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Stead7 - exactly as kickin aff said. It's good that you're over rather than under at the moment but you need to trim it down a little more as you MUST NOT exceed the 200 word limit. By going above the specified number of words you're exceeding a limit so in the assessor's eyes you wouldn't have...

Thanks Deano and Seejwalker.

Firstly Deano, well done Sir, a great Christmas present! Secondly, I'm also close to Doncaster but the current vacancies are for Tilbury, Wembley, Reading and London, all considerably more than 90 minutes from where we are. Can I ask, were the listed depots different when you applied? I guess...

The link in the first post isn't working anymore, the new link is: https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/ourcompany/careers/current_vacancies-uk/Trainee-Driver-3387632?contentId=1926516 The vacancy does still state: "Train driving within (a?) designated yards and terminals........" Hopefully...

Hi Speedbird01, I've got plenty of hours myself on the Dash 200/300 & 400, I loved the 400! As for train driving, unfortunately if you're not a qualified driver with a train operating company then you won't be classified as 'experienced', but they tend to use the word "qualified" rather than...

Good post PeteH, your assessment is pretty accurate, especially in regard to the duty hours involved. baldieman - yes I noted your use of the words "can reach", but I just felt it necessary to add a little clarity. The pilot community have, in the past, been damaged by well-known airline...

Assuming that the above comment is in regard to pilots and not management positions then I have to strongly contradict that. Salaries for very senior long haul pilots at BA can reach the £150k mark, but for the other 95% of the pilot population, £100k is about the most you'll ever reach by the...

He's probably talking about the selection process we went through back in April.

Hi JAMBO, sorry to be so late with my reply to your post. You're absolutely right about making sacrifices but one must always keep a level head and consider the degree of severity of such sacrifices, especially career-changing individuals in their 30s or 40s who have financial commitments...

How long can one expect to be on the £18k 'training' salary? As the sniper said in post 2 of this thread: "It'll inevitably put some quality candidates off, though maybe they don't want pilots, bank managers, Doctors et al applying. :razz:" If the training salary is for any longer than a...

Thanks Phill, I also wanted to understand what you meant about the S.Y.R Directors' questionable route choice, but David has explained that perfectly, thanks David.

Could you please put that in layman's terms Phill, I'm quite near to Medge Hall and remember the long closure to correct the problems.

Flying a business jet with the usual mix of rich and famous types all over Europe. Royal Ascot week was particularly busy flying into Farnborough, the nearest VIP airport to the course.

Looks like 37402 just passed Crowle at 1540.

I haven't checked out this thread in a few weeks due to work commitments, but just wanted to give my best wishes to guys such as BulldogBurt and sidekick who attended the March/April assessments with me and should have started their new careers just over a week ago on 24th June, enjoy it boys...