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If people see it as the pinnacle that's up to them but there's many like yourself who are all about the negativity surrounding such companies..... my thread is simply about it being probably being best to not believe all you hear and give things a go for yourself. If you couldn't see that this...

That's great to see buddy! Some of the other guys on my course were ex freight men.... took to it like ducks to water! Learning so much off then as well!

Brilliant mate! Always good to keep your options open

Amazingly put!..... well said mate.

Well let's put it this way I've worked the same rest day patterns and driven the same units you have and I've still made the move and loved every second of it..... another reason why it's purely horses for courses. Like I say I've worked to the same conditions that you have so I know I shan't...

Morning mate! Yeah those comments do seem rather typical of places such as railway mess rooms etc..... I remember a time when colleagues etc were pleased to see people get on in the job. I was very lucky as I came from a depot were the majority were EXTREMELY supportive. On one hand mate...

I don't look at things like that mate..... if you worried about the Ifs all the time you'd never do anything.... if I hadn't chucked my trainee driver application I'm on my lunch break all them years ago I may not be in the fortunate position I am now. People are sat out there refusing to apply...

Thank you matey.

Where's your evidence?

No mate why? Lol

Hiya mate many thanks. Not sure what the exact time scale is but it's a good while and rightly so. Nope you're on your own pal. Given your route learning pack and away you go.

Each one to their own...... part of that is generally because said blind men probably don't like getting up in the morning. Personally the roster suits me fine as it does many others. Anyway there's plenty of people who aren't visually impaired to take their places. Also I'm quite an ambitious...

That's a really nice thing to say my friend thank you! One thing I'll never do is lose sight of how fortunate I am to have a job like this... it's a job I have great respect for and it's a privilege that someone has seen enough in me to allow me to do it

Top advice mate! I'm sure you will!

Thanks mate.... just thought I'd point out that mess room bravado should never be listened to!..... I've found far more positive accurate information on these boards than any mess room

Hi all Just an update really as I'd been away for a while busy seeing out my last few months with the old TOC and then starting for Virgin on the west coast. Made some amazing new friends throughout the recruitment process, many of which as you can imagine were from the freight sector. Well...

I suppose there lies the difference between really wanting the job or it being a job you fancy. If you really wanted it it'd probably be a no brainer regardless of the initial salary drop. Unfortunately that's railway..... for the best jobs there's generally a sacrifice to be made whether that...

That certainly must of been in times gone by with a VERY flexible TOC then lol..... I can't imagine too many tocs over here that'd give you decent marks when you reply "absolutely **** all" when asked what you know about the role lol!!

Try attending a driving interview NOT knowing it!..... I bet you a pound to a penny to a pinch of sh*t you come away with no job. Yes you must be prepared in the correct way for lots of the other different types of questions likely to be asked as well, but this is arguably one of the first...

No they're not. Only people paid weekly by ATW are the on board caterers and that's because they're a separate company and technically not ATW.