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Couldn’t agree more. I know that rail staff travel isn’t a priority for all members of staff but it could be a valuable negotiation tool in a future deal!

How many times can you be burned by the same broken promise in life before the party in control (I.e. the employer) put an end to it. It’s both harsh for the applicant and the reality of trying to control what is a huge financial investment for the employer. ‘Recruitment teams are small’ is...

Fair enough. Thanks for asking!

Thought I would see you here on this forum! Also interested to hear if they would take on qualified drivers. Can anyone confirm if this is the number for GTR HR: Thought I would see you here! I’m also interested in hearing if GTR are accepting applications from qualified drivers. Can anyone...

Thank you very much for this!!!

Brilliant. Thanks for all your help.

Cool. I’ll enquire through hr. Cheers!

Thank you very much for this! So are you saying I should direct my application to the ‘Operations’ department at Southern? Are Operations contactable through Hr?

Thanks for this. Long shot I know but do you know if TL will be recruiting qualified drivers at Gatwick airport anytime soon? Or at any other depots?

Brighton ideally. I’ll reach out to hr. Cheers!

Thanks for the advice

Thanks for your advice. I had no idea that recruitment was split between qualified drivers and trainees. I’ll go down the hr route!

Me too!

Looking for some advice please, especially from qualified drivers who have moved TOC. I'm a qualified driver of four years, currently employed and with a clean safety of line record looking to move to a depot in the South East of England. I recently applied for the trainee train driver...

Thanks for replying. Very helpful! Didn’t know about the CPI RPI factor.

Thank you very much for this comprehensive reply. Very helpful!

I'm due to leave my current TOC and start work with another TOC this year. (Both jobs as a train driver). I was wondering if I need to do anything to transfer my Railways pension (RPS scheme) from one TOC to another or if this is all done automatically by my new employer? Do other train...

Does anyone know specifically which metro depots will be receiving trainees from this particular job advert?

I’m sure you are right. It’s nothing personal I know. GTR probably received thousands of applications and will have had to dismiss a load due to sheer volume. I thought my experience might give me an edge.

Me too. I received this feedback: ‘Other candidates skills and experience were more closely aligned to the requirements of this particular role’... Which is interesting given that I’m a qualified train driver with 3 years experience and a clean Safety of Line record! Guess they don’t want...