Thameslink or Great Northern

[Elzy]

Who’s better to work for Great Northern or Thameslink

 

[spellbound330]

Great Northern seem to pay better.

 

[Aictos]

Great Northern seem to pay better.

What role is this for?

Great Northern station staff may have a higher basic salary then Thameslink BUT Thameslink is on the old BR T and C's meaning they get more money for Sunday's and Bank Holidays plus they can opt out of doing Sundays as it's outside the working week unlike Great Northern which has Sundays as part of the working week.

For example, a GN shunter as I think they're on ex BR pay will earn a lot more then a Station Supervisor on non BR pay.

So yes the pay can differ greatly between various parts of the same business.

 

[baz962]

I thought they were paid the same salary , well driver's that is

 

[Aictos]

I thought they were paid the same salary , well driver's that is

Drivers are but the OP never explained what role they were applying for.

GTR Thameslink Great Northern

www.aslef.org.uk

 

[spellbound330]

What role is this for?

Yes, for station staff.

 

[Aictos]

Yes, for station staff.

In that case, I would say Thameslink would be better as even though it's less basic pay, with all the extras you get as part of the T and C's you will take home more pay them your Great Northern counterpart.

Plus they operate a 2 track railway so if the Slow lines are having engineering works done, you can still run a amended service on the Fasts without having to fall back entirely on rail replacement unlike the Great Northern which doesn't have that luxury. This is especially felt if you have to travel in to your place of work by a rail replacement service on a bus.

 

[387star]

Who’s better to work for Great Northern or Thameslink

It's the same company

For drivers there is very little difference and Peterborough Great northetn uniformed drivers drive Thameslink trains

Better conditions than Southern but alas no taxis for new joiners.

I am gobsmacked GTR still run them given the mess they made of the timetable change

 

[Elzy]

What role is this for?

Great Northern station staff may have a higher basic salary then Thameslink BUT Thameslink is on the old BR T and C's meaning they get more money for Sunday's and Bank Holidays plus they can opt out of doing Sundays as it's outside the working week unlike Great Northern which has Sundays as part of the working week.

For example, a GN shunter as I think they're on ex BR pay will earn a lot more then a Station Supervisor on non BR pay.

So yes the pay can differ greatly between various parts of the same business.

Passenger Host Role

 

[Aictos]

Passenger Host Role

Ahh in that case I don't know, sorry

 

[spellbound330]

In that case, I would say Thameslink would be better as even though it's less basic pay, with all the extras you get as part of the T and C's you will take home more pay them your Great Northern counterpart.

Plus they operate a 2 track railway so if the Slow lines are having engineering works done, you can still run a amended service on the Fasts without having to fall back entirely on rail replacement unlike the Great Northern which doesn't have that luxury. This is especially felt if you have to travel in to your place of work by a rail replacement service on a bus.

That's quite helpful thanks. You've shed some light on that topic for me.

 

[Elzy]

Ahh in that case I don't know, sorry

Ok, thank you.