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and yet it happens, even with qualified drivers. in my situation, I went to see my DM the next day instead of reporting to the station I'd been assigned to, thinking that he didn't know what we were being made to do. he assured me that he was aware, had no problem with it, and that he wasn't...

this is exactly why my DM sent us out to do busy work - he hated seeing us sitting around, collecting our wages for doing nothing.

when I was a trainee, way back in 2004, my DM sent myself and 3 other trainees out to a station manager to gain “railway experience” - he put us to work tidying the station grounds. we were each assigned to a different station and were told to report there, mon - fri/9 -5, until DI’s became...

I was just notified today that I’ll be starting at signalling school Feb 26th(York) as its the earliest course they can get me on. just sayin’.

ha! I know what you mean! that said, you could always ring NR recruiting and check with them. in my experience(rung'em a dozen times) they've always been very helpful.

my understanding is that the results are kept by NR for 6 months and they would be referred to for any signaller positions you apply for in that period. so if the links they sent you still work you could take it now and get it out of the way and, as long as you reach the required bench mark for...

so if you didn’t want to work a booked Sunday you’d have to use an annual leave day for that? can you not make arrangements with a colleague who is off to cover your Sunday for you?

I’m counting on this myself but I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t have ANY concerns about it. the current brexit negotiating team doesn't really fill me with confidence!

do it, it’s worth it. it could help you prepare for your next interview and it shows that you’re keen to pursue a career as a signaller. I requested feedback for an interview I had back in March and this is what I got - “A positive interview with good answers throughout the template questions...

very annoying. I failed my AC2 and would’ve really appreciated some feedback, especially as I felt I had done well on it. I left that assessment feeling a LOT more confident that I did leaving my AC1. I guess I’ll never know where I went wrong.

the TBF is fantastic, I will be signing up as soon as! I find it interesting that you say "little know by employees" because it was exactly the same at the TOC I worked for - I was a good 5 or 6 years on the job before I'd heard of it!

that's exactly what I'm looking for. the rest of the offer is pretty straightforward. thanks

I've got to look at all of this. I have almost 13yrs paid into the RPS from the train drivers grade and I'm not sure how I should set it up going forward. so its a 9am call to the railway pension office tomorrow before I can respond to the offer letter.

I'd love to get in on that as well! can you shoot me a pm too? thanks, Kevin

right, so if you want to have a say in pay/contract negotiations you need to be a member of RMT - got it. thanks!

thanks for posting that. I saw this “Your next salary review will be January 2018.” in my offer letter, it’s nice to see what the increase actually looks like. who represents the signaller grade? RMT?

thanks, I’m really looking forward to it.

I hadn’t actually checked until you mentioned it, it appears to have changed on 18th Oct, 7 days before they contacted me.

thanks. I’m an external candidate, but I’m joining from a different part of the railway. not that that matters. I received the formal offer today but haven’t had a chance to look at it properly yet as I’ve 2 kids home on half term break that need constant attention and entertainment! I have a...

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