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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    its basically a simple signals type test its like 5 inputs with a different fucntion and one output and you have to say which input is not working
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    at the assessment center there was 4 test a maths, engish, mechanical comprehension and a falt finding test not too difficult and dont rush them tho its more about getting the answers correct than answering them all there is also a grop task where they look at your team skils and also leadership...
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    Train Rides from Hell

    a few years ago on the front coach of a 318 on a glasgow central to largs service someone throws themself infront of the train close to lochwinnoch i think, felt a bang at my feet as the body was thrown under the train waited about an hour for the BTP to turn up and then about another hour and a...
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    CLosest Railway Stations

    Ardrossan Town to Ardrossan Harbour 35 chains
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    i dont think they do that for everyone i think it just depends on what discipline your doing eg property works i could be wrong tho
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    Have you ever been the only passenger on a train?

    ive been the only passenger on a 318 on the 2315 Glasgow Central to Largs after johnstone a couple of years ago
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    that is pretty crazy when you think about it
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    really the said 10000 at mine then again the application process was still open at that point
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    Advice regarding Scotrail interview

    · What qualities should the ideal train driver possess? Great atttention span and sense of responisbility, excellent time keeping skills and most importantly great memory as you will need to remember the the rule book and the routes you drive What are the main responsibilities of a train...
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    that does suck bud but atleast you can think of it this way over ten thousand people applied and they interviewed 650ish people so thats still a very impressessive stage to have got to :)
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    they confirmed the 10th as the start day to anyone? and Hydro did you all move down on the start day or did you come down the day before or something
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    so how was the open day? find out any new info or just stuff we already knew
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    im sure you will have done great at my interview all the tell us a situation you have done this and the like i kept giving examples at my current job and one of my interviewers asked to to give an example that didnt involve work and at that point i thought that was it for me but i still got...
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    Ticket barriers

    whats the deal with stations like glasgow central high level where there is no automatic ticket barriers (altho they are getting them possibly as soon as september) but at peak times they have station staff and barriers to the platforms for revenue purposes?
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    see the essays are you expected to do them in your spare time or do you get time on the job to write them?
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    im guessing thats where the professional hotel critic part comes from lol oh also thanks for all your advice and knowledge throughout the past few months
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    to be honest it doesnt sound that bad i seem to be the same in my current job never off adn always doing un-soicalble and varied shifts. The fact that its unique sounds pretty cool too and im guessing you go all around the country then? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- well if...
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    that is some very sound advice you have given and its good to hear that as all the stuff you hear and read from NR doesnt seem to mention much after the apprenticeship out of curiosity how big a jump did you make when you finished the apprenticeship also am i correct to believe you work on the...
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    i answered something along the lines of i have always wanted to work on the railway and this apprenticeship comes with good recomendations and our pretty much guaranteed a job at the end of it and my interviewers gave me a very realistic talk about budget cuts and stuff and told me not to think...
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    Network Rail Apprenticeships

    is your area electrified by OHL? if so ask like what the situation is for an emergency like an accident or a OHL gets damaged and stuff also if they ask you about why you want to do E&P talk about things like the GWML electrification and how OHL is the future and that NR have a 20-30%...

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