daddy_badger
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yes I'm in limbo after taking stage 2 back in April, waited a long time to get pass the shortlisting, I'm sure another 8 months won't matter.
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anthony263
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I received an email from FGW this morning saying I can expect to get my results from them within the next 7-10 days and apoligising for the delays in marking all the asessments
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Anyone got any idea when they are planning on starting the Bristol courses?
Shocking!
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daddy_badger
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courses in July and September allegedly
loads on courses atm have seen lots of brand new shiny bags around btm!, a westbury driver told me that there is a course starting next month
Surely they can't be still trying to fill a course starting in July?
Most people currently working will need to give at least 1 months notice.
Giving notice today would mean the start date would have to be 20th July at the earliest for some.
Or do you think the TOC's don't really care about this?
Is it a case of 'well... do you want the job or not?'
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They will be runny courses throughout the year. There won't be just 2 courses
daddy_badger
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its 2 weeks in my case, however you could resign and lose out on you holiday pay and salary etc... im sure it wont be that much either way.
anthony263
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Well you may be correct and the suggestion that FGW will require 700 more drivers could be too high and it might only be 400 but you could have a lot of drivers retiring, moving over to HS services or moving to other TOC's.
In Bristol you have the Portishead and Henbury loop lines re-opened along with proposals for additional services to Gloucester etc
So there could be a variety of different reasons
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For everyones information there is a LTV course starting on the 1st of July.
After a bit of a break whilst more classrooms are built over the summer there are 11 more start dates programmed in from September to February 2014. 3 are for the west and the rest are for LTV. With 12 per course you do the maths!
After a bit of a break whilst more classrooms are built over the summer there are 11 more start dates programmed in from September to February 2014. 3 are for the west and the rest are for LTV. With 12 per course you do the maths!
700 Drivers? with 300 applicants for each available role? That's 210,000 applicants! Wow!!!! Thats more than the whole of the UK's permanent Armed Forces.
I'd drop my job at a moment's notice if I was offered a Trainee Train Driver job. Work may have a grump about it but sod them!
I'd drop my job at a moment's notice if I was offered a Trainee Train Driver job. Work may have a grump about it but sod them!
internals give no notice
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First only have 1200 drivers so i doubt they are taking on over 50% more staff this would also mean 600-700 guards jobs also and well its not happening
Apologies for jumping in on this thread 
I keep an eye out for the trainee driver roles with FGW to be advertised but haven't got round to applying yet.
On previous vacancies I've seen locations at Bristol and Westbury. Would someone be able to tell me what routes are covered from these depots?
I keep an eye out for the trainee driver roles with FGW to be advertised but haven't got round to applying yet.
On previous vacancies I've seen locations at Bristol and Westbury. Would someone be able to tell me what routes are covered from these depots?
daddy_badger
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you will find the answer TOT that somewhere within the very pages of this thread. seven beach is one.
Sorry to hear that Scorchy, keep trying. Was that for Stage 1 or Stage 2 and CBI?
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Sorry to hear that mate, what time was you there on the 3rd? I was there at 14:45,
Nuttytoffee
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First only have 1200 drivers so i doubt they are taking on over 50% more staff this would also mean 600-700 guards jobs also and well its not happening
Sorry Reapz but our managers tell us different and it will indeed be 700 new drivers. As for guards don't forget a lot of our traction is driver only. I believe Driver Group 25 started 2 weeks ago and they already have slots (but not applicants) booked upto course 38 which takes us to the end of next year, so all those still waiting shouldn't have to worry yet.
Sorry Reapz but our managers tell us different and it will indeed be 700 new drivers. As for guards don't forget a lot of our traction is driver only. I believe Driver Group 25 started 2 weeks ago and they already have slots (but not applicants) booked upto course 38 which takes us to the end of next year, so all those still waiting shouldn't have to worry yet.
fgwtt1988
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Crompton:1485428 said:Apologies for jumping in on this thread
I keep an eye out for the trainee driver roles with FGW to be advertised but haven't got round to applying yet.
On previous vacancies I've seen locations at Bristol and Westbury. Would someone be able to tell me what routes are covered from these depots?
Westbury Depot sign Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour, Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth, Bristol Parkway - Taunton (including Weston-Super-Mare) and Westbury - Swindon via Melksham. Also Swindon - Bath Spa and Taunton - Castle Cary as diversionary routes.
But why do they need 700? There can't be that many retirements, and surely IEP can only be adding a limited number of extra diagrams per depot. Did they say why they are taking on 700?
They dont need 700
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