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Wow, the customer service thing is news to me!?! I didn’t think that train drivers get that much exposure to the customers?

It does outway it. Good point.

Although the psychometric tests give no indication whatsoever that said applicant has evidenced interest in the rail industry.

Although, what I would say, is if two applications were identical and one had showed that they had made independent efforts to become well versed in the rail industry, this must get looked upon more favourably than the one who had not?

Great advice! Thank you.

Thank you. To broaden my question, other courses are Certificate | EAL Level 3 in Traction and Rolling Stock systems | NTAR 3104 Train radio and cab safety systems Train systems and schematic drawings There are others too, but my question is would these help an individual with their...

My Gosh this would be helpful. Even if you could give a brief outline (due to lack of time), this would be both fascinating and extremely useful! Please do!!

Hello all. I appreciate and understand that there are no ‘quick fixes’ or guarantees to help your application with any rail companies but I see that there are various courses out there that offer courses that look as if they could help. For example...

Very underestimated!

Hi all, Are the chances of success for a train driver role greater if you already work for that particular rail company, or does it differ from company to company?

Hi all. I’ve seen various vacancies for trainee drivers for both passenger trains and for freight - is one more difficult to get ‘in’ than the other?

Thank you for this very helpful and uplifting reply!

No problem - Shrewsbury is my closest depot....by quite some way. Why do you ask?

Trainee Driver at Chester. The SQI is Chester / Shrewsbury.

This really was incredibly helpful, thank you so very much for it.

Ooh this is such a tough one.....I have applied for the trainee Drivers job and really want it...but think I probably stand more chance of getting a 'Service Quality Inspector' that has been posted as I speak Welsh....but don't know what to do as I don't want to jeopardise the Drivers...

This made me giggle!!!

Thank you for this. Just to clarify: The work colleague of the armed police officer was the one whose personal statement was only five lines?

I’m intrigued as to what criteria is looked upon favourably in the application - is it more what qualifications and relevant employment history you have or is it how impressive your personal statement is? Can anyone shed some light on this, please?

Hi all. I live near Shrewsbury and Chester. Other than TFW, please can I ask who else I should be keeping an eye on for vacancies?