Recent content by djack123son

London can mean Willesden, Wembley, Chessington, Angerstein, Cliffe, Grain, Bristol East, Quainton, Plumstead (if and when), + any other sites that may appear.. but lodging is a regular occurence and you could be anywhere and everywhere

I managed 18 RDs every 13 weeks at Eastleigh.. not sustainable though

My suggestions would be., only do what you’re trained to do (i.e. you’re not a doctor), don’t be afraid to challenge unsafe situations (even if a more experienced person says something)., I’m sure there’s more, just can’t remember what they asked now..

I had an immediate invite to video interview

Hurry up and do it.. it’s not hard, 5 basic customer service questions where you record answer

It was 12 weeks lodging away from home in classroom setting, maybe basic traction.. after that you move to home depot to do (I assume), routes and handling hours

1m to read, 3m to answer, 2 attempts.. standard customer service questions

15m

A lovely 4 hour drive on a Sunday night for you., make sure you use your full dinner allowance everyday! £25 worth of maccy Ds a day and you’ll soon look like a proper driver. 2 years productive mainline now, but we regularly go down to the maritime to cover etc

Video interview completed., not my finest hour.. but see how we go

Eastleigh driver here.. i would hope.. given they've just refurbished all things FL at Eastleigh, and your location being Eastleigh.. that they may try and make use of the meeting room they now have there.. there are going to be a good deal of vacancies at Eastleigh by year end, so hopefully...

Questions were also in a different order to LNER., GWR had (in my opinion), harder ones earlier., so didn’t get as far in this one..

Potentially a stupid question.. however.. should one already have passed the level 3 train driver apprenticeship elsewhere, does this make you ineligible? I have applied regardless as you never know what’s happening internally..

I once said I was tired to the person training me.. I had to submit my hours worked in my second job and be monitored for fatigue for 4 months.. ultimately management didn't care, it was more of a tool to emphasise the importance of avoiding fatigue. My second job pays £21 on a Sunday and £45...

164 pages is a lot of browsing., anyone that’s recently started/been through the process., can you briefly explain accommodation and travel the the training please? Training in Tilbury, Home Depot is Eastleigh. I emailed and got a reply stating “the scheme will run out of reading with vehicles...