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    A career as a signaller

    I think South Tottenham has been a G5 in recent history (since it changed to NX?)? Seem it remember it was when it was advertised a few years ago but could be wrong. Upper Holloway is a G3. South Tottenham is a busy area, 4 LO each way per hour and plenty of freight leaving/joining the line in...
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    Help to identify station in old BR ad

    Anyone got any ideas what the station is @ 7/8 seconds into this advert? Cheers!
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    A career as a signaller

    I think that should be, 3 ON, 7 OFF, 3 ON, 3OFF then repeat?
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    A career as a signaller

    All closing dates will be on the nr job advert.
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    A career as a signaller

    Anyone know what roster Beeston Castle SB (Cheshire) works?
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    SWR ~ Smartcard and TOC Priv card

    Say what? No of course not as long as your email is factual and polite! Have a look at: https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/rst/contact/other-contacts.html#toc It shows what RST handles for each TOC - as you can see for SWR RST handle, safeguarded, new joiners and TOC travel. It could be they...
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    SWR ~ Smartcard and TOC Priv card

    You can email rail staff travel too and they usually respond reasonably quickly!
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    Notice Periods

    I would advise against quitting on then just disappearing. Wouldn't look great when the inevitable reference is needed from your employer! Like all things you can ask the question and see if there are any options.
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    Should London Underground drivers be recognised as qualified drivers?

    Why is this so on your mind considering you are "notadriver"?
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    Rail Operator 2 GPR

    Off topic but priv cards will be valid on Grand central from 1 July according the RST website.
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    Is the Pro-Rata salary equivalent to 35 hours?

    1.) No, as in all sectors, different companies (in this case TOCs) will have different terms and conditions, regardless of the "parent" company - this includes the standard working week. As you can see GWR is a 35hr week and for platform type jobs SWR is a 37hr weeks. 2.)Pro-rata salaries are...
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    Is the Pro-Rata salary equivalent to 35 hours?

    Those are adverts for GWR staff - you asked about SWR. It's long winded as you seem confused about company you are applying for and what you are asking.
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    Is the Pro-Rata salary equivalent to 35 hours?

    Please link the to the job advert(s) that you "keep seeing" that shows this?
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    Is the Pro-Rata salary equivalent to 35 hours?

    Excluding drivers and guards a standard full time week for SWR staff is 37hrs. There are not 35hr contracts for gateline staff.
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    A career as a signaller

    External job will hit the list tomorrow - G6
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    A career as a signaller

    Anyone know what shifts Westbury PSB works?
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    A career as a signaller

    Previously in this thread people have mentioned getting their test scores reset at 6 months.
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    A career as a signaller

    It isn't always 5 interviewed per post. I think the LOM has some discretion. An interview I had there were 8/9 for one job.
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    A career as a signaller

    This is a useful site for working out take home pay. https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php You can set it up for 4 weekly pay and enter the appropriate percentage of pension you pay (This percentage will change depending on what pension you join) Using that a basic g2 with nr...
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    A career as a signaller

    Many boxes have already been discussed on this thread so it is a really useful resource - have you tried searching? The info you want is there! You can choose to "search this thread" only in the search function.

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