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    A career as a signaller

    I didn't say they were the rules! But that's what seems to happen. I suspect that if your base was to be Basingstoke ROC it may be different. I've sent you a PM
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    A career as a signaller

    Didn't you get contract stuff when they sent you conditional acceptance? That's all you get I think. As I understand it they expect everyone to stay in a hotel anyway. I know someone who lived 25 minutes from York and he had a hotel.
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    Signaller training in York.

    What are the dress requirements at sig school?
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    Southwest trains interview

    It would help someone give you relavant advice if you gave an indication of the position you are going for.
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    It's an extreme 'tube line in West London' that goes out to Reading all stations every few minutes. Yes it's easier to compartmentalise it like that on paper, but provides no redundancy for the GWML which would effectively be 2 track only from Reading to Paddington. That has huge implications...
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    A career as a signaller

    You follow people's advice about reevaluating what you have submitted and make it better. This is still about behaviours though - if a problem occurs in a safety critical environment (any - not just signalling) the last thing you want anyone to do is be defensive to protect themselves rather...
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    A career as a signaller

    I hope that are able to get some feedback. However I would be careful to speculate that HR are not applying the same criteria to everyone. Modern HR in large companies is all about being fair, which is precisely why a candidate can be short listed for one opportunity, and miss out on another...
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    New Signaller Assessment News

    I did my assessment last year through the normal system and it was pretty comprehensive and under controlled conditions. If its done as an online test how can they ensure the identity of the person undertaking the test rather than a third party?
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    Getting a Train Cleaning Job, Unbelievable!!!!!

    ^^^^ This ^^^^ I'm older and didn't have computers at school. However I've embraced technology and that keeps me relevant to the modern world. If I think back to what our local newsagent's shop was called by most people when I was a kid it makes me shudder now. Does anyone really think we...
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    Unexpected Visitors To Signal Boxes

    Can you tell me what a TDAC is please?
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    A career as a signaller

    The login part of the site is the old one - that hasn't changed. It seems to work, but sometimes you have to clear your browser cache to make it work!
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    Signaller training in York.

    I obviously missed that then. Even at the interview the only one wearing a tie was the overdressed me! Cant imagine slippers in a ROC! Anyway, what is the point in wearing a tie? Personally even in a customer facing role I don't want to see someone wearing a tie. I want them to listen and be...
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    Signaller training in York.

    Not sure that there is a uniform - didn't appear to be at TVSC anyway. Smart casual is probably the best bet.
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    Signaller training in York.

    Is a rail ticket given an 'anytime' one? i.e can you travel early Monday morning rather than late Sunday when the trains are slower?
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    careers

    Rick - I've sent you a PM
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    I need to choose between 2 jobs train driver/Police officer...

    Its more than possible to change careers later in life - much more so than the media would have you believe. Indeed as technology changes many accountants will become automated too, so changing careers 3 times in one's life might well become the norm. I'm over 50 and and going to become a...
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    Christmas Closure, Paddington to Ealing

    Can someone tell us what work is being undertaken in this closure period on this section? There was something on the news which implied a new flyover was being commissioned, but wasn't clear about where that was exactly. I've had a search about but haven't been able find anything.
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    Online Signaller application

    Yes - after I had all sorts of trouble and spoke to HR its something they know about. Make sure you copy the answers to the questions into a word processor, so that when you try again you cab beat the time out. This is probably easier on a PC.
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    Creation of class 230 DEMUs from ex-LU D78s by Vivarail

    to all the people who want this to fail - would you rather travel in one of these or a Pacer or a crappy old Northern 150?

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