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I've just received an email saying I have passed the recruitment day and I'm being invited into the Talent Pool. They will contact me when a vacancy comes up. The Talent Pool place only lasts for 12 months though so fingers crossed that a vacancy comes up before then!

Hi Same here. I received an attachment about non-technical skills to read through in preparation. Did you get the same?

Me too! :D

Nothing as yet....

Hi. Same here. I've applied for the Virgin Euston Driver Talent Pool. It would be good to get some info on rosters and Terms & Conditions if there are any existing Virgin Euston Drivers on here willing to help? Cheers.

Hello everyone. I'm also applying for Euston. Any info anyone may have on earliest starts and latest finish times would be greatly appreciated. Also I did hear some years ago that there was some kind of taxi agreement if starting/finishing before/after certain times. Anyone know if there is any...

I don't think it's a good idea. I don't think people should feel deterred from using them when there is a real emergency. I have been a train driver for 5 years and the emergency cord has been operated 4 times on my trains - 3 of those were for real emergencies and once was deliberate misuse. So...

Elgin to Buckie

The people at the top certainly didn't miss out on their slice of the pie before going under.

If the train is DOO then the driver will dispatch the train alone, usually using platform monitors or sometimes mirrors. Some stations that have very busy platforms and/or platforms with poor visibility will provide dispatch staff who will either press a button or insert a key to illuminate the...

If it's in the daily mail, it must be true?

There are some examples around the world of nationalised railways that function fairly effectively as a business and subsidise lower passenger fares by renting out commercial space in and around stations and even building office space or apartments above stations.