Rail operator goes on recruitment drive
One of the UK’s largest rail operators has revealed plans to go on a large-scale recruitment drive for its East Coast route as it seeks to employ 78 new staff, a recent news report has been able to suggest.
Virgin Trains hails this initiative as "the largest single recruitment programme" since the 1980s, as it coincides with the arrival of Virgin’s fleet of Azuma trains that from 2018 are set to provide an extra 12,200 seats, a new and expanded timetable and increased capacity into Kings Cross by 28 per cent during peak times.
Virgin Trains said recruitment needs to begin now to allow for a year-long development programme before becoming fully-qualified trainee train drivers.
Clare Burles, people director at Virgin Trains east coast, said: "We’re getting ready for some really exciting changes and as part of that we want to challenge people’s perceptions of rail and shake up just what it means to travel in the UK. The arrival of our Azuma trains is an important part of our plans and we need amazing people to join us on our journey."
She added: "It doesn’t matter if you have never worked in rail or if you haven’t even considered a career as a train driver before, we are looking for people who are not afraid to do things a little differently and want to be part of something innovative and rewarding."
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