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I guess as long as you leave on good terms and come back within the time frame to still be classed as qualified then if it doesn't work out at least you can say you gave it a go.

Like I said above, my mate at Royal mail is on similar money, more family friendly hours and loves his job,problem is you can't get in for love nor money lol, yes its few and far between i concede and you'll not be benefitting from the pension and travel, them perks cant be overlooked but its...

There's always one though <(lol

3 hours!! Why so long lol :D

Not every hgv job is like that, yes thats a common scenario no doubt but there is some cushy jobs in the industry, its just finding them lol

I think at my time of life I want to start getting some normalish hours, reduce the weekend work , in the railway unless your a manager or in training there's not much chance of that, having done shift work for nearly 25 years im definitely feeling it a bit now and I think looking outside the...

This is what I'm saying though, when you look at the perks of the railway its hard to walk away from. In regards to lorry driving there is some good jobs out there but they are extremely difficult to get into, got a mate at Royal mail who loves it, doesn't do many more hours then on the railway...

I'm in the same boat, would love to get out now, got an lgv and pcv licence but none will pay anywhere near without some serious hours. Royal mail is probably the closest to the railway in terms of pay and terms etc but its dead man shoes for lorry driving. Would have loved to have given the...

Most companies won't entertain trainees relocating, some will some won't but you'll find it hard as a trainee applying whens there's other's that already live there and dont need to overcome that hurdle.

There used to be a restriction of only 2 full loops but thats up to st albans or Luton if I remember rightly, from blackfriars we regularly done 3 or 4 on a Sunday or during booked works but you'd never do more then 2 full runs, not that you'd have time anyway in a shift, sometimes and 2 and a...

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Normally 3 years i think but whether it would be enforced is another matter.

Is that only at bedford they do both because at three bridges they are only shunt drivers?

Indeed it has, loads at three bridges went over a while back.

No, they are depot drivers .

There's people in their mid 50s training, dont let your age stop you from applying.

Sorry mate but the railway isn't really that flexible, if you cant reliably show you can get in for all jobs you're unlikely to get far in the process, while its not normally a requirement to have a car licence it is normally the easiest way for you to get to work and they want stability and...

I believe they will let you apply for the trainee jobs that come up and you just need to stipulate you are qualified. Dont know if that's changed, skipton is somewhere I'd be interested in eventually. Lovely part of the country.

Certainly isn't with my manager lol

Its company specific, industry standard is 5 years but each company has its own rules