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I was told that this is the new business model. You only have to look on the website, they’re recruiting for qualified drivers. This saves them money in training costs.
 
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tiptoptaff said:
The South West would come under "West" unfortunatel
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Carl98k said:
I was told that this is the new business model. You only have to look on the website, they’re recruiting for qualified drivers. This saves them money in training costs.
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Agree with the saving money but they have been recruiting for qualified on the website for the last 3 years nothing has changed in that respect.
 
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There's a lot of qualified drivers waiting for start dates at various depots.

It would be a very dramatic development if turns out to be true.

It wouldn't surprise me if trainee courses saw a slow down but none till 2025 even to me seems a bit unlikely
 
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Agree with the saving money but they have been recruiting for qualified on the website for the last 3 years nothing has changed in that respect.
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Exactly, if they can back fill positions with qualified drivers then they won’t need as many trainees. Who knows about the time frames though.
 
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What happens if your training centre (I assume Reading) is like a 2 hour trip from where you're starting?
 
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What happens if your training centre (I assume Reading) is like a 2 hour trip from where you're starting?
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We were put in hotels because our travel time was 2hr 40m from our depot. Not sure how long the cut off is. Far as I know you can claim travelling time

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We were put in hotels because our travel time was 2hr 40m from our depot. Not sure how long the cut off is. Far as I know you can claim travelling time
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Just checked and you qualify for hotels if the journey is over 1 1/2 hours
 
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Oldnewbie said:
Well done Jay :D:D How long from your DMI/MMI to getting *that* phone call? All the best mate
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Thank youuu! And i passed my mmi in September 2019 then got offered a dmi date in December 2020

Got the email saying i passed in January 2021

Got the phone call in march 2022
 
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Jaytrains said:
Thank youuu! And i passed my mmi in September 2019 then got offered a dmi date in December 2020

Got the email saying i passed in January 2021

Got the phone call in march 2022
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Thanks mate. Railway recruitment is only slightly slower than astronaut training!!
 
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Thanks. Long time getting there but it's definitely worth it. Hopefully your training is significantly quicker having waited so long to get to it. If you need any help during the course I'm happy to help if I can
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Thanks allot I definitely will at some point and the recruitment manager did mention that the training for HEX aint as long as mainline GWR
 
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Unfortunately not. I've been waiting on movements for trainee courses since 2019. Any update on these? The talent pool is getting cold and my skin is wrinkly.
 
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I'm in the pool having passed everything during the first half of this year. (internal).

Was told at DMI courses will run from January. Of course this is the railway so that may change one way or the other
 
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I'm in the pool having passed everything during the first half of this year. (internal).

Was told at DMI courses will run from January. Of course this is the railway so that may change one way or the other
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One of our DI's had an upskill course recently and the training manager said that they're expecting trainee classes approx end of year/ beginning of next. So it sounds like it's accurate
 
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Nonuts said:
One of our DI's had an unskilled course recently and the training manager said that they're expecting trainee classes approx end of year/ beginning of next. So it sounds like it's accurate
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Cheers Nonuts, this would be terrific.
 
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Just to add as well. I’ve just finished rules and I believe we were the last main line group (certainly for the southwest) to do the old style program. From my understanding a new style course that’s more tablet based.

The last I heard they were planning to run a pilot class in November not sure if that’s Reading or SPM.
 
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Danetime said:
Just to add as well. I’ve just finished rules and I believe we were the last main line group (certainly for the southwest) to do the old style program. From my understanding a new style course that’s more tablet based.

The last I heard they were planning to run a pilot class in November not sure if that’s Reading or SPM.
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Thanks. What's SPM please?
 
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