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Cleethorpes did sign to the airport, it's been crossed off most route cards since COVID though. There's still a couple of Sheff services that go through to the airport (mainly via Huddersfield ones early /late on) but there's lot of connections at Manchester for the airport and it'll hopefully...

This has dangerous written all over it. You simply can't do your rules, training, traction and full handling in 26 weeks, then route learning without cutting corners. Some FOC courses are at least around 10 weeks classroom, plus 2 weeks SIM, plus 150 hours wheels turning. Some TOC courses are...

This. I've sat different types of tests as follows: Trainee driver tests - just assessment staff for company, followed by other tests - observed by a plethora of management. Qualified driver assessments - no management, but in same building as a lot of company staff. Assessment day - observed...

Agreed, shirt, trousers and nice jacket. Personally, I'd wear a suit, but I'd also say trousers and a shirt or shirt/tie combo and even a smart jumper would be acceptable. You don't need to spend a fortune, you don't even need new clothes, Matalan, Asda etc all do reasonable suits IF you don't...

So some of the "established members" haven't been there and got the t-shirt, possibly multiple times, or even been on opposite sides of the recruitment process? "Established members", especially those who do the job and have been through the recruitment process (especially if they've changed...

Please choose what you want to wear, albeit first impressions are important and you never know who will be there. There was no one from TPE at my assessment. I'm not telling you what to wear. It's up to you if you wear a tie. I'm generalising and of course, it is possibly different at other...

Strange, as I know numerous people who have been to TPE recruitment days and there's either been Lydia (high up in recruitment) or someone else there. Sometimes the recruitment days have been combined with assessments and interviews. I can't see that someone is going to be boiling in a suit in...

This will be the very first impression of you that TPE get. If you want that impression to be jeans and a smart-ish shirt, that's fine, but first impressions count.

As most of it has been covered so far, I'll fill in some of the gaps. Service disruption and engineering information is provided to NRE via a company called Transeo. They've been doing parts of the website for years. This info is what the call centre access and ikb to provide information to...

Can also confirm this is the case.

No, it's where there's available space

All mainline driver/junior driver jobs in South Yorkshire cover South Yorkshire. Whilst people may think they'll be based at Rotherham or Doncaster, they'll find out they won't be.

Doncaster is only used if there's simultaneous full courses running at Toton or Didcot. There's no facilities as such at Doncaster (CSDC doesn't really cater for safety critical staff), so it means hiring somewhere and then going to Belmont. 99% of the time, it'll be Toton or Didcot. Some who...

Usually Toton or Didcot for classroom stuff.

Oh absolutely and I'm certain we all know someone who has done something like that. I know of someone who took a redundancy payout, went to work for a TOC, had a safety incident in their first 6 months and were let go too.

I'm aware of people who have dragged other 66s with parking brakes still on, but think it almost impossible to do it on the one you're driving, the same applying to the straight air, although you'd notice the resistance even if dragging one with it on, but that's just me. You're quite right, it...

Either you want to go or you don't. Not down to anyone else to persuade you. There's pros and cons for both, both of which have been done to the death on here.

Not sure if GB 66s have a mod, but leaving brakes on won't give a fault light. Leaving parking brake on a 66 and applying power will bring General Fault light on, but only on that loco. Equally, if parking brake has been left on on an isolated loco, you'll get no notification of it in the...

It's swings and roundabouts, preference s etc. Some works best for some people, some better for others. Passenger: Set shifts, known months in advance Free / reduced price travel Generally won't work Christmas TOC depending - possible limited route / traction knowledge Can argue job security...

I'm not sure if I'm honest, I'd assume so, but it depends on their yard set up etc 1629983063 Where you off to?