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    Gatwick Express class 387 in the brave new world

    They are still out and about. Just been moved onto covering some of the Southern Brighton services.
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    Running brake test. Low adhesion. 377

    Step 2 braking is part of the autumn driving policy and is only used for the initial brake application for stopping at stations or signals. The additional running brake tests are generally carried out in step 1 as per the other situations you mentioned.
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    London Victoria overnight Southern unit stable question

    The sequence tends to remain the same it is just solely ECS workings that tend to be affected. The stock retains it's diagram rotation just as mentioned minus the odd ECS, I can't comment about coastal locations as my knowledge is more orientated around the Metro area. The stock that forms 2I69...
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    London Victoria overnight Southern unit stable question

    2K71 (8x377) joins with 2I69 (4x377) to make a 12 car and goes down to Stewarts Lane as 5T44 M-T obviously Fridays are slightly different for some moves. 2B53 M-T (8x455) forms 5T74. The complication comes with Stewarts Lane having some capacity issues overnight so to leave some breathing room...
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    Southern uniform (Drivers)

    The trousers tend to come up a waist size to small so when I started we were advised go a size bigger than you actually are. Everything else that's been said I'd agree with really especially in it's a pot luck situation. You'll be lucky if it all turns up together. I'm still waiting for items...
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    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    I attained a borderline pass on the 1st Stage Assessments at Reading in May 2013 with FGW for trainee driver at Paddington and was dumped in the filing cabinet as they were only looking for "good passes". I have subsequently passed the further assessments/interviews with Southern and am now out...
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    171s on East Coastway Line

    There was a large music festival in Brighton on Saturday. The Shakedown festival, so that may have been the reason.
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    Does FGW do free assessment travel?

    When I had my first stage driver assessments at Reading just over a year ago I had to put my hand in my pocket to get there. As has been already mentioned if there's nothing in the paperwork or on the letter you received then I'm afraid it's down to you.
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    Drivers uniform

    I can testify to this, I lasted 2 weeks in the uniform issue ones and they were just killing my feet so bought my own ones.
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    Southern have opened a new Trainee Train Driver Vacancy for all LONDON DEPOTS

    I've just come out of a course at Selhurst. They conduct training at Selhurst, Knollys House at East Croydon or Hove depending on room & trainer availability and that includes Metro(Metro = London) drivers at Hove too as there was a course of Metro drivers down there that finished around the...
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    trainee course failure rates

    I'd definitely agree with this, they will give you several chances which range from extra help to if need be re-sitting the particular part of the course you are struggling with. There's no need to worry the trainers are there to help and are usually very well trained themselves. Plus the way...
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    Rules and regs training

    Oh & don't forget the Sectional Appendix comes out to play then and adds even more confusion with it's local adaptation of rules!! :wink:
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    Rules and regs training

    I echo the other comments above. The trainers also say not to read ahead. When you are there just as Skinny Dave has said is make notes & don't be afraid to ask questions, the trainers are there to help you. It will be quite intense and again as mentioned be prepared to spend a couple of hours a...
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    New Driver Assessments - Beware

    When I sat the old tests for First Great Western the phrase they used was that they only accept "good passes" as there were what was considered borderline pass where you just scraped through and good passes which were a higher score. So I think what the OPC have said about them having a higher...
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    Southeastern Assessment Info

    I can only comment based on my experiences with Southern. Baring in mind I was the last course with Southern to go through the old psychometrics tests so I'm not sure what the new criteria based interviews are like but Southern did the DM interview before the C.B.I and asked you exactly the...

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