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    What's it like driving for Southeastern?

    The SE drivers I know are very unhappy. Pay deal long overdue and poor management
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    Qualified Driver Jobs??

    I haven't seen a qualified vacancy at LNER or Avanti for quite a while. The trend seems to be for Apprentice Train Drivers as the TOC/FOC receives training grants from the Government
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    Trivia: Most ridiculous job titles used on the railway.

    Diversity and Inclusion Managers
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    Which companies require enhanced/standard passes?

    Who knew?! What a minefield. Thanks for sharing
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    Freight Drivers. Footwear requirements.

    Anything steel toe cap and above the ankle will be fine.
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    Varamis Qualified Driver

    Sorry. Never heard of em
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    Leaving Gbrf for passenger (bounty compo)

    That's a weird thing to say given you based it on job security and routes. The economy is in for an absolute hammering. Freight will be the one that feels it the most, it always has. Erosion of terms and conditions, tupe, redundancy...all of which have affected the freight sector, which is...
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    Should I switch to freight?!

    As mentioned above, the loss of staff/priv travel should be taken into account and that your current pension with Northern will be far more lucrative than anything on offer from the FOC's at present
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    Women freight drivers

    Spot on about this. It's also far more laborious too with breaking/re-attaching brake hoses, manual coupling up etc compared to a lot of the passenger work. Before anyone pipes up, I'm not saying women can't do that. I'm just pointing out the pitfalls of freight work
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    Lumo Qualified Driver Talent Pool - Newcastle (04/04/22)

    Travelodge...
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    Lumo Qualified Driver Talent Pool - Newcastle (04/04/22)

    Steady now, Premier Inn are decent :-D Travelodge are awful
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    Anyone had a medigold medical recently ?

    Can I ask which TOC’s are allowing a 6 month extension and phone call medicals? Cheers
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    Db cargo

    No need to mention whatsoever
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    SWR Morning Meltdown 30-01-20

    Indeed
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    SWR Morning Meltdown 30-01-20

    None of which are SWR’s fault. Whether or not SWR is re-nationalised, the infrastructure will continue to creak.
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    Trainee Train Drivers - Waterloo (14.01.20)

    Still worth a punt. Just note that you’re willing to relocate
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    Trainee Train Drivers - Waterloo (14.01.20)

    https://uk.firstgroupcareers.com/vacancy/trainee-train-driver-waterloo-012275/12305/description/ Good luck
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    Southeastern High speed train driver, Faversham, Ashford & Ramsgate

    How can you answer specific questions about being a train driver for SE? You’re a bus driver up north?!
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    Southeastern High speed train driver, Faversham, Ashford & Ramsgate

    1. You’re a bus driver trying to give advice to qualified train drivers and you have been ill informed, make assumptions or quite frankly make stuff up. 2. Going by your previous message history throughout all threads, there’s a trend of ‘I heard that’ or ‘someone I know said’
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    Southeastern High speed train driver, Faversham, Ashford & Ramsgate

    Advice to drivers from notadriver. I’m afraid some of your posts are ill informed. Keep jealousy out of it.

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