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    How do antidepressants affect a job opportunity?

    I work on the railway and suffered depression had a spell off work and was supported by the company and bupa the railway doctor and take antidepressants now and do a safey critical job. When he goes for the medical he will have to declare it in a health questionare and then its down to the...
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    Signalling School October 2013 intake

    Hi guys i had my interview for a signallers job the other week for a position at tvsc didcot grade 7 .Once they know how many vacancies they will have i will be informed. I was told by the LOM that the training school will be in Bristol in the future cheers mick
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    3000 applicants so far for TPE trainee dvr jobs!

    one of my mates on fgw a qualified driver has a drivers position at man pic i think its january he starts
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    Strike action called off

    No worries iam laid back ;)
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    Strike action called off

    Nothing too do with the Olympics Drivers rights more like if you new your pensions were being cut
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    7A09 07:12 Merehead Quarry to Acton Yard

    the above has failed with 59102 near woodborough and dosent look like moving for sometime failed traction motor or seized axle all up services diverted via melksham mick
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    Royal Visit NCL 19/7

    its not common knowledge for information about the royal train been given out obviously for security issues
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    GWML Electrification progress: Newbury-Reading B&H section

    The bridges in the aldermaston area should have been complete in May but due to structuring issues will be complete in september its been giving grief to us locals who normally use for road access
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    Paddington signalling arrangements

    All the signals at paddington on the last gantry have a calling facility where by means of two white lights to proceed on too other trains generally to couple up.this happens quite a bit in the late evening generally to take units back to reading depot I've driven 9cars back late at night
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    FGW Trainee Drivers (closes 15/07/11)

    Reading has always been short the biggest depot and more intense work than padd and oxford.i was talking to one of the manos and he has got his drivers job at reading also --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Also qualified drivers are being advertised at reading and padd I know fgw are...
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    Routes Signed By FGW Reading Depot

    Iam based there in link2 about 150 drivers 7 links and the shed link Paddington,gatwick,basingstoke,bedwyn,oxford,banbury,windsor,marlow,henley,reading fp,tmd the links differ in routes link1&link2 dont do branches ie windsor,marlow,henley Only 1,2,3,4 sign gatwick link7 starter...
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    i dont know how many trainee drivers i know they are after qualified drivers as well and lewis...

    i dont know how many trainee drivers i know they are after qualified drivers as well and lewis is still a manager
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    Question for Drivers

    I joined the railway at 18 as a trainman G for 5yrs then passed my drivers aptitude test got trainman D job for two years then got my drivers job passed out April 96 till present. mick
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    FGW Trainee Drivers (closes 15/07/11)

    Reading my depot has always been short of drivers for years the work is alot more intense than oxford,padd ltv alot of drivers have put in for hss padd and some down the west country Local union rep said the company could be recruiting another 50 drivers next year with crossrail in the next few...
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    FGW Trainee Drivers (closes 15/07/11)

    Basically if crossrail ends up at reading it could mean a loss of work with a lot of the local work to london becoming crossrail and we wouldnt have enough work to cover the establish of drivers at oxford,padd and with reading being the biggest depot of the LTV side but thats just my thoughts...
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    FGW Trainee Drivers (closes 15/07/11)

    Iam a Driver at reading if you need any answers just remember crossrail is on the horizon were are expecting a lot of changers in the future at the 3 depots and the electrification as well mick
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    paddington to reading local trains

    simple answer there isnt enough stock the service is so intensive now compared to Nse days during the day its 4 trains an hour between rdg-padd including the oxford services and the peak times thats even more
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    Brockley Whins-Tyne Dock Reinstatement

    Ryhope grange box controls most of the durham coast route now i think mick safc for ever
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    Another one for the drivers re: Stop boards

    for me when iam driving i stop at the bottom of the stairs of the overbridge london end of platform 8 and at the stop board tunnel end near the signal

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