Train Planning Apprentice

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

London (SE1 9LQ)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 31 October 2025)

Posted on 29 September 2025

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Summary

If you love problem-solving and have an analytical mind with a good geographic knowledge, a career in Train Planning could be perfect for you. In the Train Planning function, you will be putting into practice the knowledge, skills and behaviours that underpin your Apprenticeship learning experience, leading to an industry-accredited qualification.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Salary increase on successful completion of first year

Training course
Transport scheduler (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

This role assists in providing the Train Planning team with support and enhanced resources in the compilation and documentation of efficient and effective timetables and associated rolling stock and train crew resource plans. This apprenticeship provides the opportunity to gain experience and acquire skills and knowledge in all technical aspects of the train planning process, its associated techniques and systems. You will also gain a working appreciation of how the technical skills of train planning and the plans they generate influence operations, performance, customer service, resourcing, commercial and other business requirements.

Where you'll work

30 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9LQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED

Training course

Transport scheduler (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Respond to sector and organisational specific handover data.
  • Carry out and record CPD.
  • Create timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
  • Revise timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
  • Use organisational digital platforms, for example, ATTUne, AIMs, Omnibus. Comply with GDPR and cybersecurity requirements.
  • Undertake pre-planning activities to identify considerations to be made in relation to transport services, for example, research country specific medical and visa requirements, review local, national and international events calendars, consider transport service capacity
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure access to travel routes and where required, register timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
  • Comply with sector legislation for example union agreements, commercial contracts.
  • Monitor and assess the performance of transport services, intervening and providing support when required.
  • Respond to prolonged or persistent disruption to transport services, ensuring solutions take into consideration the requirements of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support situations that occur due unforeseen circumstances, contributing where required in line with organisational procedures and industry specific practices, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure full support is offered during situations that occur due to unforeseen circumstances, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
  • Identify non-compliance in transport services through monitoring activities.
  • Escalate situations to the appropriate person or authority.
  • Manage own workload to ensure that contributions to organisational objectives meet all requirements.
  • Make operational performance improvements.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Comply with regulations, standards, and guidance, including environmental and sustainability regulations.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements
  • Respond to sector and organisational specific handover data.
  • Carry out and record CPD.
  • Create timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
  • Revise timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
  • Use organisational digital platforms, for example, ATTUne, AIMs, Omnibus. Comply with GDPR and cybersecurity requirements.
  • Undertake pre-planning activities to identify considerations to be made in relation to transport services, for example, research country specific medical and visa requirements, review local, national and international events calendars, consider transport service capacity
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure access to travel routes and where required, register timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
  • Comply with sector legislation for example union agreements, commercial contracts.
  • Monitor and assess the performance of transport services, intervening and providing support when required.
  • Respond to prolonged or persistent disruption to transport services, ensuring solutions take into consideration the requirements of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support situations that occur due unforeseen circumstances, contributing where required in line with organisational procedures and industry specific practices, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure full support is offered during situations that occur due to unforeseen circumstances, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
  • Identify non-compliance in transport services through monitoring activities.
  • Escalate situations to the appropriate person or authority.
  • Manage own workload to ensure that contributions to organisational objectives meet all requirements.
  • Make operational performance improvements.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Comply with regulations, standards, and guidance, including environmental and sustainability regulations.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Flexibility

About this employer

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

https://www.southwesternrailway.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees. Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent). 75% discount on many other train operating companies. Excellent pension scheme.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Multiple opportunities for career progression on completion of this apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED

swrapprenticeships@swrailway.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344224.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 31 October 2025)

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