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If you sign the contract, you can work more than 48 hrs a week on average if asked. Search for European Working Time Directive for more info

Yes, priv card and oyster after 1 month

Did the TOC send you a contract?

That's because they're not recruiting anymore

Drazky - it is 8 weeks on 2 weeks off, as andy said try to look at it as a 10 week period ??????

They did refer to bmi scale when I had mine... You should receive a letter from the medical centre about a month in advance stating what tests they'll be doing and also give some advice on how to prepare e.g not to listen to loud music on the day of your medical re: hearing test

Think just over 100 vacancies for Old oak Common, maybe 150...??? Apparently they received over 10,000 applications for the West side so you boys done well

Think it was a few weeks after the medical before they contacted me regarding security clearance

Not many competency based questions that I remember, was mainly Tell us about yourself and why do you want this job. And in my opinion don't over do it on the research, I reckon I done about 60 mins in total of research about their present and future plans. That seemed to be enough as I got the...

If there are they'll be posted in this forum. Just check every now and then.

Yea I didn't have a telephone interview either...

When I applied earlier this year they replied via email acknowledging my application, and also showed the stages for the recruitment process. Stage 1 application form Stage 2 online SJT Stage 3 online test VSE Stage 4 invite to assessment centre - GBT, Dfft etc Stage 5 invite to computer...

This might help http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=122819 In regards to vacancies there have been a number of recruitment drives by various TOC's, so depends on location

I'm sure someone posted on this forum about MTR pay progression, I believe it went something along the lines of this... Starting salary is £26,577, that's for the first 6 months, then once you go out with a driving instructor it increases to around £39k, that'll be for the next 12 months, then...