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    A career as a signaller

    Congratulations
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    How far is 60 minutes?

    Take a Google maps print out showing door to door times to your interview. You may need it, you may not.
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    A career as a signaller

    No you need to be prepared to be patient, very patient perhaps. When something changes you will be notified.
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    Moving somewhere within 1hr commute of Manchester City Centre

    Outskirts of Horwich, Rivington, Anglezarke, Belmont, Turton, Lostock, Anderton, Blackrod, Haigh, Grimeford, Wilderswood. Heapy, Abbey Village, Withnell, Brinscall or White Coppice.
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    A career as a signaller

    Congratulations!
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    RMT Ballot Scotrail Members For Strike Action

    There was an advert locally for agency train cleaners in the past few months. Wage was advertised as £13:50 - £14 per hour.
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    A career as a signaller

    I would second the bit in bold and underlined!!! I had a mysterious payment appear on my payslip (not Network Rail). I emailed my manager querying what it was for. Got no response so I forwarded my enquiry to Payroll, who had no idea or explanation. I did a bit more digging and found out it was...
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    Food stuffs you'd like uk supermarkets to sell

    Milk that hasn’t been homogenised and had all the goodness taken out.
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    Arranging a signal box visit

    I wouldn’t think it a good idea considering the recent increase in Covid cases and restrictions.
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    Lancashire surnames?

    Alnwick, Altham, Anderton, Brindle, Bolton, Bowland, Bleasdale, Charnock, Clayton, Clitheroe, Eccles, Farnworth, Fishwick, Galgate, Hoghton, Holcombe, Ince, Kirkham, Lancashire, Prescott, Ramsbottom, Scarisbrick, Thornton.
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    A career as a signaller

    The former, you will hear when a decision is made. The timescales for that decision being made vary considerably. So if another vacancy is advertised and you are interested apply for that and any others that you see in the meantime.
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    A career as a signaller

    I think you will be ok if SHL have said you completed the tests and NR review them. HR are usually good when an error has been made on their side I have found.
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    A career as a signaller

    There is at least another 3 weeks of interviews for East Midlands future opportunities positions.
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    Summer Noise

    I have hedges to cut, lawns to mow, logs to cut with my chainsaw, rounds to split for firewood. Bits of sawing, drilling, grinding, welding & hammering etc to do. I try not to make noise before 11am or after 7pm. I love the sound of forage choppers going at night, the noise of the tractors and...
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    A career as a signaller

    Just to let you know, I applied for a vacancy in April. I yet don’t know if the hiring manager wants to interview me or not.
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    A career as a signaller

    You should get an email some time after doing the tests that tells you if you have met the required benchmark or not. If you fail you can re sit them after 6 months I think. Rule No. 1 of applying for Signaller vacancies is patience.
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    A career as a signaller

    Everything you need to know is contained within the 377 pages of this thread.
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    A career as a signaller

    I don’t know how strictly the 60 min max commute time is applied.
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    A career as a signaller

    I expect the vacancy you refer to had internal applicants. G3 relief? Fingers crossed for the next one.
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    A career as a signaller

    Has anyone else had the status of an application change on the NWR careers site, but not received an email informing them?

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