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    Drivers - RailAdventure

    Noticed the rail adventures units stabled in kingsnorton sidings the other day.
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    Signalling a train into the wrong platform where there's no room - is this classed as an operational incident?

    At new street we are told to accept a single yellow onto a platform with a 6 or 8 car that will not fit as we may then get position lights on the red signal so we can draw up to the other train in the section and be accomodated. But yes, sometimes will be met by a red and have to ring signaller...
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    Guards assessment OPC

    My son just failed the opc guards tests, said cant do them again for 6 months and only has one try left now, thats from the opc.
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    Trainee Senior Conductor Interview

    My lad just failed the tests but no feedback on why. Thinks that it was the tct as counted the wrong travel card being listed on the ticket as a error,plus the travel card was not valid at that time as an error. I am thinking he should of just counted it as one. Oh well can try again after 6 months
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    Trainee conductor ticket test.

    On this test if the discount cards dont match then its obviuosly a fault. If cards match but its not valid at that time then again obviously a fault. My question is as its not made clear is if discount card is wrong but also would of not been valid due to time would that count as one fault or two?
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    Using staff passes on other toc`s

    I know unofficially that most the time if you ask nicely it is allowed but officially does anybody think this will ever change as in most locations staff from various toc`s use each others trains .
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    Two hand co-ordination test

    When i did mine i pulled one of the sticks off! Just put it back on and recovered and passed.
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    Pension

    Yes they are deffered, just use the term frozen as no longer paying in. Yes have rang rpmi, no joy,those joining from btp can transfer theirs in though
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    Pension

    Its a shame we cant transfer in our frozen pensions from before we joined the rail industry
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    The Tones Test on OPC

    Hands under table,count them on your fingers,there were no rules saying that this could not be done.
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    VTEC pension

    From the rps website- Transferring benefits into the RPS from a non RPS scheme Important note: only the following sections allow transfers in and restrictions may apply. Abellio Anglia Railways British Transport Police Superannuation Fund GER LER (West Anglia) London Overground...
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    Question regarding free travel

    Ive also been on virgin and cross country trains with the mrs ,ask nicely and they let you on,sometimes first class! I allways say if they need any assistance come and get me. Worst case scenario ask them for a ticket with the priv card (75% off) or wait for next train hoping the guard is in a...
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    Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship.

    Do you hear either way if you have passed the telephone interview? My son had his phone interview in December but heard nothing back yet.
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    Train Drivers Course

    I purchased the how to be a train driver book,coming from outside the industry i found it to contain a lot of good info,combined with the info on this website i got the dream job but would definitely not waste money on a course.
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    virgin trains apprentice drivers.

    My lad passed all the online tests and was over moon until he read that he had to live within an hour from Liverpool,Manchester or Preston,I think those locations should have been mentioned in the job advert.
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    London Midland Latest - Bletchley Driver applications

    There's probably not been many freight drivers applying in the past but now with all the redundancys that could change and they would still be classed as external candidates
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    London Midland Latest - Bletchley Driver applications

    If an ex freight driver applies for a trainee passenger driver job with any Toc then it's logical they would get picked over most other applicants due to their experience.
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    London Midland Latest - Bletchley Driver applications

    The latest I've heard is from now on all trainee drivers jobs will be filled by the freight drivers that have been made redundant.
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    Network rail advanced apprenticeships

    Derby, Leicester and Hereford were the nearest depots to Birmingham so all were too faraway for him
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    Network rail advanced apprenticeships

    Does any one know if the locations for the advanced apprenticeships change yearly or they are allways at the same depots? My lad has recently applied to find that there were no depots within an hour of where we live (Birmingham) so was unable to proceed.

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