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    Hanson & Hall/Branch Line Society 'Thanet Thunderer' Class 50 railtour on 31st July

    Hi all , do we have any confirmed timings for the tour ? Booked on from Leicester but slightly concerned no tickets arrived yet ! many thanks all , looking forward to a good day out
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    Shunter/mobileopreative

    3x assessment’s Maths Mechanical knowledge English I found the mechanical knowledge the hardest, as it was more to do with forces and weights and angles etc. You have to pass all three to progress. Good luck !
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    Db cargo, mobile operative

    That’s a shame , sorry to hear that. I have no mechanical background, and when I seen that test I just thought I wouldn’t have a clue ! I basically just looked at each Question logically , but they did say it’s something you can learn. I would assume books can be had, forces , friction etc. Was...
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    Db cargo, mobile operative

    Hopefully your interview went well, I had a start date with DB as a mobile operative for east mids for April , but training was put on hold. Hopefully if they are interviewing, that’s a positive step in the right direction for me too. All the best
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    WMT recruiting

    The way EMR do it was Paper tests Video interview Computer tests I didn’t get passed the video interview unfortunately, but you live and learn. I just find it disappointing when am limited because of my height. I could understand if it was for safety reasons, but it has never been a issue before.
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    WMT recruiting

    Looking at this position and have some questions, I was successful last year in passing the paper tests for a drivers role with EMR but never got the chance to take it any further , would you put this down as taking the OPC tests ? Also the height restrictions, I am over the threshold for height...
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    DB Cargo mobile operative - Toton

    I was successful in the interview stage with DB for this position for the east mids and had a start date in April , boots ordered too ! Due to the pandemic, understandably it was all halted. Hopefully soon I hear some encouraging news , as more companies get back to work.
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    EMT Trainee Driver Vacancies - Northants

    Also didn’t make the cut this time , even though I thought I did okay at the video interview given the time frame and nerves, oh well at least I have stage 1 under my belt. Good luck to everyone else. Could it be that being on here and possibly having a edge over other candidates has gone...
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    EMT Trainee Driver Vacancies - Northants

    Afternoon everyone, I took the tests on Tuesday afternoon and received my email today to say I passed ! I thought the glop test would have got me , so am really pleased. Having gone through the test paper for stage 2 , to the people who have sat it , would you say stage 2 is more difficult? My...
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    Body found at Paddington

    He was a very good artist and a inspiration to young people who wanted to learn about art and being creative. sadly this is what drugs can do. R.I.P
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    Maybank - Riverside - whats your record? (HST only)

    may i just say actually in real life if you are on the straight it is possible to build up power from notch one then when in motion straight through to notch 5, north from leicester is the best for this 8-)
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    internet on the move

    hi everyone, this wont make a lot of sense but here we go!, when i go on my rail rover am going to be in firstclass. what i want to no is are there any devices (blackberry???) that i could use whilst am on the move and also in the first class lounges, to keep up to date with the rail gen and...
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    Maybank - Riverside - whats your record? (HST only)

    6m 48seconds , not breaking any speed limits nor tripping brake demands
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    where to go in glasgow?

    Thankyou for the very informative responce! i am from leicester, and i need to get that pendo back at that time so i can get home! so your saying i could leave central, walk to qstreet and get a service to perth and back in time for my pendo back to london? that would be great, i just want to...
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    where to go in glasgow?

    hi people, as the name states, am going to glasgow central in may on my first class ALR . i arrive in glasgow at 12.45, any suggestions for trips up there that have first class? i need to leave glasgow at 16.46 to get back down to london. I no its pretty random but any ideas would be very...
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    class 90 diagram

    is it still running in may? am doing this on my rail rover and i want to get some 90 haulage in! thanks for the reply's , any ideas with the s&c drags? thanks again
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    class 90 diagram

    hello everyone, just need some info please, could anyone remind me what times the 90 is off birmingham in the afternoon? i cant remember! also if anyone has the times the pendos are getting diverted over the s&c at weekends that would be great. thankyou in advance
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    a race to ramsgate

    how long would you say that would take? 3 hours? give or take?
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    a race to ramsgate

    london what so ever, should make it more interesting, also who ever gets there last, the other person has to send them to a location of their choice the next day so if i win am going to send him dovey junc or somewhere really remote! :-P
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    a race to ramsgate

    hello everyone, next year me and my brother are going on a all line rail rover , and to make it a bit more fun we are going to do a top gear style race, we both have to get from leicester to ramsgate the quickest by any means necessary. but the catch is we are not allowed to go via london which...

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