Recent content by St Mikey

.

I've heard it's been heavy recruitment from external candidates again with very minimal numbers of internal applications progressing even to the second part of the tests. Guess Transport Scotland funding has won the dice roll again. Good luck to those progressing and don't **** up. L o l

It can still be a case of that. The TOC I work for is under scrutiny due to the perceived "easier" interviews for those who are related to or know people within management. Fundamentally it's wrong but in all the years I've been on the railway I've seen it all to often.

I don't understand what you are referring to. "Route Conductors" will be provided by companies who have signed off the routes between Cumbernauld into Glasgow Central for that time. A route conductor can be a driver and a guard who have knowledge of the route and the assigned driver and guard...

Congrats to those progressing. I got another knock back and I'm internal. 10+ years as a guard with an unblemished record. The interview process is pot luck and depending on who you get. As for people applying externally, your interviews are vastly easier than ours and for my particular...

If you've applied for Perth I hope you understand it's one of the biggest depots in Scotland. We have nearly 100 drivers and 70 guards at present and will only increase further. Perth is bigger than Aberdeen, Queen Street, Dundee etc. Some have had had knock backs, some been at stage 1...