Recent content by richfoz84

It was a thing when I was a trainee driver at Piccadilly, in 2021! Could have since changed, best to check with DSM / DTM!

This should have been a thing a long time ago!! Especially on a single line!! Risk mitigation and all that jazz

Fully agree. Seen all that when I was at Northern. Guards jobs are not desirable. They don’t get paid enough or treated fairly at all.

You’d think so, yes. But the reality is this wasn’t happening. 1730624606 Agreed, I left Piccadilly for a different toc who pay better, and have better t’s & c’s. 1730624744 I dont think people are leaving willy nilly. Theres many factors involved. Northern has a very toxic working atmosphere...

Northern have had many drivers and guards leave this year, either to other TOCs or leaving the industry! They can’t replace them quickly enough. Another problem is the training takes way longer than it should. Plus operational issues. And a poor standard of applications coming through for new...

If you’re in the railway benevolent fund, you’ll get free chiropractic appt’s upto around £300 (from memory!) that’s certainly worth looking into. I suffer with it and I’ve found kettlebell exercises and cycling helps to keep mine at bay

Some examples to work on - tell us about a time when you had to deal with an emergency - tell us about a time when you had to deal with a stressful situation - tell us about a time you’ve had to work to rules or instruction The STAR acronym is the best way to answer any of these examples...

Having used to work for Northern, The simple facts for such a poor service are; Rock bottom staff morale Sundays outside the working week Not enough volunteers for overtime Not enough staff to run a basic service

Seen the signalling operative listing on NR website. At £34k salary. Is shift allowance on top? Any other allowance etc?

No pay offer today, means new strike dates will announced very quickly (in my opinion!) us drivers were lead to believe an official offer was being put on the table Today, but it seems that’s not happened For whatever reason

They may not like it, but it could happen. Until you’ve received your contract, I wouldn’t be chucking in a resignation or voluntary redundancy. More drivers have decided to stay on for a year or two more that were forecasted to retire, due to the salary they’re now earning, so TFW are now...

I work for TFW, and been told they’ve cancelled a couple of trainee courses up until the end of the year as they will have enough drivers at some depots (Crewe / Shrewsbury) and too many sat around doing nothing at other depots awaiting instructors (Chester). I wouldn’t be chucking in my notice...

Trainee driver is a paid position. You will be getting paid to train!

Yes this is correct

Northern, you will go to year 1 month as soon as you pass out.. could take 8-12 months. Year 1 is £42k. Year 2 is £47k. Year 3 is £54k. You can also work your booked sundays too and any OT once passed out.. subject to a RDW agreement and no strike action