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Im not saying one is better than the other. The Op said jobs were quite rare and he would keep his fingers crossed. I simply stated that Ftpe were advertising again soon and advised also to possibly look at a conductor or other railway job first to get a foot in the door as it may give him a...

You go on about london. The op lives in north west. Its about whats best for the op. I agree to some extent but being internal gives you more choice. Its basic maths. Lets say im a conductor and your a builder (a non railway person). There have been 20 advertisments the last year for...

Well after 10 years on the railway my ATOC has never recruited drivers externally and same goes for a number of others. If a job is advertised internal, only internal staff can apply. If a job is advertised external, both internal and external staff can apply. Common sense indicates there...

First Transpenine will be recruiting soon for trainee drivers for their Liverpool and Preston depots they are opening. If you can afford it financially i would also look at guards/conductor jobs as a foot in the door. Far more driver jobs are recruited internally.

Dont think the dates mean much. They rang me and gave me a choice of dates, soi picked myself. Luckily one was on my day off from current job. Reading aboutthe DB shenker assessment you get told after the reaction if your successful. Those who are stay, those not can go home. Not sure if this...

Do we not have to do the mechanical test then?

Well I recieved phone call today saying I was successfull. Got a date of 18th April for next round of assessments. Was quite surprised it was so soon. Anyone else heard anything?

Not sure about interview. Its included in the practise papers but not on the itinary for the day. The mechanical test is also included but it specifically states I will not bedoing this so not to practise it. Group Bourdon Trainability tests with dials and cables, also answering questions...

Got a date of Weds 21st March for assessments. Dont hear of them for 2 months then get 10 days to prepare. Anyone else going on that day?

Good luck!

Anyone passes the shortlist. I had email through and now awaiting assessment date. Anybody else?i

Im a guard and been on the stations for 8 years previously. All retailers and station assistant staff are taken on a probationary period for an initial 6 month contract. They are known as roll out staff and can work across the network. Merseyrail will not commit but a job is more or less...

Anyone know what these are like? Im an existing guard with just over 1 years experience. A further 8 and a half years working in the booking office. I will be at the bottom end for travelling distance as im in liverpool although close to the m62 motorway, and obviously need to take into...

To clarify the TVM issuing instructions. To get the DAY SAVER ticket you need to look up Ranger/Rover on the TVM. Its under that heading but unfortunately, Merseyrail assume that all customers would have a crystal ball to know this. Probably a deliberate attemt to make the customer pay more.

They seem to want to focus on customer service yet they are going backwards. A lot of managers have been out this week giving out free umbrellas to soften the blow. Why could they not be out next week when the new ticket comes in explaining to customers why some have to pay an increase of...

To be honest this new Day saver ticket can only be used on Merseyrail trains so Broadgreen should not be affected as its on the City Line but don't take that as gospel. This mean the CDR ticket may still be available. As for complaining i dont think there is any grounds unfortunately. They...

Quite simply a backdoor price increase without it being official. Having already penalised railpass customers for the engineering work by not giving out a refund they feel they need to target the Off peak travellers. For some will only mean a 5 or 10p increase. The bigger gap come with a...

This is barrier staff and first and foremost think of the customer. Be smart, pleasant, make eye contact, say hello, ask them question, obtain more info in order to help the customer. Never compromise safefy, and if questioned say so and always inform the Transport police or any other...

Recently applied for conductors job having been in the Booking office for 7 years. I have a copy of a conductors roster but not sure of some of the abbreviations. Spl VSP SBY Could anyone enlighten me please. Thanks