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Practice practice practice, the more u do this the easier it becomes

Read late notice case, book on, moan about your duty to colleagues, find your train. Drive it. Don’t miss any stations, don’t stop short, don’t make any errors. Have your PNB, moan again about your turn. Do your next train, try not to mess up again. Finish then go home. Rinse and repeat.

As a trainee there is a lot to learn from other drivers, listening in to some conversations in mess rooms can give you much needed info. Also asking drivers for help in something you don’t understand is helpful. Some trainees don’t talk to experienced drivers which I don’t understand. I’m always...

We got a visit during our training

I have just come out of training school, I’m 44, had two on the course older than me, u will be fine.

It’s the 313 aide memoir I really need if anyone has one on there computer and could email me

Today I started my 313 traction training, I don’t suppose anyone has any hard copies of the traction stuff for a 313 they could email me?

Engineering works, that’s what I wrote as sometimes it’s easier to park the other side of works

brilliant

With GTR you are allowed 3 stations, two you will get will be your home station, then the station where your based. You can ask for a third, if you give a good reason you will get 3. I have 3 stations on my permit.

I know people who have gone into the interview thinking it was in the bag, this attitude came out during the interview, and guess what, they failed.

It’s all about your attitude, if you go in with the wrong attitude they will pick it up straight away and u will fail. Even in the training school they watch your attitude, how you are with your fellow trainees. With the wrong attitude u won’t get far at all.

When asked questions like these you need to remember saying lots of things about safety and communication as these are keywords they will look for. You just have to think like a Driver. Everything on the railway is about safety and communication so saying those as much as you can helps

I am currently on a trainee course and have loved every minute of it, massive amounts of info that needs to be retained but not overly hard to remember. Drove my first train 5 weeks in and really enjoyed it and have driven 3 times since. One of the best decisions I have made only wish I had done...

Whatever u do don’t make anything up, they will dig so deep they will catch you out. Also if your answer is not good enough they will tell you.

I used driving a car as my answer, I drove the Pacific highway and used that. While answering the questions make sure you think like a train driver. I was asked what hazards I was looking for whilst driving and I put myself in a train. Lights, weather, the road in front of me, animals. They ask...

Yes it’s all going well. Loads to take in but been good so far.

I will see u in the school, I am at the school at the moment.

I never had to resist mine and I passed mine 4 years ago and start my course next Monday

One thing I have learnt during trainee driver process is HR do not like constant phone calls on progress, some people I know have been told not to contact them again. Patience is needed in abundance.