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All these acronyms will become a whole new language shortly! It's walkable, but I'm not sure how the logistics are going to work etc as we're going to be technically travelling to a depot away from home. I'll message you with a guidebook of you fancy which might help (it's a few years out of...

Sorry! Been working for the Railway too long now! SPM - St Phillips Marsh Depot near Bristol Temple Meads PTS - Personal Track Safety

Not entirely sure as the classroom based stuff will be at SPM vice Reading. I believe PTS etc is the first week and can't remember what else as it was a frantic Friday afternoon when I took the call. Will await and see what happens I suppose!

I'm an internal employee at the moment so I won't be joining you on corporate induction, GEM's etc. Yes the course will start, Bank Holidays will no longer exist for you unfortunately!

HSS drivers can opt in to becoming a "GWR Driver" but as with LTV and West they will have the vote on whether to replace their existing local agreements with this blanket one. It's an interesting read, especially with sections (as LTV here) where we are better off than West and then again West...

GWR has a weird Guards depot at Gloucester, they have Conductors and Train Managers operating over two links listed as Gloucester West. However with more and more Conductors signing IET's and Paddington I'm not sure what is going to happen there!

I'll see you on the 27 August as well then if thats the date you were given!

If you've been applying for Reading that will be the depot they're going put you in. On your application it probably would have asked you for a second and third preference. If you've done all the Depot Interviews you will be in the Reading talent pool and only for that depot. The next course is...

Not quite sure what you mean but there isn't a GWR driver depot at Swindon. The closest are Bristol and Reading. I'd recommend speaking with Recruitment as ultimately it's down to them. I don't think there are any vacancies at Swansea at the moment so you may end up back in a pool but that said...

I wouldn't think it would affect your chances (not that I know 100%. I've done a few assessments with GWR through our internal careers) but you only get 2 chances for both guard / driver roles. So you can do the guards assessment twice and if you failed on the second go that would exclude you...

Hi Tony - no it wouldn't stop you applying for a Conductor / TM role with GWR. You wouldn't be able to apply for a driving role for 6 months but anything else is fine. You cannot, however, apply for a conductor role; turned down for that and then reapply for TM as the assessments are the same...