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CrossCountry - Apprentice Train Driver - Recruitment Discussion
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Does anyone here know what the rota pattern at Bristol is? Also, what are the shifts (earliest, latest and average) and how many in a day? And what are the schedules like, do Drivers always drive from Bristol and come off there for relief and end of shift?
Zerothebrake!
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You will always start and finish at Bristol on the diagram but you may be required to travel to Birmingham or Plymouth to start your train work.
Their work is mainly to the two above but they also go to Cardiff via Gloucester & the Severn Tunnel and have diversionary route knowledge to Didcot (via Box & Chipping Sodbury), Kemble and Westbury.
The shifts start from around 03.45 to 17.00 and the latest finish is around midnight I believe with both a 5 day and 4 day Link rota option plus they have some 170 work in addition to 220/221s.
It's a friendly depot with good people to work with.
Hope this helps.
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ps I missed out Paignton on the list - they are presently the only XC depot that goes there.
Their work is mainly to the two above but they also go to Cardiff via Gloucester & the Severn Tunnel and have diversionary route knowledge to Didcot (via Box & Chipping Sodbury), Kemble and Westbury.
The shifts start from around 03.45 to 17.00 and the latest finish is around midnight I believe with both a 5 day and 4 day Link rota option plus they have some 170 work in addition to 220/221s.
It's a friendly depot with good people to work with.
Hope this helps.
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ps I missed out Paignton on the list - they are presently the only XC depot that goes there.
How about if u are based at birmingham depot what are the shift patterns like?
BlueMike26
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In the same boat. Not expecting to hear anything now. Better luck next time hopefully.
JH-OB
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I wouldn’t lose hope. I was told at my DMI there is a big recruitment drive in 2025
kelstertgo@gma
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Hay all past my first interview (dmi I think?) For Cambridge depo, going down for an opc day just need the official email, what sort of tests will it be?
Congrats, I got the same call this morning for Cambridge.
I've already done my OPC tests so he's checking today that everything is valid still. I did stage 1 in July 2019 so only just in date (5 years).
Assume next week will be stage 1 tests and you'll go onto stage 2 if successful.
bothtubes
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Hi all, good luck for all sitting the OPC tests today. I passed stage one of the tests with another TOC in December before my XC interview, (which I was successful at) so I have been told I just have to attend stage two tests in April!
Hope to meet some of you soon.
Hope to meet some of you soon.
Hey guys if we pass the opc assessments pending medical do we get offered the job ? Or is there another interview after that too?
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Hopefully I meet you there mate if I’ve passed stage 1
JH-OB
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This is for a Talent Pool position, so if you pass you get added to a league table of applicants for your depot, and when they need trainee drivers to your depot they take the ones off the top.
holmes3755
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Is there any derby applicants on here?
If so, have you heard back from DMI yet?
If so, have you heard back from DMI yet?
JH-OB
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…and they’ll take the top 2 from the league table, the rest may be offered something in 2025.
Jungie1799
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Does anyone have a copy or know how I can get a copy of the job advert for Apprentice Train Driver w/Crosscountry?
I thought I had kept a screenshot to refer to but I can’t find it anywhere and I really needed one
Many thanks!
I thought I had kept a screenshot to refer to but I can’t find it anywhere and I really needed one
Many thanks!
Strange they don't just take 2 out the talent pool now for the July course.
Guess we don't know how many are in the talent pool.
JH-OB
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Hope the testing went well for those that went yesterday.
I’ve just been told I’ve passed my DMI, waiting for dates to go to OPC.
I’ve just been told I’ve passed my DMI, waiting for dates to go to OPC.
J3053B
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Anyone else been invited for bournemouth DMI yet?
Jungie1799
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Yes, they called people for Bournemouth this week.
Do you know if they've called everyone they planned to call for Bournemouth? Or have they not finished yet?
Reactor Scram
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Well done. Same here - passed DMI and awaiting OPC.
Jungie1799
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Now that I don’t know. I got a call and someone I know got it too, we both have interviews booked.
J3053B
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Yeah, I got my call over a week ago
Oh, I see. My status changed back to "application in process" a few weeks ago rather than "assignment" and I also live exactly 59 minutes away from Bournemouth (when traffic is good) so I have a feeling I've been turned down based on distance.
Good luck with your DMI!
Jungie1799
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I have heard they can be quite strict with the distance from the depot. But I would assume they’d reject you instead of leaving you unanswered (?).
I think I have been quite lucky, I also applied for Trainee Train Driver at GWR and I have been waiting to hear back from the hiring manager for a year now.
I've seen quite a few other people mention in other threads about how Cross-country and other TOCs at times don't let them know they've been rejected, they just leave people hanging (presumably because HR is very busy). But yes, it'd make sense they'd decline me because of distance if they're picky with this so I'm not feeling bad about being rejected.
Neatro
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I don't know particular circumstances, but they can be picky with travel distance to work and doesn't the travel time have to be 45 minutes from home to work not an hour?
Even if it was 59 minutes in good traffic that puts you over the hour in normal/bad traffic surely?
I remember the ad saying one hour.
And yes, it would put be over an hour in bad traffic, which is why I say I understand if they rejected me for this reason. Normal traffic is still under an hour, I'd say. Still wanted to try my luck.
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