Recent content by Dippa

Has the OPC slacked off and become less strict or is it just down to assessor discretion? A friend of mine attended Stage 1 assessment before Christmas and saw several people not following instructions during the tests. I was convinced they would fail, but to his surprise a couple of them still...

Have you sat your VSE ? My mate applied in October and already completed his first part of the OPC this week!

Oh no way! Will you be involved in delivering the training?

Thanks so much for the detailed insight and encouragement! Really appreciate you sharing your experience, it’s great to hear how the training all comes together in the end. I’ll definitely take your advice and not try to get ahead of myself before the course starts. Good luck with blog! I’ll be...

Really appreciate you putting this together. It’s great to see someone giving back after going through the process. I’ve actually just passed my DMI and been offered a trainee driver position, due to start in July. To be honest, I never really considered becoming a train driver before applying...

Does anyone know what the hearing test pass criteria is? I’ve recently recovered from an ear infection and just had a hearing test at Boots. Everything came back fine overall, but I was hearing at 25 dB, which is apparently 5db below normal at 4000 Hz - most likely due to the recent infection...

Is there anyone who’s been successful and is starting on the 28th July ?

Hi all, Just wanted to hear your thoughts on the re-nationalisation of the railways and what it might mean for us as drivers and staff across the board Do you think going public again would be a positive move, particularly in terms of pay, conditions, pensions, job security or even investment...

I’m really sorry to hear you didn’t pass your DMI, that must be tough, especially after all the effort you’ve put in to get this far. Just remember, setbacks are part of the learning process. Try to take it as an opportunity to grow by focusing on what didn’t go so well and turning it into...

Not sure if it’s different for each TOC but for me, DMI is after MMI with Chiltern

I’ve just had confirmation from Chiltern that their June course is now full, but they’ll be running another one in the future. Did anyone here manage to secure a spot on the June course?

Sorry I’ve only just seen this! It’s SJE for Chiltern

Fingers crossed! I’ve dropped you a PM if that’s ok

Thank you for your reply! I’m so happy that I have managed to get this far, it was a fantastic experience. It’s for Stourbridge depot. Thankfully, I’ve had chance to reply, explaining my situation and informing them that I have limited access to WiFi. However, given my current time difference...

I’ve just been informed that I passed my OPC, which I completed last Thursday before the bank holiday. I was advised it would take 7–10 working days to hear back, so I was surprised (but very happy) to receive the result yesterday, right after the Easter break. I’ve now been invited to attend...