Recent content by danny9672

Hi Rocketman, Tiptoptaff makes a good point. I myself have a CV very similar to yours, military background, elec/mechanical and not really enjoying my work as much as I should be. I have recently accepted a trainee driver role and am really looking forward to working in the industry.

I too am expecting a job offer from SWR soon, glad my CV is up to date! I can only guess that maybe First/MTR do this to know more about the people they are employing, a lot of my experience and skills have nothing to do with the Rail industry though. Dan

Hi J, My mmi was done by one HR person from SWR, very nice lady by all accounts! Cheers Dan

Hi, had my medical a couple of weeks ago, all ok and should hopefully be on the Oct course if not November. I know I shouldn't go off the subject too much but is anyone aware of the salary once you are a fully productive driver at your depot? Cheers Dan

Hi J, I have just passed mmi and the medical with SWR, potential start date soon I hope. The mmi in my view was more thorough and in depth than the dmi, the Dmi I quite enjoyed but the mmi lasted around 1.50 hours. SWR started with the computerised sjt and then straight onto filling out the 6x...

Thanks for the advice.

Also, does anyone have ideas as to what potential Overtime there is once qualified? Cheers

Hi guys, hopefully this is the best thread to get some advice from any SWT Drivers out there? I have tried searching everywhere on the forum! I have passed MMI, DMI etc and am just waiting on the medical date. Can anyone give me a rough idea as to the typical shifts etc for a Staines Mainline...