Thanks- The ship of the unknown seems empty now so I guess I will take command of it and rename it, "The pool that didn't make it."
On a more serious note, I'm in my second year of university studying Electrical Engineering. I was 18 when I applied for this job and now I am 19 so I am still fairly young. On the plus side, at least I get to keep my free train travel facilities- this probably sounds really bizarre but I really do love my BR pass and taking train rides and I'll be sad to lose them when I start working.
I'll go back to my train simulators on the ipad/PC. In fact, there is one based on the London Underground and I'll download it this week- 16 weeks training? Nonsense- I'll have mastered it in a few hours lol
Thanks mate.