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Recent content by Matthew Murray

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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    The wheel lathe is going into the main building. The extension work is new facilities for the new units.
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    Northern Manchester Victoria

    After a whirlwind ten days I'll be starting on the 15 th!! A little mix up delayed me being informed. Looking forward to it.
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    I've just confirmed my place for a start in Manchester on the 15th April and I have a medical in Birmingham on Thursday! If I may ask however, what does the medical entail?
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    Northern Manchester Victoria

    I passed to enhanced standard
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    Northern Manchester Victoria

    Ah fair enough then. I wasn't sure whether I'd been dropped and not been told or if it was just taking a while. Good luck hope you get it.
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    Northern Saturday strikes - the aftermath

    I noticed the first week on my local line was pretty quiet but since then it's become much busier. Hopefully not too much damage was done!
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    Northern Manchester Victoria

    Evening all, I applied for the job in December and was fortunate to be interviewed in February. I was then invited to the assessment day despite completing them with another company. I arrived and they said the results are all valid we'll tell Northern. Two weeks has passed and I have heard...
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    No worries, I'm just waiting to hear from them now ..
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    I didn't have to do them again.
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    They've stated that they are not doing that either... Haha. We'll see in the morning then I suppose
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    With Freightliner but the assessment are both through the OPC and they've sent me the same assessment practice material. I was told that the tests would still be valid. I just wonder if Northern have an extra test in there somewhere.
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    I did wonder,, but I scored the enhanced scores first time I did them. Who knows!?
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    I did indeed and the Vienna test system. Passed them both
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    Northern Trainee Train Driver Roles- Various Locations

    I had the interview on the 7th February and then I've been invited to an assessment centre on Wednesday. I waited about 12 days. I've already taken a full set of assessments with the OPC 6 months ago so I don't know what's going to happen. But I'll obviously just have to go. I emailed them but...

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