Northern - Trainee Train Driver - Wigan Wallgate (25/02/25)

[leahpart]

Hi all,

Couldn't see a thread for people who had applied this role so thought I'd make one. Who's applies and anyone heard back yet?

 

[Synapser]

I applied but haven't heard anything yet...

 

[leahpart]

I applied but haven't heard anything yet...

Neither, when did you put your application in? Mine was 05/03 x

 

[Synapser]

I did mine right on the deadline! 10th March. On my account it just says 'application received'.

 

[leahpart]

I did mine right on the deadline! 10th March. On my account it just says 'application received'.

Mine says the same, fingers crossed something gets said in the next week or two!

 

[JH9]

It may be a while yet, 12 weeks is around the 2nd of June. Hopefully sooner but the railway is never quick!

 

[Wildandrew76]

Mine says: Application under initial review. The 3 available positions are likely to be pulled though, unfortunately.

 

[nolypops83]

Mine says: Application under initial review. The 3 available positions are likely to be pulled though, unfortunately.

Why would that be?

 

[Wildandrew76]

Why would that be?

Internal transfers.

 

[leahpart]

Mine says: Application under initial review. The 3 available positions are likely to be pulled though, unfortunately.

Oh wow, only 3 available posts? Mine still says application received so I guess its time to kill that hope lol

 

[nolypops83]

Internal transfers.

For a trainee driver role? Do you mean internal candidates in other roles, like conductor or depot driver etc?

 

[Wildandrew76]

For a trainee driver role? Do you mean internal candidates in other roles, like conductor or depot driver etc?

Mainline transfers.

 

[kf98]

I applied 03/05 and no reply for me yet either

 

[JH9]

Did anyone else get this email earlier this week?

 

[GPR]

Liverpool assessment and interviews finished on Tuesday so I guess that freed up the ‘talent aquisition’ staff to now screen the Wigan applications.
I’ve heard a couple of numbers requirement wise for Wigan but it’s true a lot of people do try to get moves there.
The way I see it is if people were on the waiting list on moves to Wigan then these vacancies wouldn’t have came up.

 

[JH9]

Thanks for the extra info!

What sort of numbers have you been hearing? I agree, you wouldn't think they would advertise for trainees if they had internal transfers ready to move, but who knows on the railway!

 

[mattybed21]

Has anyone heard back yet?