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Thanks guys I have 20 years experience of a customer facing role along with working in a busy warehouses with forklifts and high level racking so I feel confident talking about customers, safety and cash handling. Termy please feel free to talk about your experience with the Swansea interview...

Hi everyone, I have finally got my interview date with FGW Swansea, Train Manager position. I'm really excited and looking forward to it, I have started to do all my prep work for my skills and experience that I would like to talk about. Has anyone got any tips and suggestions that I should be...

I work for one of the big 4 supermarket, so its easy for me to talk about the competition. When I look at TOCs its not such an easy discussion for me. When I asked myself the question I got myself into a bit of a mess. Would FGW see another operator being a competitor through the routes they...

Swansea Train Manager, know I would love the role so working hard on the practice materials and interview answers

Thank 455driver that is real helpful. If I have any more queries I know where to come.

Thanks both, 455driver if you have a bit of spare time could you give me a quick explanation of stoppers for me ? As you can probably guess I have not been selected for my knowledge of TOCs but customer service experience Cheers

Thanks gazthomas, I will look into those 3, when you say the principal ones is that because their services cross over, high speed trains, same routes ect and does that also mean Arriva are not seen by FGW as a main comprtitor? Cheers

Hi All Looking for a bit of help, I'm preparing answers for possible interview questions and am having a bit of difficulty gathering information on FGW Main competitors. Arrival Trains being a competitor for the Wales area but what about for England? Any advice would be great thanks...

Thanks NX It's in a Swansea hotel hotel Butchersime

Swansea, it said in the practice materials that there will be role play and a possible interview. I am rubbish at both :|

Hi Everyone I have been invited to an assessment day with FGW for a train managers position which I'm looking forward to. I have been practising the tests to death and used loads of other online one's to prepare for that part of the assessment. Any thought on what the rest of the day will...