TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

[Luna78]

Congrats on been invited to the assessment day

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Has anyone heard anything yet from Manchester vacancies yet

Same, still waiting for Manchester.

 

[alliekt]

Ive been invited to an assessment day next week! Its such notice so please any advice would be welcomed!! It states that I'll have both paper and computer tests, along with a interview!

 

[jordan22]

If it was a choice between morning and afternoon you will only be sitting the paper testing. Otherwise it would be a full day.

Thankyou!

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Ive been invited to an assessment day next week! Its such notice so please any advice would be welcomed!! It states that I'll have both paper and computer tests, along with an interview!

Congrats! Can I ask which location you applied for?

 

[Ryanc18]

Ive been invited to an assessment day next week! Its such notice so please any advice would be welcomed!! It states that I'll have both paper and computer tests, along with an interview!

Utilise this forum mate - some good advice on here. The material they send out also gives an idea but the real tests are slightly different.

I’m at the assessment next week as have to re-sit the Tea Occ as I have a previous pass

 

[alliekt]

Thankyou!

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Congrats! Can I ask which location you applied for?

Thank you!! Liverpool Talent Pool

 

[mr92]

Thank you!! Liverpool Talent Pool

Hi I’ve been invited to the assessment day next week also but only able to choose either a morning or afternoon slot. Are doing the full day then?

 

[alliekt]

Hi I’ve been invited to the assessment day next week also but only able to choose either a morning or afternoon slot. Are doing the full day then?

Its half day for me too! What date are you going?

 

[AshLightfoot]

Thank you!! Liverpool Talent Pool

Good luck bud

Still waiting to hear anything for Manchester over here....Hopefully something soon

 

[mr92]

Its half day for me too! What date are you going?

If it’s half day think only do the paper part as someone said above. Wednesday afternoon I’m going. Yourself?

 

[alliekt]

If it’s half day think only do the paper part as someone said above. Wednesday afternoon I’m going. Yourself?

Me too!! I missed that, but it didn't state it in the email, just what tests we will be doing. So, will it be if we are successful at this stage, we will be invited back to complete the others?

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Good luck bud

Still waiting to hear anything for Manchester over here....Hopefully something soon

Hope you hear something soon!!

 

[mr92]

Me too!! I missed that, but it didn't state it in the email, just what tests we will be doing. So, will it be if we are successful at this stage, we will be invited back to complete the others?

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Hope you hear something soon!!

Yeah true probably best practice both just incase and yeah

 

[BlueMike26]

Invited to an assessment centre for Manchester next week.

 

[Luna78]

Invited to an assessment centre for Manchester next week.

Me too

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Same but I'm unable to attend so I've asked for alternative dates

 

[AshLightfoot]

Me too Wednesday Morning I've gone for

 

[LouG]

Just wondering how long it takes for results to come back after the first set of paper tests. Just done them today.

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Just wondering how long it takes for results to come back after the first set of paper tests. Just done them today.

Normally about 7-10 days

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Recruitment were unable to offer me later dates so I'm out of this round. Hopefully they advertise again in the summer.

Good luck to all.

 

[Kooch]

Normally about 7-10 days

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Recruitment were unable to offer me later dates so I'm out of this round. Hopefully they advertise again in the summer.

Good luck to all.

Sorry to hear that mate, always a really good contributor on here!

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Sorry to hear that mate, always a really good contributor on here!

Thanks! The forum on a whole is very knowledgeable and offers sound advice.

 

[Luna78]

Am I right in thinking that the half day assessments do not consist of an interview? Just trying to work out what I need to prep for next week. Thanks.

 

[will1989]

Am I right in thinking that the half day assessments do not consist of an interview? Just trying to work out what I need to prep for next week. Thanks.

When I did it there were 2 half days.

Paper tests done solely with pencil and paper on one day. That's the dots, the 2 phone book tests and the dials tests (loads of info on here and similar tests in your invite pack).

If you're successful at that you're invited to another day with computer tests which is the flashing grey squares, the traffic scenes and the 2 hand coordination and then the multi-modal interview if you're successful at the computer ones which is also done on the same day.

 

[nical]

Got a phone call today telling me I’ve been successful! Couldn’t be happier thank you to everyone on the this forum! It really helped

 

[BlueMike26]

Got a phone call today telling me I’ve been successful! Couldn’t be happier thank you to everyone on the this forum! It really helped

Nice work! Congratulations.

 

[will1989]

Got a phone call today telling me I’ve been successful! Couldn’t be happier thank you to everyone on the this forum! It really helped

Huge congratulations! Is that for York? I'm awaiting my outcome for Scarborough but not hugely hopeful as I think my DMI could have gone better in places.

 

[Luna78]

When I did it there were 2 half days.

Paper tests done solely with pencil and paper on one day. That's the dots, the 2 phone book tests and the dials tests (loads of info on here and similar tests in your invite pack).

If you're successful at that you're invited to another day with computer tests which is the flashing grey squares, the traffic scenes and the 2 hand coordination and then the multi-modal interview if you're successful at the computer ones which is also done on the same day.

Thanks very much. I shall focus on the pencil and paper test then in the booklet.

 

[AshLightfoot]

When I did it there were 2 half days.

Paper tests done solely with pencil and paper on one day. That's the dots, the 2 phone book tests and the dials tests (loads of info on here and similar tests in your invite pack).

If you're successful at that you're invited to another day with computer tests which is the flashing grey squares, the traffic scenes and the 2 hand coordination and then the multi-modal interview if you're successful at the computer ones which is also done on the same day.

How did you dress for the paper tests Im thinking wearing my suit or is that too much?

Got a phone call today telling me I’ve been successful! Couldn’t be happier thank you to everyone on the this forum! It really helped

Huge Congratulations

 

[will1989]

How did you dress for the paper tests Im thinking wearing my suit or is that too much?

Huge Congratulations

I'd say just what you're comfortable in, the day is run by the OPC and there was no one from TPE when I did mine so wouldn't worry too much about first impressions.

That said I can't guarantee yours will be the same, I think I wore chinos and a shirt just so I didn't feel underdressed/under prepared.

 

[AshLightfoot]

I'd say just what you're comfortable in, the day is run by the OPC and there was no one from TPE when I did mine so wouldn't worry too much about first impressions.

That said I can't guarantee yours will be the same, I think I wore chinos and a shirt just so I didn't feel underdressed/under prepared.

Thank you

Think ill just go in my suit anyway and just take my Jacket off inside

 

[PJSunderland]

Got a phone call today telling me I’ve been successful! Couldn’t be happier thank you to everyone on the this forum! It really helped

Congrats mate. Well deserved.

Have they discussed when the course start date is? On the initial job post it was suppose to be Oct-Nov 2025 I think.

 

[Bandit_David]

Congrats mate. Well deserved.

Have they discussed when the course start date is? On the initial job post it was suppose to be Oct-Nov 2025 I think.

I've been told back end of June 2026 for a course.