Recent content by darren_richard

Just checked and mine still says application in progress, applied for Manchester depot

Same :)

Has anyone heard anything yet? Mine still says online testing

Earliest start we have is 3.23 and latest finish around 2.02am. Week of earlies , week of latest. You'll get used too it, eventually

A DSM is a depot shift manager at our place. Hand out all dockets and deals with any disruption for the depot, So similar role if not the same

Hi, The distance you have to be from your station is 60 minutes. I live in middelton and am based in piccadilly. I don't have my own car and if necessary get a taxi to and from work if I'm on am early or a late. People i know who live in Walkden ride there bike in to work. So providing...

Manchester - either Picadilly or Victoria, they said we'll be sent wherever the staff are needed. Hope it's Victoria though as I can see all my old work mates as I used to work in the call centre upstairs :P Turned out my hearing was better there than it was in Boots lol. Yeah that's what I...

Good news... I passed the hearing test n I don't do drugs, so hand my notice in on Monday :-)

Tried to pvt u but it wouldn't let me lol..... I had a hearing test done today in boots and averaged out over the 3 reading (o.5, 1 and 2 khz) total hearing loss in my left ear was 20 decibels and 18.something on my right one. Having had a look at driver requirements which is a maximum of 40...

So when u hear a beep press it, wait a second, press it etc

When you say keep pressing in block of 3? Where did you have your medical?

Hey, I can't remember. I know I had someone that was a cleaner for norther already in mine, don't know if you were in that one. Have you had your medical yet? As I am trying to find out about the hearing test levels for a conductor. I know for a driver your hearing loss can not exceed 40...

Hey I was offered a medical in London last Tuesday, but as I couldn't make that I was offered the one in Manchester which is in the big tower opposite dawsons music shop :)

Hey does anyone know what the pass rate is for the hearing test? As I have read in an old document that hearing loss can't exceed 20db in either ear, but that was from a 1993 document that exxpired in 1999 and I have read more newer ones which say hearing loss can't exceed 40/45 db? If anyone...