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Hi David,
Which depot have you applied for?
I have applied for Cambridge and my online application status is 'awaiting shortlisting'
Is this what yours said?
Where in London do you have to go, and did you get any practise material sent for preparation?
I wonder if they are doing the...
IMO DOO trains do not make any sense.
Firstly, TOCs that use them, e.g FCC, must surely lose loads of money through passengers not buying tickets, UNLESS of course there are ticket machines and gateline assistants at every station, which i doubt very much.
Would it not be cheaper to employ...
If I get the job, then I plan on renting a room near the depot whilst training, then moving house once qualified. I think the training is far too intense to contemplate moving house at the same time!!
Hi,
I've recently applied for trainee depot driver at Ilford. The one problem I have is accommodation. I live in Lincolnshire and if successful would have to find somewhere cheap to live. Any ideas? Seems to be around £70 per week for just a room!!
What I'm getting at here is that I live in Lincolnshire, and I have applied for a job in Ilford.
This means that if I get the job then I will have to get lodgings in Ilford. We're talking about £70 per week minimum for a room. Add food on top of that and you're talking serious money over the...
Can anyone tell me if driver training for NXEA or any other TOC is residential or do you have to sort out accommodation yourself??
Bearing in mind that the training takes between 9-12 months, it could be very costly taking up lodgings!!
Thanks.
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