Railway Jobs

andylloyd · Post by **andylloyd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:42 pm

Hi all,
i'm considering entering into this area of work especially the inter-city side.

Can anyone please point me in the right direction for the above?

Many Thanks

Andy

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:49 pm

What job do you want to do? There are many many types of job within the rail industry.

andylloyd · Post by **andylloyd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:01 pm

am lookin ideally for platform or maybe onboard i.e guard.

Tried for driver for SWT 4 yrs ago but failed the mechanical test.

ANdy

danielw2599 · Post by **danielw2599** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:08 pm

As much as everyone bashes them, Network Rail are a good company to work for and has good career prospects once your in.

andylloyd · Post by **andylloyd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:51 pm

thanks for that one, are there any other sites to look for?

Andy

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:55 pm

Try your local TOCs if you want platform/ on board. Do GNER operate Newcastle Central? (I'm going on your Gateshead location here) Nexus might be an option too, and no doubt Northern and TPE have staff in your area. Look at their websites (job opportunities seem to be in the "about us" section, unless there is a specific opportunities section). Network Rail are generally good employers, too, but in a company as big as NR, personal experiences will vary widely.

andylloyd · Post by **andylloyd** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:05 pm

very true.

Shall start looking.

Many Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

Andy

AlistairW · Post by **AlistairW** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:36 pm

Virgin trains also have staff based at Newcastle I think?

electric · Post by **electric** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:10 pm

GNER, or whatever they may soon be called

Transpennine Express is kinda intercity

Northern if you just want to get some experiance

It's true about network rail, they are a good company to work for when once you've learned to work alongside the managers rather than against, but they don't do trains, just infrastructure (maintaining, replacing etc)

I'm on the NR apprenticeship scheme if you want to PM, feel free, but I'm not on the tracks yet, but I can give you a rough Idea with what they are like to work for

andylloyd · Post by **andylloyd** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:34 pm

electric, you have a pm.

Regards

Andy

metromuppet · Post by **metromuppet** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:06 am

Most TOCs advertise better posts to internal employees, so its best to get a platform job first, then work on from there- after 6 months or so, start applying internaly for guard or driver ect.