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Put it to bed I have, don't think it will be this year now, wait till the electrification starts in dec
johnsonr380
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Enjoy your hols, hope your not sick of the site of a "pool" enough to have a swim
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I'm in the same boat buddy. I'm constantly looking at my emails and diving for the phone whenever it rings. Ring me Northern Rail. Ring me!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greetings, first post, long time observer.
The required driver establishment is unlikely to be known before the traincrew diagrams for the May TT change are finalised, this is some way short of completion (might be another week yet) as there are wholesale changes to some depots' work.
The next trainee driver course commences in June.
The required driver establishment is unlikely to be known before the traincrew diagrams for the May TT change are finalised, this is some way short of completion (might be another week yet) as there are wholesale changes to some depots' work.
The next trainee driver course commences in June.
Hi, do you know when conductor courses are running for Skipton?
I'm not on May course but Been told August.
Cheers
Probably a longshot, but are you aware if there will be any Depot Drivers attached to the course in June? I'm in the pool for Allerton and all quiet on the Western front :roll: Thanks in advance for any info.
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Nice to have some input! Gives us hope things are moving.
We don't ask much, just a little whisper every now and again, gives us hope !
We don't ask much, just a little whisper every now and again, gives us hope !
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Im on the june course.
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On the driver course ? Are you internal mate ? When dis you find out ?
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I rang hr today. Again they stated there are courses but they dont know an exaxt date. There are still some people who passed in december who will be on the coarse first I passed mine jan 27
Not sure about depot drivers, they are not trained by mainline driver instructors once they leave classroom based training at Bolton (training school).
So far this year courses have started in Jan, Feb and April. There is one trainee driver course planned for June, at least two other courses planned for later this year last time I checked, possibly Sept & Nov, I can't remember. Based on figures available at the time, the numbers of trainees required for each depot on each course are allocated up to 12 months in advance, and updated at intervals. All trainee numbers for each depot are subject to adjustment depending how the May '14 diagrams affect depot establishments once finalised, and obviously any existing drivers leaving the company in the interim. These diagram changes are the biggest recast since the Dec '08 change.
So far this year courses have started in Jan, Feb and April. There is one trainee driver course planned for June, at least two other courses planned for later this year last time I checked, possibly Sept & Nov, I can't remember. Based on figures available at the time, the numbers of trainees required for each depot on each course are allocated up to 12 months in advance, and updated at intervals. All trainee numbers for each depot are subject to adjustment depending how the May '14 diagrams affect depot establishments once finalised, and obviously any existing drivers leaving the company in the interim. These diagram changes are the biggest recast since the Dec '08 change.
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Yes mate internal. Depot driver. Got the news confirmed yesterday.
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So did I mate. Was a discrepancy with regards psychometric test. Got back dated on the 11th hour to sit it. Passed, now on the june trip.
That isn't something I would find out until names start appearing in the allotted spaces on each course on the wall planner, only HR would have the info until then. I would be more likely to find out on threads on this forum who has been successful - two of my last three trainees had posted on here (or the other threads from last year) that they had passed everything & been given start dates, months before they even met me or the other DIs, this thread or those like it seem to be a rite of passage for trainees and us DIs (and no doubt DMs & HR) have a nosy every now and then to see who is in the pipeline.
Jimmy Key, glad it is all sorted now and hopefully see you in a couple of months for front-end turns etc and all that follows - if you are wondering who I am think back to last Feb in Bolton. I have chatted with you a few times about going main line since then, most recently when I was on shed the other week cadging a lift down to Vic.
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