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They have a luggage room at the training centre you can leave your case in.

Grade 4

Well the RMT are encouraging us to vote leave, so I'm sure the person in question could be well supported!

I notice that some internal EMT jobs are advertised on their external careers website. Are all internal vacancies advertised on here? There are less internal vacancies than I'd expect.

Better not get a job on the railway then! :wink:

A lot of people see signalling as a lone job. However, you spend a lot of time communicating with people, sometimes more than actually 'signalling'. You could be dealing with train drivers, shutters, track workers, other signallers, station staff, the public etc... So being able to work with...

Usually finish about lunch time on Friday but this can depend on assessments. You don't need to worry about cost of travel as its all paid for. The hotel is booked for you Sunday night to Friday morning, so if you did choose to stay over the weekend you'd have to arrange your own accommodation...

They seem to be running courses every few weeks at the moment. I suppose ultimately it's down to the LOM and how flexible they are if you wanted to go at a certain time. It's usually a few months from submitting the initial application to starting at signalling school anyway.

You get to go home every weekend with your travel paid for. Most people travel back to York on Sunday evenings but lessons start at 10am on Monday so you can travel up Monday morning if you live closer. I think if you are close enough you can travel in everyday.

Hello Has anyone on here ever studied a degree with the OU? I gather part-time study will take 6 years and cost about £16,000. It's clearly a big commitment. Is it worth it? Has anyone here started a new career or progressed due to gaining an OU degree? Would anyone else consider it?

I feel that the HSTs run smoother purely for not having the running gear under each carriage.

Grade 3 signaller should be £29,353.

If you look at an aerial view you can see that the waiting room and toilets at the top of the ramp on platform one were built at an angle for the planned straightening of the track. These were built back in the 70's I think. I also believe there is a loop planned where the existing track and...

I think it's the same set questions whether internal or external.

Vegetation clearance, maintaining accesses, painting the rails white...