Depot Driver

[ste]

7 April is the course date.

 

[302PS]

Have you had a call to say your on it?

 

[ste]

No but I know that's the date.

 

[302PS]

We know there's one on but only heard of 2 members of this forum on it so far one mainline and one depot

 

[ste]

From what I know the next course is the 7th but they don't know where yet if its Leeds or Bolton. I know a lad at Allerton called dec who is on it and he said he was told the 7th April.

 

[Bert and Ernie]

I know a lad starting on the 7th April for mainline

 

[ste]

Does he know where. And they do dtds and mainline now all at the same time

 

[Bluebri]

All this rumour and talk of a course on the 7th is torture. If it is definitely true, they are cutting it fine. Has got me wracking my brain asking myself , is it on? How many will be on the course? How many MDD's will get on? How many are needed? When will the next course be if I don't get on? Honestly, I'm like a cat on a hot tin plate with this now lol.

 

[jimmy key]

All this pacing up and down doing up the wilton waiting for phone calls and emails and they have just advertised internally for two more mdd's at my depot!!

 

[302PS]

It's madness, surely they must have an idea

 

[ste]

Bolton 7th April and they are taken on all internals first and from what I know there is 3 for 4 jobs.


This is for Allerton.

 

[pweb32]

spoke with northern today appararently there may be 2nd stage assessments set for 16th / 17th april

 

[ste]

That for Allerton ?

 

[pweb32]

that's the only job im in for ste so must be

 

[302PS]

Did you speak to laura?

 

[pweb32]

dont know who it was 302 , are you going for the depot job allerton too? u heard anything

 

[302PS]

No I'm in pool for mainline

 

[Bluebri]

I did the whole assessment earlier this month in Liverpool and am now in the pool for Allerton. I've heard nothing since being told I had passed.

 

[302PS]

It's the same for us nothing since Feb other than an email to say sit tight

 

[Bluebri]

It's the same for us nothing since Feb other than an email to say sit tight

As said by a few, they may have been waiting for that government announcement about the franchise. Hopefully this announcement will mean things start moving along.

 

[302PS]

We live in hope, makes sense actually

 

[ste]

Didn't u do all the test in the one day ?

 

[Bluebri]

Didn't u do all the test in the one day ?

I did but I believe a lot did them in Manchester with stage 1 and 2 separately.

 

[ste]

O right I don't know nothing about that then mate.

 

[Bluebri]

Another week goes by. ................ The mystery over a possible course on the 7 th is looking more like wishful thinking. .............. Tick tock goes the clock.

Knuckling down for a nervy wait now. My heart jumps every time my phone pings to tell me I have an email. Got to chill.

 

[Louby]

Another week goes by. ................ The mystery over a possible course on the 7 th is looking more like wishful thinking. .............. Tick tock goes the clock.

Knuckling down for a nervy wait now. My heart jumps every time my phone pings to tell me I have an email. Got to chill.

There is a course on the 7th

 

[Red18]

There is a course on the 7th

Well there had better be.

 

[Louby]

Well there had better be.

Erm well now you mention it

 

[Bluebri]

I know that a few internal candidates are aware they will be on the courseon the 7 th. But nobody had actually been told they are on it yet or had a medical, except Red I think. And all those are for the mainline driver. As far as I know, nobody in the mdd pool had heard anything. I'm not worrying too much just that I am so keen to get started. I feel like I'm in limbo at the moment.

 

[Louby]

I know that a few internal candidates are aware they will be on the courseon the 7 th. But nobody had actually been told they are on it yet or had a medical, except Red I think. And all those are for the mainline driver. As far as I know, nobody in the mdd pool had heard anything. I'm not worrying too much just that I am so keen to get started. I feel like I'm in limbo at the moment.

Welcome to my world lol