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    Cross Country Cancellations - Emergency Timetable

    Crosscountry are utterly useless. Their driver recruitment is possibly the worse in the country, and that includes qualified. Peter principle in effect. Beyond useless. Some of the recruiting stories I've heard personally, and reading this forum were quite horrific. Given recruitment was run by...
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    Avanti - Trainee Train Drivers - Recruitment Discussion

    Avanti are taking on a lot of qualified drivers. I know a few personally who have made the jump. With £600 WRD, plus booking on fee, if you live close enough, it's a no brainer, especially if you work for lets say GA, Chiltern, or SE. Yes, some of the rota's I've seen are not the greatest, but...
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    Nerves about new role

    The modules are fail, and you're done. Lots of hard work ahead.
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    GWR - Trainee Train Driver - Recruitment Discussion

    Are the online tests for GWR the SJT and the SCAAT/RAAT?
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    Assessments & Medicals discussion

    Which one did you fail?
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    Southeastern starting salary

    For a London TOC, plus the intensity of the metro work, Southeastern train driver pay is shockingly low, hence the amount of drivers who continually leave for neighbouring TOC’s for more pay, and better T&Cs.
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    Elizabeth line routes/roster “abbeywood depot”

    https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/different-driver-depot-route-and-traction-cards.205085/
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    Southeastern Trainee Driver - All Depots - (20/09/21)

    What depot did you apply for?
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    Southeastern trainee train driver assessment

    What depot did you apply for?
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    Southern (GTR) - Trainee Train Driver (Future vacancies) - Various depots (02/06/23)

    Standard or Enhanced?
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    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Just a quick question, did you have to sit the DFFT (Driver Fault Finding Test) with Chiltern?
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    Avanti - Trainee Train Drivers - Recruitment Discussion

    Does anybody know the maximum travelling time to your depot of choice, that Avanti accept? Is it 60 minutes by car, or less, or more?
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    GWR - Trainee Train Driver (Talent Pool) - Bristol/Westbury (27/02/23)

    Do GWR allow relocation?
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    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    Was the VSE taken at home, or at the OPC?
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    Chiltern Railways - Apprentice Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (26/01/23)

    What are the extra enhanced tests CHILTERN do? Is it the DFFT or the VSE?
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