. I know of a driver seriously considering it with the belief he'd be on £100k tax free
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    DB Schenker UAE venture

    Anybody any idea what a signaller would earn under DB Schenker in UAE? Heard drivers can earn near £100k tax free??
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    Vacancies Northern.

    what work does a Sheffield driver do? ie links, shifts etc?? Is Sunday part of their working week or is it optional?
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    Freightliner trainee driver positions ('Graduate scheme')

    Does anybody know if they will ever run this scheme and involve Earles sidings (Hope) in it? The last 2 havnt. Are they fully manned there?
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    Freightliner trainee driver positions ('Graduate scheme')

    if you dont mind me asking, do you stay on the advertised £18k throughout your training until passed out, or does it gradually increase?
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    DB Schenker- another trainee driver thread!!

    I applied for then and havnt heard a single thing :cry:
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    "reverse formation"....

    Very occasionally the Manchester - London Euston service is in reverse formation. How does this happen? Is there a route which is a loop instead of a terminus or is there just one set on the network thats back to front?!?!
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    TPE trainee drivers

    anyone else filling the form in find once you added a second job in career history, that you can only see and edit the first one you entered?? or is that just me???
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    TPE trainee drivers

    Does anybody know how long the training takes and how it is structured? ie do you do all the classroom work in one go, or is it spread out, and is it all 9-5 shifts or do you fall in with a mentors shift pattern?? Any info appreciated!!
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    DB Schenker- another trainee driver thread!!

    suppose thats a reief then! Cheers
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    DB Schenker- another trainee driver thread!!

    I dont know why i put 28th1 Have edited it! Did you not get any email back when you sent the form then? They usually close early due to high applicants but i noticed this was on the list right to the last day.... Hopefully only me and you applied!!:wink:
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    DB Schenker- another trainee driver thread!!

    Did anybody apply for the latest Trainee Driver/Driver Operators jobs that closed on Friday (21st Feb)? Have you heard anything yet? Even a confirmation of your application? I see on another thread people are being invited for assessments, is this for a previous post, or for the one advertised...
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    Northern Trainee Drivers

    Why did they advertise for Manchester drivers " weeks ago if the previous posts havnt yet been filled????

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