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I don't, but Horsham was the only one close enough for me (and not by much), which could have counted against me.

I'm sure we all got the same wording. I was successful in my last GTR application and at Assessment, and to be only junked when they realised they had less vacancies than they'd expected, and my application wording was very similar this time around. Nobody know what determines in what order the...

I've just seen that I have also.

I have no inside information, but as GTR ran a big recruitment drive early last year and I think scrapped plans to invite further applicants in August as so many applied and passed assessment from the first intake I'd imagine most of their routes should be replete for the next few years. As a...

In any case you can only hitch your wagon to stars within the requiste travelling distance, and even if you've got more than one TOC within range you'd still be mad not to try for all openings.

There will be more! Thousands of applications so some probably not even read yet. People will be getting replies for months to come. I'm curious to know in what order they read them: first-come-first-served, alphabetical, random, who knows? Anyone? Quite important to the outcome really, as they...

Thanks

What was the nature of the online assessment please? Was it a long list of "do you like a job where...." type questions? (If so, that was part of the initial application process early last year when I made my first GTR application)

I'm in exactly the same position as FManc: previously passed GTR assessement day for a vacancy which was subsequently withdrawn, and haven't heard a dicky yet about this application. Mine went in on 24th March.

Thanks. So despite passing assessment to the national (minimum) standard and to the GTR standard I might still have to sit assessment if applying for example to SWR or FGW. Another reason not to pay for assessement with DB Shenker (except I suppose to demonstrate motivation/for practice/to make...

Does that mean that having passed an asessment including DFFT makes it an 'enhanced pass'? If not, what is an enhanced pass please?

DFFT was part of the assessment I did for Southern in the autumn (I thought it was part of the standard assessment, hadn't heard it was extra)

Many thanks

Horsham station is served by Metro (SN3), Redhill (SN5) and Mainline West (SN6) routes according to SR route map. Can anyone tell me whether Horsham depot signs drivers for all these routes, and if not then which?

I had a similar experience to FManc - applied for SR coastal routes a year ago, passed assessment centre in the autumn, told to expect an interview this Feb. Instead got an e-mail saying the number of current and anticipated vacancies was lower than originally expected so my application was...