Job at Northern Rail (Newcastle)

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Hi all,

this is my first post here so hello from me!

I've been looking over the past year for train driver jobs in the Newcastle area (Heaton Depot ideally) and ive yet to see any trainee driver posts at northern rail. However ive noticed now that there's a vacancy for a Depot driver at Heaton which seems to be a good option for me.

I'm 24 currently and hold a very good job in the electrical maintenance industry but would love the chance to become a driver for any TOC/FOC in the north east. This is a slight pay cut for me but I really wanted to know if anyone knew much about the duties involved in Depot driving (shunting). With Heaton being a relatively small yard (well id say it was but im not sure on the grand scale of things) do you think that driver jobs would be regular? And is this a right step for me... Shunter to Driver?
I nearly applied for a job at a fitter at the depot but I suppose this is one step away from where I want to be.

Any advice on what ive covered would be great.

Thanks in advance guys.