cjmw
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I had the call yesterday! 24/06 in Chester
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ThePeakNed
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See you there!I had the call yesterday! 24/06 in Chester
Fantastic news….I had the call yesterday! 24/06 in Chester
Congrats matejohnnymarr
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Any word when the next opening for trainee driver jobs are popping up?
eastersunday
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I heard it was meant to be January but that’s been and gone so who knows now.
eastersunday
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I thought this was maybe the case at Chester, Crewe and Shrewsbury but not Cardiff?
Definitely Cardiff too, trainees currently working from home.
WFH as part of their initial 36 week course? I’m still waiting for a course date.
craigriff
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I've just got mine for Cardiff and a medical date so they are working through them.
When was your DMI if you don’t mind me asking? Assuming you are august recruitment campaign?
Found out I passed the computer tests on 4th Dec, had email on 10th Jan inviting for DMI on 17th Jan. Hope this helps!
craigriff
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02nd Feb so literally quite quick after
Are you an internal TFW employee? Just wondering how they are allocating the courses in terms of priority
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Kaytay87
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People have been saying January but that came and went, so I don’t think anyone truly knows until it goes live
The N. Wales vacancies should be discussed here - https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/tfw-trainee-driver-holyhead-and-machynlleth-21-02-24.263100/
Hi, can I know what's kind of test need to pass to be train driver with TFW?
thank you
johnnymarr
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The thing i struggled with the most was the question ''How would you know as a train driver if you are doing a good job?" - I mean the only thing I could think of was you aren't late to the next station and things like that? Not sure how they expect us to know when we haven't done it before
ThePeakNed
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The less you hear from your manager, the better, is usually a good yardstick
On a serious note. Sometimes you can't help lateness. Your train can be affected by all sorts of things that will incur delays.
The things I went with were how your attendance is monitored, and how you drive trains in accordance to the company's driving policy.
You're also regularly assessed so that usually gives a good indication as to how you're doing.
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ThePeakNed
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Plenty of material right here on this forum for all train driver jobs, not just TfW.
eastersunday
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At this rate I can’t see Cardiff advertising for more trainee drivers. I did hear it was meant to be early this year but it’s March tomorrow. Has anyone heard anything?
I have got my DMI on 7th March and I am trying to study in prep for the interview. I have used the search function to see if there is a thread specifically about the DMI but I haven't found much.
What advice can people give, in particular around lone working and answering questions on the wider team?
What advice can people give, in particular around lone working and answering questions on the wider team?