Alex S. Application Support – Hr And Recruitment

Hi Mbali,

You would simply need to apply for a Trainee train Driver position and, should you be successful, you would then be made an offer of employment and placed on a training course. All of our current train driver vacancies can be found here.

The only minimum requirements for the role are:

• You must be at least 21 years of age to be accepted on to the training course, as this is an industry requirement
• You'll need to live within 60 minutes travel time to the depot, without using public transport when it is not available. The safety responsibilities make this requirement a necessity
• You will be needed to work shifts of varying start times, including weekends and nights
• You'll need to pass a full driver medical which includes hearing, sight, and colour vision tests (using the Ishihara plates).

GWR are currently advertising for people to join their Trainee Train Driver talent pool at London and Reading, for which you can apply here. However, as per the above, you would need to live within 60 minutes of one of these locations and therefore you would be required to relocate from Gloucester, should you be interested. GWR do also recruit for Gloucester, they just haven't got any trainee opportunities there at the moment. Therefore, you may also wish to consider registering for job alerts, which you can do so at the bottom of our job search page. This will allow you to be notified by email whenever a vacancy is advertised that matches your set criteria.

I hope this helps.

28 April, 2025 15:06