{"id":324774,"date":"2025-04-23T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/?p=324774"},"modified":"2025-05-13T17:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:09:10","slug":"street-to-seat-c2cs-newest-drivers-begin-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/street-to-seat-c2cs-newest-drivers-begin-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Street to Seat: c2c’s newest drivers begin training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local rail operator Trenitalia c2c has welcomed a new cohort of trainee drivers to the team as part of its \u2018Street to Seat\u2019 recruitment programme, following unprecedented interest in the position.<\/p>\n

The eight new trainee mainline drivers are the fifth group to join c2c the training scheme – which is open to individuals with little or no rail experience – with the latest programme attracting more than 5,000 applicants in just two weeks!<\/p>\n

The new team, aged between 22 and 54 years old, have been dubbed \u2018Team Delta\u2019 and come from all walks of life, bringing a range of experience.<\/p>\n

The c2c \u2018Street to Seat\u2019 course is available to individuals with little or no rail experience to become fully qualified mainline train drivers. Applicants must pass a competitive application process, including an assessment centre\u00a0with psychometric testing, panel interviews and a full medical.<\/p>\n

Rob Mullen, c2c\u2019s Managing Director, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of c2c\u2019s Street to Seat programme, as it gives people from all backgrounds the chance to become fully-fledged mainline drivers. It is an immensely popular scheme, as evidenced by the incredible over 5,000 applications we had in response to the roles being made available.<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally, I want to wish all of our new trainee drivers the best of luck with their training, and I look forward to hearing more about their progress!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Team Delta includes a familiar face to c2c customers in Alex Bossom, a former British Transport Police Officer (BTP) who has been working alongside the c2c team since 2017, where he was a core part of the BTP\u2019s c2c policing team. Alex has solidified great working relationships with so many c2c colleagues already and will now forge even more, as he starts a brand-new career path to becoming a driver.<\/p>\n

Iain Palmer, c2c Head of Revenue Protection and Security, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI have known Alex since he first began working with us for the BTP and I have always seen the amazing effort he\u2019s put in. So, now that he has come from the thin blue line to the c2c magenta one, I am very pleased that we will have such a reliable and safe pair of hands transporting our customers to their destinations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Aside from law enforcement, our new crop of trainee drivers have joined c2c from a range of employment backgrounds, including aviation and the water industry (where one of our new colleagues worked for Thames Water). Furthermore, all our new trainee drivers are aged between 22-54-years-old \u2013 showing that anybody can retrain to become a train driver with c2c.<\/p>\n

Training is already well underway with the course including weekly exams, followed by a minimum of 240 hours of on-the-job training with a mentor, three interim assessments and a final five-day assessment. Those that successfully compete the training will typically become qualified drivers in around 9-11 months.<\/p>\n

Once qualified, all drivers undergo continuous, frequent assessments to maintain c2c’s high safety and performance standards.<\/p>\n