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    Trivia: - Football Grounds furthest from a Railway Station

    Leigh Sports Village (Man utd u23's play there).
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    Been offered a job as a Signaller (grade 2)

    tbh if a job offer meant me walking out without giving the notice I'd just do it, ring in some sickies or something, book owed leave etc. Especially if it was a job where if it was the other way round they'd be sending you to clear a desk & escorted off with no notice.
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    What will the new Chester-Manchester service look like?

    So there'll only be 1 tph Manc-L'pool via Newton-le-Willows ? so Merseyrail have taken over a station & are doing a whole load of development work for 1 train per hour hour to Liverpool, at the moment there are 2 with the airport service, I know it's over the merseyside boundary but it seems...
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    Signaller - Fiddlers Ferry and Monks Siding boxes

    had my rejection email for fiddlers ferry
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    Signaller - Fiddlers Ferry and Monks Siding boxes

    Anyone heard anything regarding Fiddlers Ferry yet ? mine is on 'Test Completed.'
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    UK to Italy + Vehicle

    limited on what you can take though, we take bikes, fishing gear & plenty other stuff too. went Millau a couple of years ago, coming back left 7:30am & stopped in Paris for 4 hours, 70 euro tank got us to Baiie de Somme(not empty) where filled up again & got home with about 1/2 tank left so...
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    UK to Italy + Vehicle

    currently on hold in sunny France (Vendee) & would love to go back to Italy next year but 2/3 days drive with 3 kids not enjoyable at all. Someone has suggested the train & put the car on as well, it's easy enough as foot passengers via Paris but how do you go about planning it to include taking...
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    The 45 minutes to a depot rule.

    Having this problem with a few lately, Blackburn 47mins, Blackpool was 50. I always find that Google Maps gives slightly longer times which in these cases rules me out based on a couple of minutes. I got to Manc Piccadilly in just over 20 minutes last week but then it took me 1 1/2 hours...
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    Northern BLACKBURN trainee drivers

    Anyone know the postcode for the depot ? i.e. the place that they use to determine the travelling distance/time, using Blackburn Station on Google I'm getting 47 minutes travelling time.
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    Signaller - Fiddlers Ferry and Monks Siding boxes

    I completed the 70 question thing the other day & the application timed out, took a while because I was having to put details in the boxes after answering yes to questions. ANNOYING. I guess I'll have to create a word doc at the same time & paste the answers on it because apparently you have to...
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    TPE QUALIFIED Conductor - Preston

    I had a telephone interview with TPE for trainee & looking at the feedback she pretty much found fault with my answer to EVERY question. The feedback from an interview I attended with Northern only highlighted 1 thing .. That I had gone against procedure to rush my workload, I know exactly...
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    Northern Rail Trainee Conductor Manchester

    they may well be the only 2 now, the only other they were doing was the saville one but I believe the jury was out on it somewhat, the op who got the interview may be able to tell you, when I got to interview I still had valid results from December.
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    Northern Rail Trainee Conductor Manchester

    Best of luck with it, do the research, stay focused, in the group exercise try not to be overpowering or a shrinking violet.
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    Northern - trainee vacancies at Blackpool

    Location & Size of Population in surrounding area ? Meaning less that are within the travel area. I live between L'pool & Manc close to M6 so have easy enough access to Blackpool but am outside of the permitted travel time by about 8 minutes. I would've applied tbh if I'd have been within...
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    My SCAAT results, any good?

    seems someone likes them on the somewhat hefty side.
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    Megabus Allocations

    it was only a couple of weeks ahead of the date, think it was 1st seat booked from there for that journey as next 1 to book paid £27 (someone I know).
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    Megabus Allocations

    My Manc/ Lille return for 50p was a fantastic deal, I'd have gone in with the luggage tbh for that
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    Trainee Conductor at Man Pic -how long to wait?

    Just called them because I hadn't heard anything & 15 days since the interview, wanted to make sure I hadn't missed a call etc. Got the 'Sorry but you have been unsuccessful' email minutes later. Absolutely gutted tbh ... like seriously gutted. I've asked for feedback as unsure if I have to...
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    Trainee Conductor at Man Pic -how long to wait?

    Saville test is 1 that creates a profile of you, there's a similar SHL 1, Northern switched to the Saville 1 in about November las year but not sure that any other TOCs have.
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    Trainee Conductor at Man Pic -how long to wait?

    Good Luck with that, so the 6 month rule kicks in then .. thats unfortunate when they seem to be on a recruitment drive with quite a few positions, there were a couple in the group exercise with me that 1 had been I think he said twice before (last time in December) & 1 that was an internal...

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