Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(24/06/2013 14:30)Polo Mint Wrote:  What about new drivers? Would be difficult for them to learn every route.

How are rotas allocated/chosen? I assume timetables are not permanent, but can drivers choose what shifts or routes they work or are they given at random?

I have a very good friend who has just become a trainee driver with Stagecoach and they apparently have to sit a geography test before they are offered a job.
I know that my mate has been given a list of all the regular routes his depot works and had been told it might be a good idea to go out in his spare time and do a couple of trips on each of the routes to familiarise himself with the routes.
Once he has completed his training he will drive with a buddy [an experienced driver from that depot] who will be with him for a good few days before he goes it alone so they are not just expected to find their own way