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Thank you I've been treading water for some time now, my passes were due to expire in January and got the call in October

So, I've just had the conditional offer of a trainee driver role starting in December at Reading, pending a medical Anybody else had any news?

I'm afraid not, only what I've read on here. I have a friend that's on a course for Oxford and he says 1 trainee for Gloucester has recently started another course. The common belief seems to be that any plans GWR had before Christmas have been scrapped and that few, if any courses will be run...

Can I which depot this was for, Jacey?

Maybe some more positive news. I sent a speculative email to HR yesterday asking about the future requirements if my prospective depot and the condition of the talent pool. Today I received a phone call from an HR manager who told me that they have a full schedule of courses to run starting in...

I've seen a lot of posts on here regarding BTM, Plymouth etc and I know Oxford have recently plucked a few lucky individuals from the pool due to expansion, but does anybody have any insider knowledge or heard any rumours about Gloucester? I've been treading water in the pool since 2019 so my...

Which depots are your group training for, Nonuts?

Thanks pal, good luck to you too. I guess we should stop hijacking the failed firefighter's thread now :lol:

As I understand it, anything you accrued on the '92 scheme up until 2022 remains under those conditions and then we're all moved onto the new pension next year. So, effectively, we'll have 2 pensions running concurrently because the 92 scheme cannot be reopened. For clarity, I'm 45, have 22...

More likely 15 years left in the brigade it seems :|

OK, thanks

Is everybody in your group training for Oxford depot?

Thanks for the clarification, much appreciated Is that just Bristol and Plymouth or does this affect other depots too?

As a newbie to the industry, I'm not sure what that means - Is it a different job title, shift pattern and salary? If you have definite information, would you mind listing all the depots this applies to please?

Yeah, that's totally understandable. I only asked as a couple of people have posted that they've been placed on a course starting in February, but I don't know the full circumstances