dashcamdanny wrote: » I have no idea. Maybe it's something to do with part time and full time. But my colleagues and I went up considerably when we went on the 5 day.
CramCycle wrote: » Your pay must have went up considerably then as you don't gain tax credits, and no company can giFt them to you, they are set out by the government and implemented by Revenue. It makes more sense that it's simply not a pro rata increase in basic pay.
Kh1993 wrote: » DB have announced a whole host of new timetables (4, 16, 40e being the main ones) to start on 2nd December when the next tranche of buses move to Go Ahead. Yet, as of yet, no information on Go Ahead and NTA’s websites of the timetables or details of 17a, 102, 33a/b yet. Fairly amateurish tbh.
ax586 wrote: » They are waiting for the call from the nta to realise it plus only drivers got there rotas for the north side routes today
Stephen15 wrote: » Are the using the same drivers for the Northside routes as they are using for the Southside routes or is it a different set of drivers.
punisher5112 wrote: » They are training lots of buses going around from old to new.
Stephen15 wrote: » Lots of DB buses coming out of the training school today in Phibsboro too. Have already started training the new recruits?
Yer Da sells Avon wrote: » There have been quite a few DB training buses on the driving test routes around Finglas over the last month.
Stephen15 wrote: » How come if they're only recruiting now? Are they still training up the last batch of recruits?
Yer Da sells Avon wrote: » No idea, possibly people who were still on their shortlist from the last time they recruited. A Dublin Bus-branded artic truck has been going around Finglas too, presumably training mechanics for towing.
john boye wrote: » I think they take the drivers out in that before they put them on the buses
punisher5112 wrote: » In a truck no.... That's just for mechanics. Training buses are out in force across them all.
john boye wrote: » Do they not new drivers out in something before they get to the buses? Maybe it's just a van actually now that I think of it
Stephen15 wrote: » DB must be one of a few companies that still do their towing in house although I don't see DB buses being towed much these days. I'd imagine Go-Ahead will use contractors for that. I also see Go-Ahead are looking for shunter for €12 an hour.
Stephen15 wrote: » DB must be one of a few companies that still do their towing in house although I don't see DB buses being towed much these days.
john boye wrote: » Depends where you are I guess. I was in Pearse St a lot during the summer and saw the Ringsend wagon out towing almost every day.
GM228 wrote: » Different licence categories, D required for bus, but can't be used on the truck. As others have said a car or van then onto the bus, sometimes it's straight out on the bus though. Mechanics with C licence train on the truck.
john boye wrote: » Out of interest, do mechanics need a D license to drive buses too or do they not need one as they're usually OOS?
