Recent content by bennito

thanks a driver thats good to hear id like the opportunity to be a instructor driver. this has really helped. top lad

hey just wondered what the normal route of career progression was once you were a train driver, where could you go if you wanted to change still within the rail industry ? what do most drivers do ?

this is a great opportunity

if i were a driver and say my son was on the train would he be allowed to join me in the cab for the journey or would that be a sackable offence

i saw a db schenker fraight engine pulling a chiltern passanger train friday eve, is this common and why does it happen. would chiltern have to have hired the freight engine ? and would it be a chiltern driver driving it or would it have been a DB train driver

excellent news well done fella i hope to get on my training soooooon.

thanks yorkshire fella is that the exact test you had

thanks fellas i was unaware that you also needed hearing tests but it makes sense. thanks ever so much

thanks, do u know if they give you options to choose from like is this a 7 or a 3 or do you have to say what number it is

does anyone now how they asess or do they test for colourblindness during your medical for becoming a train driver. i can see all the spectrum of colours but slightly concerned

thanks glenn i was on a course with how 2 become on the weekend it was very useful

thanks spad. im going on a course tomorow that should give me more insight into it. but if you have first hand knowledge of the assesment centre that would be very usefull. also what kind of scores are they looking at you to achieve on the assesment or do they whittle it down to the highest...

i dont seem to be able to see any trainee vacancies on the first great western site. do you know where they are

does anyone know of any online resources i can use to help prepare myself to pass a trainee train driver assesment, i have been doing lots of pyschometric testing but i think i may be going to broad with the tests