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Hi Mate just wondering how it went after the test at donny? Have you had any luck yet in getting any work? Hope to hear from you soon. Gary (the lad who ****ed up at donny)
Hi Allinson, Dont worrie to much about it you get to read a passage about sandite train and jobs to work on it and then answer multible choice questions. As long as your able to remember a sentance you will fly through it. Questions like what is the job of sandite? answer 1/ to dance with you...
Well done D i'm glad you passed i just got a bit nervous at the start and balled up but you live and learn i will now be fine for the next one. Do you know if the other lad from liverpool made it? - Gary
Dont worrie between scatt and bourdon in the test at donny it will go like this :-
1ST TEST - DOTS (they only do dots) 5 pages on 1 big sheet every 2 mins you change to next set of dots test lasts 10mins.
2nd TEST - MEMORY (glop/sandite) You have a 5 mins reading on a cd plus the passage...
Well right royaly ****ed that up, i passed everything except the bloody dots! And to make it worse it was the first test! I let my nerv's get the best of me and went to fast and missed some. But every other test i scored good or higher so there is some good news on it. There were two other chaps...
Well todays the day. One bit of advice dont stop at the camanile hotel in Donny, Nice and cheap at £39 per night but only worth £3.99. eTap hotels are better!
Anyway been getting a bit nervous now but i can only do my best think i will take me 2 attempts to do this but you never know. I will...
Thanks for that info for Donny. What questions were you asked at the interview?
Wish i was going to get the sandite questions i know that passage off by heart lol!
At DB the group bordon test is dots and letters (Thats what i was told of the training staff there on the phone) The only things i am worried about now is dots and the interview so i swatting up on that now. Has anyone gone through the test at donny and can give some idea on the questions asked...
'I should be ok but no spending all my spare time doing practice tests.' Should have read 'I should be ok, but now spending all my spare time doing practice tests.' Been on the practice courses from How2become which i found very helpful and also been speaking to drivers and getting some very...
I would love to know if they are going to do a class 91 or /and full North east version of the east coast main line york to edinburgh, There is some great senery up here.
Hi Ml They happen all the time if you just ring DB in Donny and ask to speak to Mandy she is a lovley lass who will be happy to help out with any questions you have. Just got all the test papers through. I should be ok but no spending all my spare time doing practice tests.
Well im now booked in for 4th May at DB Schenker @ Donny for my 2010/2011 Train Driver Assessment Day (Phyco testing!) Not looking forwrd to the group bordon test! (bloody dots). Anyone else heading there on the 4th? Stopping in Donny on the 3rd so if anyone fancys a glass of coke (i dont drink)...
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