Freightliner Crewe Depot - Swapping to trainee shunt driving from mainline

[Stuart W Mills]

I passed all my assessments and interviews for a trainee driver role at the Crewe depot and made it into the talent pool in December 2018. However, since they had no vacancies available I was contacted in February asking if I'd be interested in training as a shunt driver, which I accepted. Since then I've had no further correspondence and I've had no responses to emails requesting updates on the situation.

Is anyone else in a similar situation to me, or could anyone provide a possible contact point?
Thanks in advance!

 

[GLENMAYE77]

I had the same call but I said No and opted to remain in the Trainee Driver Pool.

I’m surprised you guys haven’t heard anything yet as FL seemed quite keen for a quick answer.

 

[Stuart W Mills]

Yeah, they seemed pretty keen when they spoke to me, said they ideally wanted the answer on the day. Hopefully I'll hear something soon as they said it would be May time, I just want to be certain it's still happening.

 

[RailDemon89]

There are some people doing their psychometric testing this thursday for the same role (shunt driver). Maybe they are waiting to see what they score and they will have a pick from the talent pool. I thought there was only 4 vacancies to start in may but i am hearing there could be 7 so have to wait and see

 

[GLENMAYE77]

How many Shunt Driver positions are there on the full roster at Crewe?

 

[RailDemon89]

How many Shunt Driver positions are there on the full roster at Crewe?

There is 17 when it is full

 

[Stuart W Mills]

Excellent, cheers RailDemon, I'm hoping I'll hear sooner rather than later, as it was 2 months between my first and second assessment.

 

[jag]

Does anyone know what the pay is for the Crewe shunt driver role ?

 

[Lenny_1986]

When I received the call I was told 36k, but since then someone mentioned a pay rise on a separate thread.

 

[jag]

thanks for the reply mate

 

[SteveTheGreek]

Is it wise to try and get a job as a trainnee shunt driver and then become a train driver? Or will I be just waisting my time?

 

[4F89]

Is it wise to try and get a job as a trainnee shunt driver and then become a train driver? Or will I be just waisting my time?

If nothing else was on offer, hell yes I'd be a trainee shunt driver

 

[Mgv1349]

Is it wise to try and get a job as a trainnee shunt driver and then become a train driver? Or will I be just waisting my time?

If you got the trainee shunt driver it’s a foot in the door to eventually becoming mainline.