thelongestroad
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GWR has several OH offices, it could be somewhere else.
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GWR - Train Manager / Conductor Recruitment and Discussion
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Reading, Swindon, Plymouth.
It's a strange thing, as all they have to do (being a TOC) is have an authority to travel email - this is what GTR and SWR do.
More the need for if the medical is not at the depot someone is going to be situated.
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Leon Tallis
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Elizabeth line contactless will be cheaper. The return would be off-peak.
Someone has a medical, and I told them that travel would be included as the medical is not at the location offered.
Clearly, I got it wrong.
A single peak from Paddington to Reading is around 34.00, off peak around £16.00 on GWR services.
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Leon Tallis
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Just trying to help
Not doubting it at all.
And you weren't wrong. Turns out ontactless is 14.70 on a GWR service.
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singjungle
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Hello, does anyone know if Paddington will be recruiting for Train Managers this year?
Hi have you finally started? Do you think you could please let me know what you are doing as training? Thanks
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Hi have you finished your training yet? Thanks
I'm not with GWR.
Typically, training is a 'Personal Track Safety' course at a rail operations centre. It's mainly in relation to dealing with track safety, evacuations, emergency switch offs, lineblocks, signalling, fires, collisions, etc, etc for which you will receive a 'safety critical work licence'.
After being certified you are sent back to your depot for traction training, route learning and so on.
You will need to be deemed 'competent' before being sent out on your own.
There will be regular assessments carried out on you for the 1st year after you have become fully productive to assess your competency. Assessments will continue at regular intervals throughout the year after (but not as many), and every 3 years you will revisit your full PTS competency.
HTH
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jonesy2026
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Hi, this is very good to know thank you for publishing this information. I have just applied and passed the online SJT online and been invited for the online tets. I believe there is a numerical test (which im most worried about) TCT, SCAAT and RAAT tets. Would you happen to know how many questions there will be on the numerical, and if timed? thank you
TheSwarm2012
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My timeline to hopefully give some of you lot in pools some hope
May applied
October interview
Email a few days later saying successful and in the pool
December got the phone call asking to start in April 2026
Had another call asking if I can start Feb 2026 instead
Did the medical first week of Jan
Contract sent and signed pretty much straight after
May applied
October interview
Email a few days later saying successful and in the pool
December got the phone call asking to start in April 2026
Had another call asking if I can start Feb 2026 instead
Did the medical first week of Jan
Contract sent and signed pretty much straight after
vc99
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Amazing stuff. What depot you applied for?
jonesy2026
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hi there does anyone know how hard the numerical test is? my weak spot has to be maths and im finding the thought of this quite daunting
These numericals have time restrictions. It's all accuracy and speed. You're not expected to finish all the questions but there is a minimum you'll need to meet.
Example; the cost of a single Y is Z, a package consists of half a dozen Y. A customer gets 5% off if ordering 10 packages, and 15% off if ordering 20 packages. How much will the customer pay for 35 packages?
This is just an example and not an actual question you may be asked but they are along these lines.
Try not to worry too much about it and gove it a go. Don't spend too much time working out an answer.
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Example; the cost of a single Y is Z, a package consists of half a dozen Y. A customer gets 5% off if ordering 10 packages, and 15% off if ordering 20 packages. How much will the customer pay for 35 packages?
This is just an example and not an actual question you may be asked but they are along these lines.
Try not to worry too much about it and gove it a go. Don't spend too much time working out an answer.
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TheSwarm2012
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Bristol TM
Frenchy7119
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I did a few you tube videos before doing it, just to refresh on working out % and areas etc which will help! It’s multi choice as welll which make easier! Also there are a lot of question and prob won’t get to the end I didn’t, so if struggling just move onto the next question making sure you answer the one ones that you can! Good luck,
They are recruiting now.
Frenchy7119
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Yes I think the advert went out this week for London
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Paddington TM is on this weeks Internal Board, haven't checked the site for externals yet
singjungle
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Thanks all
jonesy2026
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thank you for your help in answering this, iv just done it and found it very hard... we shall see
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thank you, iv just done it and I thought it was fairly difficult we shall see.. haven't received an email for the next test yet...
Frenchy7119
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Yea I thought too but that may not mean a lot !!! Well he luck let us know
singjungle
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Hi Frenchy7119, do you remember if you had to do the SCAAT and RAAT tests for GWR train manager applications, or whether anyone else knows? I'm quite worried about the potential of having to do the SCAAT test with the whole only being able to fail it two times rule
Hi chap, I believe I can help here. Yes, GWR require the OPC psychometric tests. However I can confirm that if you've done them within the last two years and passed, and they're recorded on the official OPC in London database, they will allow you to carry these and thus avoid having to sit them again for this particular campaign.
As for failing two times - that doesn't count for Guards / TMs / Conductors OPC psychometrics, only driver testing has the two strikes and you're out regime. I've sat the guards/TMs OPC psychometrics at least ten times and passed them all (do not ask why...) and can assure you there's no limit.
Frenchy7119
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The two time rule is only for Driver I think! I did it a few time for TFW and failed it twice and failed it it first time at GWR passed after that but yea I found SCAAT the hardest, but it last down to practise! I bought some
Books on line which you can practice with
Books on line which you can practice with
Because you passed them it doesn't matter. The RAAT/SCAAT/TCT/TST do have a limit (2 attempts I believe with GWR). First fail 6 months wait, second fail 12 month wait and then exclusion.
Unlike a driver, the fail doesn't apply across all TOCs.
Because you didn't fail, these rules didn't apply. Of course, happy to be corrected if I'm wrong on this.
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Yes, they're not straight forward but I didn't want to add that in the initial reply. Were they similar to the example, or different?
And of course, good luck!
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ashley1707
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Hi everyone, I have am through to interview stage and came across this forum while doing my prep. Any advice for the interview? It’s the stage I am most nervous about as I seem to always struggle in an interview scenario. Any help on questions I am likely to face and length of interview would be greatly appreciated
You have to pass the group assessment to progress.
Interview is competency based.... customer service, safety, difficult decisions/situations, changed someones mind, motivation for applying etc, etc.
Note : these aren't the questions but just a pointer. Different depots may have different questions.
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Interview is competency based.... customer service, safety, difficult decisions/situations, changed someones mind, motivation for applying etc, etc.
Note : these aren't the questions but just a pointer. Different depots may have different questions.
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Hello everyone,
I was offered a start date in March, which I accepted. Uniform and Medicals are all done, I was just wondering if uniform is provided on the very first day of training, or I’ll need to go shopping for some extra bits so I can look smart while I wait for uniform issue? Thank you for your kind replies.
I was offered a start date in March, which I accepted. Uniform and Medicals are all done, I was just wondering if uniform is provided on the very first day of training, or I’ll need to go shopping for some extra bits so I can look smart while I wait for uniform issue? Thank you for your kind replies.
Frenchy7119
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I my mate was a host and he went to his station on day one and it was there for him and then went to
Training after that!
What station mate