Recent content by col303

Yes you can get the old one at 50. A guy I worked with left right after his 50th birthday last December even though he was short of his 30 years. It is frustrating about the protection. Did you put in the age discrimination thing that the union are trying? Nothing to loose I suppose. A few...

I asked a similar question about deferred pensions if someone was to leave the fire service. I know there are some differences in the details between England and Scotland now so you'd need to double check this- If you're at 21 years pension just now that'll be the old FPS I presume. You...

No it wasn't an invitation to a visit or anything, suppose its more just showing that you've done your research and can show them you've made an effort. I did all my prior work on the computer and from timetables I picked up at my local station. I'm not sure if they are looking for you to...

I've just received a rejection email from Scotrail for trainee driver at Perth. Really disappointed as I thought the depot manager interview had gone quite well and I was able to answer all of the situation questions through experiences in the fire service. I'm hoping it didn't fall down on the...

Thanks guys.

I suppose all jobs have their repetitive aspects like you say but I do have to disagree with the firefighter paragraph. It's just not like that at all, may have been decades ago but believe me there is not that much sitting around doing nothing. For the original poster it's unlikely many people...

I was wondering if there were any Scotrail drivers out there who could give an example of their 3 week shift pattern? In particular anyone working from Perth would be great. It's just to see it written down to follow how the days on/off works and the earliest/latest shift starts and finishes...

Hi, I've just joined the forum. I applied for Perth and I've got the first set of tests next week. The email said they are split into three stages. This is what it said for the first day- For this session, you will only be asked to sit the mechanical test, safety and concentration test &...