Hi,Sorry to jump in on your post but i'm sure this question has been asked lots so didn't want to fill the feed up. Basically I'm due to leave the Military in a couple of months after spending 6 years as an Air Traffic Controller in the Navy. I was looking to start a job on the railways (GWR) as it seems like a nice change and was hoping to become a driver eventually like everyone else I'd imagine. I was wondering what the best way to become a driver is, I was thinking about applying to become a ticket inspector and then working up through to Guard/Train Manager and then onto driver as this seems like logical progression but not sure if this is the best way about it. Also do train crews get a preference on what routes they work, is it varied or is it the same ones every day? Thanks in advance for any help it's much appreciated.
HiMorning,
I am currently on page 30 of this particular forum and started my journey to become a "Trainee Train Driver" in Aug 2019, after researching, trawling TOCs and job sites for a Trainee Train driver job for almost 9 years, all the information and answers to the majority of questions are amongst these pages.
I personally am now awaiting medical having passed all the previous interviews and assessments and this is the 3rd post I have written, on different threads, simply because taking the time and effort of reading through these pages most definitely answer all the questions anyone wanting to become a train driver should need from any walk of life/experience or background.
If a question needs asking then for sure ask it but I recommend taking the time reading most, if not all, of these pages to see if the question has been answered previously.
Good luck on your journey if you pursue it. Go for it
Did you find how to become train driver ?? Yet if yes plzz guide me too I want to be train driver too Thnx .Hi all,
I currently work for arriva as a bus driver and have been for a while , I've always wanted to become a train driver and feel the experience I've gain as a bus driver could benefit me by transferring my skills to the trains.
I've been searching high and low for the last year for a trainee train driver position, but with no joy.
Does anyone have any tips of the direction I need to go in?
Hi
Can you guide me or send me the link where they train trainee drivers
I am looking for nearly 2 years and I can't find any website to be train driver
Ive just sent you a couple of dms. Not sure if you'll be able to reply as Im sure you have post 5 times on the forum first. Let me know if you get them.I am new to this forum. I applied for the job of train driver for Transport For Wales (TFW) in February and had a telephone interview in September. I have a face-to face interview next week. Please could someone give me some advice on the types of questions that will be asked, if there is any pre-reading material that people suggest and what types of things I should know about the company. Thank-you in advance.
Thank you Robbie, I've read and replied to your message.Ive just sent you a couple of dms. Not sure if you'll be able to reply as Im sure you have post 5 times on the forum first. Let me know if you get them.
Sorry to hear, did they say which part of the simulator test? I know it's scenario based so was there any scenario he failed on or jus a general fail?
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/mmi.193708/#post-4249976Hi, is there a comprehensive list of MMI questions on this thread? I have compiled about 20 unique questions so far across multiple threads and forums and haven't come across all of the ones I had in my MMI last year!!!
Thanks, but already got those ones.
One of your two lives have been used for enhanced assessments unfortunately, however as you’ve met the national standard, both lives are in-tact for this. You can apply to other TOCs who assess to the national standard whenever they’re recruiting, but will have to wait 6-months before applying to a TOC or FOC who use the enhanced standard.Quick question. I’ve just attended a first assessment for freightliner. Received results today which said I’d passed to national standard but not to freightliner enhanced standard. Just wondering where this leaves me as to applying for other jobs with other companies? Also would this count as 1 of my 2 allowed fails or not as I passed to national standard? Any help would be greatly appreciated
This happened to me last year. Passed all assessments including MMI, but failed DMI. Yes it's a fail/unsuccessful for role. I was given no interview feedback.Quick question, quite new to the industry-
What happens if you have passed the initial Train Driver Assessment including MMI then fail the Driver Manager Interview? Guessing this will make you unsuccessful for that role?
Is it then a case of continuing to apply to other companies and will having passed the Assessment Center give you an advantage for these roles?
You’re almost there in terms of the psychometric assessments definitely, because once you have these, you don’t have to retake them for (usually) at least 3-years. The psychometrics are the only assessments whereby you have the two lives rule (including the MMI). If you don’t get offered a job after a DMI you will usually be fast tracked to this stage the next time you apply to any TOC or FOC as long as you get past their papersift or other criteria they may have when inviting candidates to assessment centres (some don’t have a sift at this stage, such as Freightliner).Quick question- I'm under the impression that once you get through the Assesment Center you are almost there, my question is what happens if you fail the Manager Interview?
Where do all those people go whom have passed but are not recruited? Do most eventually make it?
Gotta agree with this. I passed the psychometric tests and failed at dmi. After that , I was offered a dmi at three different toc's. Two within 4-5 months and one a year after . I actually applied for the one that offered it a year after , within four months , just that they seem to have left me on hold while the testing phase was ongoing.You’re almost there in terms of the psychometric assessments definitely, because once you have these, you don’t have to retake them for (usually) at least 3-years. The psychometrics are the only assessments whereby you have the two lives rule (including the MMI). If you don’t get offered a job after a DMI you will usually be fast tracked to this stage the next time you apply to any TOC or FOC as long as you get past their papersift or other criteria they may have when inviting candidates to assessment centres (some don’t have a sift at this stage, such as Freightliner).
My next point decides opinion, but I speak from experience and am fairly confident in what I say; You’re naturally more desirable if you have assessment passes under your belt as it’s one less logistical issue for the company to worry about. I have heard of some TOCs and FOCs asking candidates to retake psychometric assessments though so beware (GWR and DB Cargo being two), although I passed my assessments with SWT/Freightliner and didn’t have to retake any for either DB or GWR, and subsequently went on to become a trainee driver with GWR.
Getting a job offer is just the start of it to be honest (there’s a medical too, which naturally people worry about). If you’re offered a job, put your life on hold for at least a year as you’ll basically be back at school and having assessments non-stop from being recruited to passing out (even then you’ll have assessments whilst you’re still newly qualified).
Where do all those people go whom have passed but are not recruited? Do most eventually make it?