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    Trip planning using single TOC Trains only

    Hi, I'm completely new to this so my question may be a simple one but I am unable to find the answer. I have a reciprocal travel pass which allows me free leisure travel on the trains of other TOC's that are owned by the parent company of the TOC I work for. One of these is Cross Country...
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    Notice period concerns

    I was just wondering what the usual period of time is between being offered a definite job offer (ie. a legally binding signed contract) and the actual start date of the training course ?. I only ask as in several posts I have read (as well as other articles/blogs) it seems to be common for...
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    Taking assessment again after two failures

    I just had a question with regards to the train driver assessment process. Most people know that you are only allowed to fail the assessment process once. Fail it twice and you can never become a Train Driver. However, with regards to these assessments, the Railway Standards (which TOC's...
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    Criteria based interview - Working to set standards and making checks

    Hi, Firstly, I'd just like to say that this is a great forum and has been invaluable to me so far in my pursuit of becoming a Train Driver. However, I recently attended and failed the criteria based interview at the OPC. After requesting feedback, I was told that I passed 5 of the 6 criteria...
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    Criteria Based Interview - what personality type are they looking for ???

    I was just after a bit of advice from anyone who's taken and passed the criteria based (structured) interview, and also anyone who's taken the Safe Personality questionaire. From my research, the structured interview is all about seeing if you have the 'right' personality for the role of train...
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    Do I need to do the Group Bourdon (dots) test again if already passed

    Hi all, Just after a bit of advice: I recently attended a Trainee Train Driver assessment day and passed all the tests. I was told that the next stage would be the managers interview and that they would get in touch to arrange a date for it. This was around a month ago and I'm still waiting...
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    SR Managers Interview - Help !

    Hi, I attended the Trainee Train Driver assessment day with Southern this week and have been told that I have passed and that the next step will be a Managers interview. They told be that they will be in touch in the near future to arrange a date for this. I was therefore just wondering if...

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