Ah, yeah. A mechanical type text book for pulleys, cogs, ratios etc would be a great idea. Didn't think of that.
This is really sound advice and hugely appreciated! As I said previously, I am only at application stage, I might not even get selected however, I will try and do all I can to practice. Just one more question. How do you find the job? Is it as rewarding as people say?I used a printable version of the group bourdon test, printed a shed load of copies of different tests (so they weren't all the same) and did a load at least once every day for months. The practice test on here is great but on the actual day you will do it on paper so get used to doing it that way. I also bought a pack of DVD's from eBay which were something like How2Become a Train Driver, Richard McMunn made them I think. They had similar versions of all of the different tests for you to practice. I actually bought these, copied the discs onto my laptop then put them back on eBay the same day and sold them for more than I paid for them so they didn't cost me a penny and were invaluable to me. I bought books of Train Driver questions too and did a lot of on line research into MMi and how to give yourself the best chance you could have of passing.
My advice, any question or test books you buy, write your answers on scrap paper. Don't write in the actual book then you can sell it on when you're done with it. That way all of these expensive practice materials won't cost much at all.
Log onto the OPC website, practice materials on there too.
One of my kids has a 'Bop It' toy. Excellent for learning to react quickly to different tones and buzzers. I used it loads until I could beat it everytime.
Download brain training and memory testing apps on your phone. Use them. Cheap (often free) and effective and you can carry them everywhere so when you're sat on the bus, in a waiting room, on the loo, anywhere - more practice.
It is true that some people have what it takes and some don't but practicing something will soon help you find out. You will either improve or you will really struggle. No one buys their first guitar and joins a band the same day. Even the best, most naturally skilled guitar player that ever lived had to put thousands of hours of practice in. You won't need thousands of hours but still, practice and preparation are key to any skill. This is no different. Its the concentration that you will find you either have or you just can't seem to muster.
That's my take on it anyway.
Hope it helps. Keep me posted on how you get on and if you want this badly enough, don't quit. I didn't and it worked.)
What a great idea with the rssb rule book. Any idea where I can get it. I'm outside the industry and it seems only available yo employees.For the TRP1 memory test, try to memorise the RSSB rule book... will stand you in good stead when doing your rules course!!!
Makes my head spin just thinking about it....
Single-line pilotman working!!!
Don’t read the rule book bud, is of no use to you at the moment or for the tests and won’t set you up well for the future when you don’t understand what your reading.What a great idea with the rssb rule book. Any idea where I can get it. I'm outside the industry and it seems only available yo employees.
Maybe not just yet!For the TRP1 memory test, try to memorise the RSSB rule book... will stand you in good stead when doing your rules course!!!
Makes my head spin just thinking about it....
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Yeah, so far, love it. It’s like any job, good days and bad but no regrets at all. I would definitely recommend it if you can get a foot in the door.
I don’t think trying to learn the names and codes of the modules in the drivers section would do any harm, at this point you wouldn’t have any idea what most of them meant anyway. Having said that, I do agree that I wouldn’t look inside and start trying to read any of it until asked to.
May I ask about the MMI. Are the question generally phrased "tell us about a time" rather than "what do you do now" for example, "tell us about a time you have done a similar role to a trian driver" rather than, " what do you do that similar to a train driver" I ask becasue I have super strong examples from a while ago when I was in aviation, but past experience, current experience isn't so relevant or strong. Do they want recent examples?
Yeah with LNER this one, so its an extra life so to say! Had my heart set on TPE, but lets be fair beggars cant be choosers
I used past and current examples. Just make sure you have at least 2 examples for each question as sometimes they don't like an example and you have to come up with something else.
Thanks comfy
Had my MMI today and this wasn't my experience. The interviewer appeared dissatisfied with a couple of my answers but did not ask for alternatives at any point. Safe to say I think I failed which is gutting as I didn't find the assessments or DMI too challenging.
From what I have read some don't come accros very pleased. Yet this people passed. Which examples were you not happy with may I ask?
I'll post a bit more info once I've had my failure confirmed. Never know who's lurking on the forums.
Lol fair point. Love the word lurking, not used enough.
There’s nothing to say you can’t use the same example more than once, but I’d certainly advise you try and muster up a few examples.
This is what they did for me! Learn your buzz words!!
Good advice. Question is what are the buzzwords do you suppose. For emergency one I would hazard a guess they are:
