A new year, new career.

Here's an opportunity for either a new job or a change in direction.

60 Trainee Train Driver vacancies all over the UK.

£42,435 for a 35 hour/week contract once qualified.

Plus Overtime. which at the moment, there is lots.

This is an opportunity to join the railway drivers grade which is notoriously difficult to walk into off the street.

DB Schenker Rail (UK) ? Transport and Logistics - Careers


Locations are:

LONDON & SOUTH
Covering but not necessarily limited to Acton & Eastleigh.
6 Drivers & 5 Driver Operators
EAST MIDLANDS
Covering but not necessarily limited to Leicester & Petebrorough.
4 Drivers
WEST MIDLANDS
Covering but not necessarily limited to Bescot & Saltley.
10 Drivers
NORTH WEST
Covering but not necessarily limited to Peak Forest, Carlisle & Warrington.
10 Drivers & 7 Driver Operators
YORKSHIRE
Covering but not necessarily limited to Knottingley, Worksop & Doncaster.
11 Drivers & 3 Driver Operators
SOUTH WALES
Covering but not necessarily limited to Aberthaw & Newport.
4 Drivers & 1 Driver Operator

So follow the link, read, digest and read again as they will be looking to dismiss applications with even the slightest mistakes due to the uptake being quite high.

Finally, good luck and any questions or assistance with the application, just ask. Happy to help fellow LZ'ers.

Just don't mention the war during your interview...

Sounds like a brilliant chance for someone!

Oi sir dd

Did a load of work at db schenkers at acton. Fella was killed whilst were were waiting to get on track.

goonarmy said:

Did a load of work at db schenkers at acton. Fella was killed whilst were were waiting to get on track.

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When was this?

How longs the training period? Sounds a great job

Last year. Werent a lad working. He watched the rugby and got off the train and took a shortcut. Last train before the possesion got him. Spread him so far they had to get the polce chopper out with thermal imaging.. recovered less than a carrier bags worth. He were 19. Terrible.

goonarmy said:

Last year. Werent a lad working. He watched the rugby and got off the train and took a shortcut. Last train before the possesion got him. Spread him so far they had to get the polce chopper out with thermal imaging.. recovered less than a carrier bags worth. He were 19. Terrible.

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Ah right. Thought it was a P-way worker or yard staff.

A shunter got killed at Old Oak Common some years ago. Worked for the same company but whilst they were owned by EWS.

Chrisfrain2007 said:

How longs the training period? Sounds a great job

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Start to finish is around 10 months, give or take a few weeks.

Not too bad then, thought it may be 2-3 years,

Chrisfrain2007 said:

Not too bad then, thought it may be 2-3 years,

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Nah, not these days.

I did my driver training in 2004 and I was productive in 8 months, but then I didn't have to do the shunter's course which, at the time, was 3 weeks in itself.
I think the train handling hours are a lot longer these days, too. Around 275 driving hours IIRC.

Will have a better look into it , cheers

Mark L said:

Nah, not these days.

I did my driver training in 2004 and I was productive in 8 months, but then I didn't have to do the shunter's course which, at the time, was 3 weeks in itself.
I think the train handling hours are a lot longer these days, too. Around 275 driving hours IIRC.

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Yes it's 275 hours.

DB Shenker driver vacancies ad said:

"Due to the requirement to protect the safety of your train Body Mass Index (BMI) ideally would not exceed 33..."

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First time I've ever seen that in a driver vacancies ad!! :lol:


So is anyone applying for this??

i would but i dont have the exam results that are required bit of a ####er

To be honest, the exam results bit is a load of bollox.

It's all about the ability to display a professional attitude, plenty of common sense and being technically minded.

And an attention span.........

chunkymunky said:

And an attention span.........

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A good ability to concentrate is a bonus Ooooooh squirrel. sorry what did you say??

I'd be able to do the job bit for the attention span.

Thinking about it, I have 2 issues, 1 is qualifications, I don't have the gcse's and it doesn't say equivalent , gonna send an email to the HR department, and 2 the trainee wages wouldn't cover my bills, so if I was successful I'd have to get into debt until qualified but its an option