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Recent content by darren_richard

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    CrossCountry - Apprentice Train Driver - Multiple (19/09/23)

    Has anyone heard anything yet? Mine still says online testing
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    Northern conductor Piccadilly

    Earliest start we have is 3.23 and latest finish around 2.02am. Week of earlies , week of latest. You'll get used too it, eventually
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    Northern - Disruption Controller

    A DSM is a depot shift manager at our place. Hand out all dockets and deals with any disruption for the depot, So similar role if not the same
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    Northern conductors (manchester picc)

    Hi, The distance you have to be from your station is 60 minutes. I live in middelton and am based in piccadilly. I don't have my own car and if necessary get a taxi to and from work if I'm on am early or a late. People i know who live in Walkden ride there bike in to work. So providing...
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    Northern Medical

    Manchester - either Picadilly or Victoria, they said we'll be sent wherever the staff are needed. Hope it's Victoria though as I can see all my old work mates as I used to work in the call centre upstairs :P Turned out my hearing was better there than it was in Boots lol. Yeah that's what I...
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    Northern Medical

    Good news... I passed the hearing test n I don't do drugs, so hand my notice in on Monday :-)
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    Tried to pvt u but it wouldn't let me lol..... I had a hearing test done today in boots and...

    Tried to pvt u but it wouldn't let me lol..... I had a hearing test done today in boots and averaged out over the 3 reading (o.5, 1 and 2 khz) total hearing loss in my left ear was 20 decibels and 18.something on my right one. Having had a look at driver requirements which is a maximum of 40...
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    So when u hear a beep press it, wait a second, press it etc

    So when u hear a beep press it, wait a second, press it etc
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    When you say keep pressing in block of 3? Where did you have your medical?

    When you say keep pressing in block of 3? Where did you have your medical?
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    Hey, I can't remember. I know I had someone that was a cleaner for norther already in mine...

    Hey, I can't remember. I know I had someone that was a cleaner for norther already in mine, don't know if you were in that one. Have you had your medical yet? As I am trying to find out about the hearing test levels for a conductor. I know for a driver your hearing loss can not exceed 40...
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    Northern Conductor Training.

    Hey I was offered a medical in London last Tuesday, but as I couldn't make that I was offered the one in Manchester which is in the big tower opposite dawsons music shop :)
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    Trainee condtuctor hearing test

    Hey does anyone know what the pass rate is for the hearing test? As I have read in an old document that hearing loss can't exceed 20db in either ear, but that was from a 1993 document that exxpired in 1999 and I have read more newer ones which say hearing loss can't exceed 40/45 db? If anyone...
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    Northern Conductor Training.

    Hey what was the pass rate for the hearing test? As that's the only thing I'm worried about

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