Recent content by samuel791

Evening all, Just wondering if anyone on the forum is either in a current role, or knows of how Freightliner operate in their office based roles? Not found much information on line or on the forum, so was wondering what peoples thoughts are and also what the benefits of working for a major FOC...

First South Yorkshire did the same thing, around 10 years back. Didn't work out too well for them, causing them to reduce their fares from £17 for a First Sheffield Week to £11 back in 2012. Since then, South Yorkshire has remained a very competitive market - especially in Sheffield...

£27k instead of £25k. We're on £14.03 per hour under 37hrs and £21.06 over 37hrs Sun-Sat. Job isn't what it was and why of the original 24 that started on TramTrain, less than 10 remain. I myself leave in 3 weeks time for a new career... To be honest the pay is decent and in terms of location...

It's easy to get a full size saloon up and down Winnats Pass. TM Travel did this when the Sheffield-Chinley rail replacements were on last year.

Tm Travel in Sheffield/Rotherham are cash only.

Applied last night for the Sheffield position and feel I did well with the online assessments. Anyone manage to do the 2nd assessment under 4 minutes? Like to think I answered all correctly and did take my time - just hope it wasn’t too long! I suspect this is also for a talent pool position?

You forgot to mention this can be through the use of glasses to meet this standard. The main part they look for is the -8 to +5. I drive on the TramTrain in Sheffield and was worried about my eye sight when going for the NR Medical. Was told I passed it with flying colours and that was with a...

Applied for Leeds (trainee driver) in October 2019. Had interview and psychometric testing in January 2020 and was just awaiting a course start date. The only 2 emails I’ve had is the one for talent pool and the transfer of data to the new government website. No further correspondence from...

Like many others have said, I initially applied last week, sat the SJT and felt confident, but got rejected. Then a few days later (Friday), got the email to say this was a mistake and I'd been selected to move forwards for the remaining tests, which I have just completed now. Got to 26 on the...

It’s a position, but you end up in a pool for a good 12-24 months before gaining a start date. 2 of my friends have finally got a start date for Sheffield in August 2020. Interviews were originally held on 5 March 2019 so hang in there, it’s worth it in the end!

Afternoon all, Im hearing reports that Northern are about to or have just started to use the OPC Pass+ grade for new applicants? This info has come from a friend of mine who has had his 2nd DMI this morning, so just wanting some clarification as the OPC generally don’t tell you what grade you...

Same here too! Glad there are others out there. Did my final Stage 2 testing and MMI yesterday and was told I’d passed, so just waiting on confirmation from Northern. Also gone for Leeds. Was told in the interview start dates were from end of April onwards with 6-8 people in a course at a time.

The next selection process (unless its recently changed) will be the video interview. After this and if successful it will be the Stage 1 psychometric testing - usually in Derby. Once you have completed this (EMT used the national standard in the last few years, assume EMR follow this now) then...

Trams are essentially buses on rails. Also, don't forget in terms of Sheffield/Rotherham the wages are actually pretty good. Especially when contrasted to other jobs and the cost of houses. You can pick up a 2up, 2 down terrace in central Rotherham for between £30-35k, that's ready to move into...

Sadly, this is the case although in Sheffield/Rotherham and the surrounding area we're lucky in the sense that most things are much cheaper than the rest of the UK. Indeed, you can pick up an house in central Rotherham for £30-35k. So in theory it is one of the best paying jobs around the local...