Northern Rail- Wigan and man

[MrsSundayMorn]

Best of luck to all those starting tomorrow! Happy new job day!

 

[hidden]

Yes, all very exciting and very real now. See y'all tommorow!

 

[johnsonr380]

Big good luck to everyone starting tomorrow !

 

[302PS]

Good luck to all starting tomorrow and all waiting on the call, they're getting down the list now surely

 

[Beveridges]

Yes, all the best to everybody. But it does get boring after a while, believe you me.

Yes, the rules and regs is the best part of 15 weeks (?) doing that five days a week certainly would get boring!

 

[Kenni]

Hi guys and girls. Good luck with this course, I know a chap who is starting the course tomorrow as he in internal and he is a top bloke! All the best!

 

[jimmy key]

My new school day starts tomorrow at vic. No pointing and gigging at the new boy please. Sooo looking forward to this new move from the depot and meeting up with some new faces, and of course all the guys still waiting for the call, hang on in there im sure it won't be to long.

 

[johnsonr380]

My new school day starts tomorrow at vic. No pointing and gigging at the new boy please. Sooo looking forward to this new move from the depot and meeting up with some new faces, and of course all the guys still waiting for the call, hang on in there im sure it won't be to long.

Good luck Jimmy, let us know how you get on

 

[hughavinalaf]

My new school day starts tomorrow at vic. No pointing and gigging at the new boy please. Sooo looking forward to this new move from the depot and meeting up with some new faces, and of course all the guys still waiting for the call, hang on in there im sure it won't be to long.

I met your colleagues on the induction today,a great,and varied....bunch,its gonna be a good course enjoy!

 

[brassy]

Hello, does enybody on here know how i can get a pts
sponsor. Ive done my medical, but the guy that was sponsoring me has let me down. Been trawling the net without eny success.

 

[jimmy key]

Good luck Jimmy, let us know how you get on

Cheers matey. Will do.

 

[gholi06]

Good luck jimmy. As one of the guys and gals on hold waiting to get that one call wish you all the best. Nice to see things moving on, gives the rest of us some hope.

 

[302PS]

There's light at the tunnel now gholi

 

[gholi06]

Yeah 302. I can almost hear the whistle from the tunnel. Fingers crossed!

 

[Red18]

Welcome on board everyone heading to Bolton.
You'll love it.
More to learn that you think but put the work in and you'll do ok.

See you there maybe.

 

[Llama]

Agreed, probably more hard work than some people realise. Don't be of the opinion that 'you've cracked it' just because you are on the training course. People can and have failed. If you put the work in you will be ok.

Buckle up!

 

[302PS]

I will when they let me

 

[Sunday_mornin]

Agreed, probably more hard work than some people realise. Don't be of the opinion that 'you've cracked it' just because you are on the training course. People can and have failed. If you put the work in you will be ok.

Buckle up!

Today marked the end of my classroom based learning, barring some simulator training and driving on the private line next week, I'm done and ready for my A&V exam.

Llama is correct, the course is infinitely more challenging and intense than most will imagine, getting the job was a walk in the park by comparison.

Having said that, it's been an excellent experience.

 

[302PS]

Oooosh good luck Sunday! Sure you won't need it

 

[Sunday_mornin]

Oooosh good luck Sunday! Sure you won't need it

Cheers Pal, I'm a walking Rule Book now what can possibly go wrong :-/

 

[leigh1990]

What assessments do you have to do on the conductor course? Is there a final assessment at the end what you need to pass? Knowing my luck i would get that far and end up failing that then be out of a job!

 

[hidden]

What assessments do you have to do on the conductor course? Is there a final assessment at the end what you need to pass? Knowing my luck i would get that far and end up failing that then be out of a job!

Numerous assessments throughout the course, I have one tommorow infact!

 

[leigh1990]

Numerous assessments throughout the course, I have one tommorow infact!

Are they easy to do if you knuckle down and concentrate? Is there many people that fail the courses?

 

[MrsSundayMorn]

Why are you on here and not revising hidden haha!!!

 

[Red18]

Best of luck with the next phase Sunday.
I can't believe how quickly the course passes. It seems like only yesterday we were all talking about the Group Bourdon tests!

 

[Andrew32]

Are they easy to do if you knuckle down and concentrate?

I should think it would help if you did listen and concentrate

 

[Llama]

Best of luck with the next phase Sunday.
I can't believe how quickly the course passes. It seems like only yesterday we were all talking about the Group Bourdon tests!

Wait til you start your practical handling hours. 230 hours sounds a lot when you are staring at the thick end of it. But what if I told you that by the end of the first week (four days) you might be more than 10% through?!
Get yourself some alcohol hand wash, you will be glad of that. Enjoy, and listen to what your DTM and instructor will tell you at the beginning of it all, and make sure you keep reading your stuff all the way through your handling - it is your responsibility to keep your rules and traction knowledge up to speed for your FCA (passout), whilst amassing complete route knowledge to the level of your instructor's.
This is also where you hope that everything goes belly-up, ie when you are out driving with us so you can see how to deal with it first hand. But guess what, it never usually does, until you are out on your own at least.
You will form good friendships at the depot too, usually with your DTM, instructor and plenty of others. Every depot has a broad spectrum - the vast majority of drivers are thoroughly decent, there are one or two rascals and a sprinkling of space cadets as you would expect anywhere.
Happy journeys.

 

[302PS]

Is there many going to picc? Everyone seems to be talking bout Victoria

 

[Sunday_mornin]

Yeah some do go to Picc but it is usually a much lower number compared to Vic. I personally think Vic need a break from further recruitment to let them catch up.

 

[302PS]

That's alright for to say haha
I would prefer picc but I'll take what I'm given