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It’s been a while but if I remember correctly if all goes to plan it’s roughly 5-6 months before you are working on your own in the depot. Classroom based training first, that will cover PTS, Rules & Traction. Assessments at the each week or after each section is completed. Then you will do...

Sorry I got the salary wrong once passed out it is £41,914, still £30,000 while training.

I believe it’s £40,500 once qualified and £30,000 while training.

I think they have got the mainline and shunter roster confused with the average 35 hour week over 4 days. It has been talked about looking at the shunter roster but as of yet no firm plans to change it. As I previously posted you can’t say 100% how long you will have to wait. Maybe they have...

It’s a week of early. Week of lates / nights Normally rostered the same job / start time Mon-Fri unless in a spare shift where the start time can be moved 2 hrs earlier or later to help cover days off, sickness or vacant lines. Shunters also do night shifts. Shift length varies between...

Some people only waited 6 months as that was mainly before street to seat was introduced and there were more shunter to mainline courses per year. And one course the application process was changed where everyone could apply and the shunters who got the highest score went through. So some who...

I do work at c2c. Some people only did between 6 months and 2 years before going driving. Others are 5+ years. At the moment it is based on seniority where the shunters at the top of the list have an interview and are asked a few rules / knowledge based questions by driver managers. If they...

I worked at East Ham so would naturally lean towards East Ham depot but not a lot in it really. The main factor would be travelling time if you are closer to one depot then that would be the better one to go to. With East Ham if you get the train you need to allow 12-15 min for a taxi from...

At Shoeburyness they shunt in the yard and in and out of the platforms. East Ham shunt around the yard and in the shed. East Ham is a maintenance depot so have to occasionally propel or haul dead units around to specific roads for them to be repaired. Both depots prep trains to enter service...

1. Shunters that have just been selected for the next drivers course have waited around 5 years. 2. At the moment all shunters going driving have to go part time for 2 years before being electable for full time. 3. There is opportunity for overtime as there are several vacant lines in the...

There is still a street to seat course planned for this year even though they have just taken on qualified drivers. Not sure how far along the application process is though.

Over 4000 applications were received, that’s why it was closed early. Will take time to go through them all.

Enhanced means a higher score on the tests. c2c used to only accept the enhanced “higher score” But scrapped that several years ago

Takes nearly around 10/11 months of training before passing out. Roughy 4/5 months classroom and traction training before starting with an instructor for around 5/6 months to complete your route learning. Shift lengths vary from 4-6 hours for part time and 6-10 hours for full time. Average...

Earliest start time at East Ham is 04:10 at Shoebury it’s 03:40. Latest finish times 01:34 East Ham and 02:30 Shoebury.