West Midlands Trains Qualified Train Driver, Shrewsbury & Crewe 29/11/2023

[dereksingh291]

Abellio: Qualified Train Driver - Crewe - Operations ~ Drivers -

apply.abellio.com

Abellio: Qualified Train Driver - Shrewsbury - Operations ~ Drivers -

apply.abellio.com

closing date 14th December 2023

 

[tiptoptaff]

Anyone able to answer some questions about WMR? Ideally about Crewe specifically, but also just general driver Ts and Cs, rostering practices etc

 

[dereksingh291]

Anyone able to answer some questions about WMR? Ideally about Crewe specifically, but also just general driver Ts and Cs, rostering practices etc

Crewe
Traction:
350, (730 training starting soon)
Routes:
Crewe - Liverpool
Crewe - Birmingham New Street (direct and via Bescot)
Crewe - Trent Valley - Rugby
Crewe - Stoke - Stafford
Stone - Colwich Junction
Bescot - Walsall

 

[tiptoptaff]

Crewe
Traction:
350, (730 training starting soon)
Routes:
Crewe - Liverpool
Crewe - Birmingham New Street (direct and via Bescot)
Crewe - Trent Valley - Rugby
Crewe - Stoke - Stafford
Stone - Colwich Junction
Bescot - Walsall

Thanks but I didn't mean the route card that's in a pinned thread, wanted to hear from the drivers who work for them.

 

[EveryCloud2022]

What would you like to know?

 

[train_lover]

WMR without doubt have the best terms and conditions in the country.

They've given next to nothing away over the years

 

[tiptoptaff]

What would you like to know?

Ts and Cs, Sundays, RD pattern, leave arrangements, links/rosters, earliest starts and latest finishes etc

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Ts and Cs, Sundays, RD pattern, leave arrangements, links/rosters, earliest starts and latest finishes etc

Sundays are OT non-committed, standard 3 week rolling RD (Mon+Tues, Wed+Thurs, Fri+Sat).
Crewe has 1 link, imagine Shrewsbury does too.
For Crewe, roughly 4am on earlies, last late finishes roughly 2am but includes shed moves so finishes earlier than that.
No starter link, all routes signed at the start. 730 training nearing completion

 

[tiptoptaff]

Sundays are OT non-committed, standard 3 week rolling RD (Mon+Tues, Wed+Thurs, Fri+Sat).
Crewe has 1 link, imagine Shrewsbury does too.
For Crewe, roughly 4am on earlies, last late finishes roughly 2am but includes shed moves so finishes earlier than that.
No starter link, all routes signed at the start. 730 training nearing completion

Cheers for the info.

Do you know if new starters would still sign 350s or just do 730s?

 

[12guard4]

Cheers for the info.

Do you know if new starters would still sign 350s or just do 730s?

Both. Most 350s not going anywhere only the /2s going

 

[tiptoptaff]

Both. Most 350s not going anywhere only the /2s going

Cheers for the info

 

[Bolero]

What would you like to know?

Really appreciate if you could tell me about these:


What's the average turn length?

How many Sundays are rostered?

What is their Sunday rate and hours?

Is RD work sanctioned? If so, at what rate and do they have a minimum payment?


Anything else that's of note in their Ts&Cs?


TIA

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Really appreciate if you could tell me about these:


What's the average turn length?

How many Sundays are rostered?

What is their Sunday rate and hours?

Is RD work sanctioned? If so, at what rate and do they have a minimum payment?


Anything else that's of note in their Ts&Cs?


TIA

9hrs as its a 36hr 4 day week, or maybe 35hrs actually so 8hr45.

Not sure how many, average 1 every 3-5 weeks, occasionally 2 per 4 week period.

1.5x rate for Sundays

RD work currently available, no enhanced rate other than Saturday at 1.25x and Sunday at 1.5x

 

[Bolero]

Thanks @SCDR_WMR

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Thanks @SCDR_WMR

No worries, that's a rough guide as driver terms are different to ours and each depot has differing local agreements also

 

[TamedShrew]

Any Shrewsbury drivers here? Interview coming up so looking for info on routes signed, start and finish times and link structure
is it still just Shrewsbury-New st-Rugeley?

 

[craigybagel]

Any Shrewsbury drivers here? Interview coming up so looking for info on routes signed, start and finish times and link structure
is it still just Shrewsbury-New st-Rugeley?

Not even that any more, they lost Rugeley when it was electrified. Just Birmingham both ways now, and Tysley depot.

 

[TamedShrew]

Not even that any more, they lost Rugeley when it was electrified. Just Birmingham both ways now, and Tysley depot.

Really? How many trips to the average turn? Is it a 4 day week?

 

[craigybagel]

Really? How many trips to the average turn? Is it a 4 day week?

AFAIK it's the common 4 day week, repeating over 3 weeks pattern with a 5 day weekend every 3 weeks. Not too sure on the work I'm afraid.