• Our booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk (powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!

Search results

  1. A

    overnight?

    Hi all, Quick question, any drivers/conductors/train managers ever stay in digs overnight? I assumed that staff started and returned to their depot at end of every shift but a couple of posts on here have got me asking this question. Appreciate all answers, no matter how short
  2. A

    conductor to Driver?

    Hello, Any advise on how easy/hard it is to go from conductor to driver? or even train manager? Just how easy or hard is it to swap between tocs? (in same roles) just asking as i like to know my career choices and options before i pursue a career in this industry. thanks.
  3. A

    Northern Employees

    Hello everyone Any Northern conductors out there able to answer a question or two? 1 Do employees get free travel on all services operated by parent company arriva? Or is it just Northern and gc. 2 What are the holiday/annual leave entitlements and how are they allocated? Choose your...
  4. A

    How long?

    Hi all, Recently attended an assessment day with emt. Just received my results from the "scaat" and "raat" tests that I took on the day. I passed them both, but wasn't successful (probably tried that little bit too hard l) Anyone know how long the tests are valid for? Thanks in advance...
  5. A

    SCAAT and RAAT

    Hi People, Any tips on.... How many characters in 1 row on scaat test and how many rows? How big is the sheet? Have been given the "opc assessment leaflet" has 31 characters in a row and 10 rows, the are fairly well spread out. Is this similar to the real thing? Raat test, How big is...
  6. A

    EMT Assessment day

    Hi All, I am new to this site and as with many others am trying to get into the rail industry. I have currently applied for a role as conductor with my local toc and got passed initial application. I was the asked to do a video interview and after review they have invited me to an assessment...

Top