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Hello, I found out back in early May so not too long a wait before training was sorted out in Glasgow. I'll be working on the G&SW Yeah there were a few of us wandering about with the LOM and OM, what panel do you work?

Glasgow crew 30th September 2019 :D

Out of interest what did the initial 2 tests involve and what about the rules exercise, I'd imagine it was along the lines of "here are some rules based on this scenario what would you do?"

Hi SoupG886, Hopefully things will not take near as long as it would for Signalling or other safety critical roles. I'd hope for the Customer Service Assistant Role the station managers would have a bit more abilty to get the ball rolling but then again Network Rail is very centralised for...

It's been talked about dozens of times in the Signaller thread, from interview it's maybe a month or so before you'll get a medical appointment arranged. Once this is completed, which includes your drugs and alcohol test you'll get a result in a few weeks to let you know your medical has been...

BRASS as others have mentioned is still part of the Railways Pension Scheme, albeit nowhere near as good as it once was. It's an Additional Voluntarily Contribution that buys units in an investment fund, there are a mix of funds to choose from although most people will be in the default target...

Sure, feel free. As always I'm some random person on an internet forum, so take it with a pinch of salt :)

I should hopefully being down in York as well for Signalling School toward the end of October.

Thanks for actually using the search option and yes I'd argue that NR CARE is better than NRDC for the majority, very few employers offer a 'Defined Benefit' scheme these days. I'd personally run a SIPP alongside both NR CARE and then after 5 years the RPS scheme. NRDC might be worth it for folk...

Hello, Have you had your interview for this role yet? I've had my interview, shift pattern is 0830 to 1600 starting from Cowlairs MDU. I'll be surprised if I've any hope as I didn't even think I'd get an interview when applying.

It depends what you mean by your own monthly contributions, you'll have to pay a set percentage of your salary for the pension say 7% (RPS65 2012). This doesn't build a 'pot' it buys a promise of retirement income, hence the name for this type of scheme defined benefit. If you pay in anything...

Simple really, for each year you work you bank 1/60th of that years salary. Year 1:- £30,000 Salary / 60 = £500 pension per year payable from NPA Year 2:- £30,250 Salary / 60 = £504.16 pension per year payable from NPA The calculation is done every year until retirement and previous 'chunks'...

The only person who can give you advice worth the paper it's written on is an independant financial adviser, specifically one who carries the relevant certifications for dealing with defined benefit pension schemes. I'd also suggest you ask on the Money Saving Expert forum in the pension section...