Recent content by Twotwo

The only way you could speed up 'the process' is when your route learning and getting a head start. Be proactive, go on track access, front end with drivers, make lots of notes. The more you put I'm, the more easier it gets. Best of luck!

Route learning is the most difficult part I'd say. I wouldn't get too ahead of anything yet but when you are with an instructor, find the best way to learn the breaking points and breaking down the route. For me, I drew up a map with key details about where I can be put across, speeds, stations...

I was never told I got the shunters job back in 2019, i just received a medical date in the post. Hopefully it'll be the same for you guys

I think you're reading way too much into it. Everything is explained on the day. It's the same options on each picture, just gotta press the ones you sow. From what I can remember was nothing confusing like what your mentioning...

It actually is, in comparison to other tocs esp the 46k for the first year and the lack of rdw. But having said that getting the key is the most important thing and if someone didn't have have any other options then it's something worth considering.

I applied in 2019 and still not heard anything back haha. I've just been qualified for a year elsewhere since then!

The trainers even had enough of it as well. We had lots of coffee breaks and early days. Luckily, the trainers appreciated how boring and tiresome it all was. The classroom stuff is death by presentations. Traction was way more fun for me.

Actually agree. Some people are great with the rules and classroom stuff but when it comes to the driving its a different story. I thought one of the trainers must have been the best driver ever with the way he taught rules and little did I know he was the most nervous driver ever :lol:

Circumstances change, maybe this works out better for them and for their personal life perhaps?

They will email you a pack about the tests and then I'll suggest copying and pasting the individual tests on the search bar here to get more information. I think GTR do assesment first, DMII and then a MMI

If you have the practice papers I'd say it's very similar. It's all about faults and priority if I can remember correctly. Think there's 20 questions but most people do an average of 6-8 and have passed.

Kinda. There is a DI shortage and a lot of hornsey drivers were paired with kx drivers to learn a route they would never sign and drive a traction they would never sign. But having said that, the kx DIs are excellent and you would learn the fundamentals of driving and you go on the mainline...

Quite a few at my toc have easily done it. I'm sure at other tocs, with a higher pay, would be much easier. Couple of rest days a month.

Plus of you do go down the shunt to mainline course, you have to do your time on a part time roster for at least 2 years.

No, sorry, should have been clearer, I started from the beginning again but it was still better then staying and waiting for a course to be available.