Order of entry onto train operator waiting lists (promotional)
Request ID: FOI-3643-2324 Date published: 23 January 2024
You asked
Follow-up to FOI-3347-2324: Hi there,
You stated
“ The waiting list for train operator training is always based on the seniority of the names available at the time that the course is offered. Therefore, factors such as age, date of assessment and assessment scores do not impact the waiting list arrangement.”
Please could you confirm the seniority date you use?
Is it entry to the company or entry to the grade the candidate is currently in?
Further, upon entry into the train operator training waiting list, will a candidate be pushed down the list should a subsequent applicant have more seniority? As in, will a new member of staff entered onto the list at position 2, be changed to position 102 should another 100 successful candidates have been in the grade a week longer than them?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-3643-2324
Thank you for your further request of 12th January 2024 asking for information about train operator waiting lists.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Please could you confirm the seniority date you use? Is it entry to the company or entry to the grade the candidate is currently in?
Further, upon entry into the train operator training waiting list, will a candidate be pushed down the list should a subsequent applicant have more seniority? As in, will a new member of staff entered onto the list at position 2, be changed to position 102 should another 100 successful candidates have been in the grade a week longer than them?”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
In answer to your first question, it is based on the date somebody joined TfL / London Underground.
In answer to your second question, the answer is yes, in such a scenario a candidate would move down the list.
If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
