Cool, I saw there was one space on the Dec course for Brighton. Welcome.
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Southern (GTR) - Trainee Train Driver (Future vacancies) - Various depots (02/06/23)
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Around 6% if I recall correctly.
atruetennisfan
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Hi guys. Does anyone know what the salary bands are for trainee's and how long it takes to get through the various stages to the full drivers salary , i.e., how many months the various stages take. Also, was there a rise in the full drivers salary recently for GTR (Southern)?
I will DM an answer to this
Has it gone up with the pay rises?
train_freak
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I'd like to know this too please
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Didn't think there were any more courses this year.
Congrats, hope it all goes well!
All salaries rise the appropriate increase percentage
Would love if you could DM the same please
Morning all, I’ve just got into the talent pool for Brighton from the recruitment drive last june(I think!). Does anyone know a rough timescale of how long I’d be waiting? Not in a rush at all as happy in my current role but it would be nice to have a little bit of clarification!
Thanks
Thanks
“How long is a piece of string” From what I’ve heard Barnham might be seeing a large intake if you happened to live that way!
Barnham is bordering on a 1 hour drive so probably not the most suitable, but apparently theres 70 odd trainees there at the moment!
If you take the 0 off your guess then you’ll be a lot closer!
D3WY
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Hi all
I'm in for interview next week, this is my second time applying after failing MMI in esrly 2020. Been in pending application for round 2 since. I seemed to have skipped the assessment day though as last time this interview was after the assessment day. Will I get fresh MMI paperwork at the interview next week you think? Everything seems to be suddenly moving very fast even compared to last time I applied
I'm in for interview next week, this is my second time applying after failing MMI in esrly 2020. Been in pending application for round 2 since. I seemed to have skipped the assessment day though as last time this interview was after the assessment day. Will I get fresh MMI paperwork at the interview next week you think? Everything seems to be suddenly moving very fast even compared to last time I applied
Hi Sly,
I'm a trainee train driver waiting for a start date for Thameslink.
I was told there were only 3 courses next year, do you know if this has changed? Also apparently the course due to start in Feb may have been pushed back. I don't suppose you know anything about that?
Many thanks
Hazwa89
I was referring to Southern! Have no idea about Thameslink I’m afraid
Hi Sly,
Thanks for the reply.
Out of interest are the training courses different for each franchise? So Southern trainee drivers on a Southern course and Thameslink on Thameslink, Gatwick express on a Gatwick express course Ect?
I didn't know if they would be mixed under GTR
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Yes they are, although SN and GX are the same company.
D3WY
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How many trainees are in each class? I'm hoping to be in one of these courses!
atruetennisfan
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They probably have to be at least for the Route learning part of the course and also assuming the trains are different with each franchise. So whilst the rules will be the same, there will be various elements that are specific to each brand.
FYI: Rules, traction and train handling are the three main parts of the course proper. The fourth, route learning, will certainly be touched on during training but most of which only takes place after you have passed out. So as you can see, there will be various parts of the course which are specific to the brand you are working for.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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LAbirdy
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8 per course is usually the norm
D3WY
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Ah okay thabkyou
I got told in my line manager interview last week as I'm Horsham il be Brighton or Barnham, likely Barnham is my best bet so by sounds of it Barnham has the space for a new load of trainees soon
Barnham want at least 25 trainees next year!
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There are no mix of brands on training courses! Gatex don’t take trainees normally. Thameslink require further rules due to the nature of the signalling system they use that Southern don’t
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