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Hi there. I lost both of my lives at the psychometric assessments some time ago and wondered if I might have a chance again. I heard that the OPC last changed their tests in 2013 so just wondering

Hi there, I hope this is the correct place for this. My wife painted an awesome picture of the disused spur bridge that branches off the Piccadilly Line west of South Harrow tube station. I hope it's pleasing to anyone in that area!

When I think about the current London Overground (East London Line) I think about how it might have remained part of the Underground had the extension been built sooner. I think it would have been fantastic (for me at least) to see A Stock pull into West Croydon. As silly as it sounds, (trains...

Fill your boots https://jobs.deutschebahngroup.careers/jobs/JobDetail/Station-Assistant-Dispatch/95200 And west croydon: https://jobs.deutschebahngroup.careers/jobs/JobDetail/Station-Assistant-Dispatch/95199 Anyone in the know have an idea of what the salary is? Do ARL have (non-driving)...

I failed tea-occ and dfft today. It was my first attempt on those tests but my second visit to the opc which means I am eliminated for life. I initially was going rue devoting too much time to the Group Bourdon resit or neglecting to realise that two visits = two lives regardless of whether...

Hey there, as I understand it, Central Line drivers work the Waterloo and City line currently but... what happened when class 487 trains were in use? Did the drivers literally go back and forth all day? I can't begin to imagine the monotony if so. Whilst on the subject, what is the most...

Could you describe a day (or brief week) in your transport / rail job? I think it might help us when applying for new jobs - especially with the "why do you want to be a" question... I don't think mine is mention-worthy but I'll put it in: Sign in to garage, check notice of events for...

Hi there. I've had two pre-assessment centre knockbacks for this one and I was wondering whether it was simply due to my location. I live 40-45 minutes away by public transport in the daytime and 40 minutes away by car in the early hours. Here is criteria: Applicants travelling time to the...

So I'm getting an interview for the Croydon Trams sometime in the future. Any advice you could give me about what makes a good tram driver, or any tips about the role in general (or progression options)? Feel free to pm PM me if it's too specific to put on here Cheers

Surprised no-one's already posted this. Fill your boots https://uk.firstgroupcareers.com/vacancy/first-tram-operations-trainee-tram-driver--011248-croydon-tram-depot/11278/description/ Oh, and does any existing drivers know whether they use group bourdon or scaat in the assessment sessions...

In green park tube station my 4 year old son asked what the object on the ceiling was. I think it's just a WiFi router but not about the dangly bits. Any ideas?

Just saw a guy deliberately trap his hand in the closing doors to hold the train and get his mate on. The doors totally closed onto his arm, luckily they opened again. In the time it took me to write this post another train has pulled in that is going to the exact same place (Victoria, from...

Yesterday I got invited to an assessment day in October! However, after immediately telling them that I'd failed my group bourdon with Southern 2 days prior I have since received an email saying that I am unsuccessful. Is this normal? Is it simply because of my assessment with southern?

I don't see a post for this, apologies if there is one. Make sure you don't fail your group bourdon like me this morning! Fill Your Boots https://apply.greateranglia.co.uk/vacancies/3781/

Forgive me if this has already been covered, I did look. When I took the London Overground from Southbury station at 6.18 three evenings in a row I was presented with what looked like a class 315 in greater anglia livery. The inside of the train was in poor condition. Does anyone know if these...

Hi, I have an assessment for groundstaff (mobile operative) coming up soon and I was wondering if anyone already does this job or knows about it: https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/ourcompany/careers/current_vacancies-uk/Groundstaff-positions-3530360?contentId=1926516 My current work aren't too...

Hey there. I had my shunter interview with south western railway yesterday and found out this morning it was a 'no'. The competency interview questions were brutal, I felt I didn't have enough of the right experience to answer them confidently. I already have arrangements in place to start...

I never thought I'd need to ask this question so my apologies. Google maps says there is a six minute walk through waterloo station between the swr mainline and the tube. Is this an error? The bakerloo appears to be only 0.1 miles from the main concourse. I'm looking at places to rent in...

I'm looking at relocating to London and I've been struggling to find out what trainee bus drivers get paid. What I know so far is that arriva pays already-pcv drivers £25-27k (according to its own website), so I presume a trainee is somewhere between that and minimum wage. I also am...

I certainly don't want to encourage people to share more than they feel comfortable with but my question is this: train drivers on here, 1: what career did you move out of before being accepted as a train or tram driver? And 2: what made you want to do it? Are there any miracle stories, I.e...