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Recent content by Andrew Ford

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    GWR Train Driver talent pool

    I think you are in the group behind me. have you got Matt on your course? I found intro to ops the hardest two weeks (until rules week 5!) there’s so much info to cram in!
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    Who you going to call? (Drivers: When your train has a technical issue who do you contact first?)

    The amount of blues we see on a daily basis that are a bit spurious. “C fault for whatever, auxed off and on” “Cup holder base missing” I could go on...
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    GWR/SWR vacancies - Trainee Train Driver Salisbury, Yeovil and Paddington

    I was a long distance courier
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    Driver - Personal Protection Strategies (PPS)

    I only drive on a depot. But I always set the cab up the same, hat on the dashboard and radio off to one side. I keep the seat pushed far back until I’m ready to move the train. When given instructions for a move, I repeat them back and write them down. Risk Triggered Commentary all the...
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    Drunk depot driver sentenced

    We get paid a very fair wage to do a safety critical job. All you have to do is be alcohol free on duty. How am I loosing credibility?
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    Drunk depot driver sentenced

    As a depot driver myself, I have no sympathy with this ‘driver’ Depots movements, although low speed, can be quite stressful. you got other drivers, many signals and routes, into and out of sheds and suicidal carriage cleaners. As well as coupling and uncoupling all to deal with. You really...
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    1F09 Failed inside Severn Tunnel 10/12/19

    How would a 16x pan up?
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    First Day Question.

    I start my trainI gotta course on Monday for FGW as a Manoeuvrer at Reading. It’s all been a bit last minute, so I’ve not been given a great detail of information as to what to expect. Apparently it will be the ‘Local Induction’. I’ve not been offered any uniform, so what would you...
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    GWR Train Driver talent pool

    Anyone on the course starting next Monday 23rd September at Reading?
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    Failed Medical.

    I’m starting at Reading. The details have been a bit vague so far. Waiting for the contract to arrive as HR said they’d put all the details in a letter that’ll come with it.
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    Failed Medical.

    I really don’t know but they were in almost daily contact this week. The Docs slowed things up getting the letter written, but once that was sent it was all systems go!
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    Manoeuvre Maintainer GWR 2019

    Done all the assessments. Received my formal offer this morning. Start training next Monday
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    Manoeuvre Maintainer GWR 2019

    I’ve just been accepted for this role.
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    Failed Medical.

    So. Eventually got my blood pressure under control with medication. Letter from Docs emailed yesterday and phone call and formal offer received this morning:-))) I’m on the course next Monday. I’m so happy!!!
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    Failed Medical.

    Cheers all. The quack has given me a monitor for a week to log my BP and I’ve got an ECG and bloods on Thursday, just to make sure there’s nothing sinister going on. She seemed fairly confident that it’ll sort itself out just by cutting out the couple of beers I have of an evening and...
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