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I done it, and loved the relief. Endless rest day working if you want it, if not, you still get a great base rate of pay!

To recover properly? Hahaha. Dunno what box you work in, but you're doing signalling wrong!

MOM role :) I've worked with S&T, and P-way, speak to drivers and station staff weekly, been a signaller...and out of all, I can honestly say, I'll never leave this role!

Everyone that wants to join the railway, and hears all the big numbers as wages and believes they are able to do the job...please consider the low points of the job, please consider what you may have to see or hear, and how it may affect you!

Oh really? I was informed it was Octobers...well let's hope for a small increase if it is November!

So...if the pay deal is correct, our 2020 payrise will be based on RPI of October 2019, so we are in line for a 2.1% payrise...thoughts on this?

I came from 'off the street' when I joined...sat in a class with people who were throwing around train acronyms for fun...at the time I even had to ask what the 3rd rail was! But after I spoke up that I had no train knowledge, others opened up too! And as previously stated, if you take notes in...

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/a-career-as-a-signaller.130571/

I think they need 2 signallers mate...that's usually why jobs are advertised ;):lol:

Amen to that! 3 meals a day, plus sitting around studying and the odd beer after a stressful sim session...the walk to and from school was my only exercise for 9 weeks, as weekends I needed to relax/get on the proper beer and forget the week I had! 5 stone on in 3 years :'(

Walk...it literally takes about 20 mins, I was in same hotel for MOM school

Not been outside today...bad was it ;) ;) haha

Can't see it being 1st of Jan, all trainees are booked off for bank holidays! You'll start 2nd I'd say, but probably paid from.1st

Long past it now mate Haha! Onto MOM world :)

It's not

Yes...what's up?

When I went to signalling school, I was based at Basingstoke ROC, so went with the 'first impressions count' basis! So o were shoes, trousers, shirt and tie...after a week I lost the tie, but still maintained shirt and trousers - as the place was always crawling with managers! After about 6...

Smart jeans, plain tshirt or jumper! Boots or smart trainers...don't turn up scruffy, wait until you're settled before you do that

I've had 3 interviews with network rail, and gotn3 jobs from it. Straight off the street into grade 3, then into grade 7, then into MOM. While it's good that you see your flaws, and believe you have improved on them...each interview is different and you could end up getting offered the next 3...

Still the same mate