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Am definate its two tries with any company in the country. that means you can go to SWTrains and then to Northern and if you fail both times thats the end. Sorry to give you the bad news but having been through both conductor and drivers asses now I know this to be fact.

Hiya polls just thought I would ask how play week went am up north for the weekend. Nice to meet another person from the internet last week. Hope your enjoying the job.

Information is going to be pretty patchy on this test. I have been told it has changed from the original testing and has only just been brought in. This as I was told from the OPC boff at watford just 3 weeks ago. My group were one of the last to have to do the old testing. Good luck...

Clapham Junction is the answer from what my manager has told me. Have also heard they will be very soon recruiting again. Have just finished my PTS now the hard work begins. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Well back to it, about to troll back down. Front end turns next week...

Right back to it start PTS (Personal Track Safety) in the morning which lasts the week.

Well first week over and that was the easy bit definately. I have nicknamed it playweek. Half days and starting late in the day. PTS next week although I do have an advantage over the others having done it a couple of times now as a conductor. Will put a lot into it and also try and help...

will do polls at weekends as will be coming back up north and have internet access again. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- oh well time to pack move tom start monday.

I agree dont rely on getting a job close to home mate. I have had to take a trainee drivers job with lorol, and thats in london, currently living in Manchester area. I was an ex-guard from middlesborogh. You have to be ready to move to get in quickly (by quickly I mean within two or three...

hello again polls am sure we will cross paths as the first 3-4 months is primarily based at swiss cottage. Like I say I was also due to start on 17th may, but in exchange for me moving to new cross instead I have an earlier start date. Will be sure to try and say hello when you start keep in...

Look forward to seeing you on monday lorol123.

The main reason is herdster they like people ready at short notice. Like any business one week no people will resign or retire. The next week they may have ten retire/resign. Its cheaper for them to have people on standby, rather than get people in just in case of a larger than normal...

herdster not being funny mate but not everyone is in work and many will jump at the chance to start short notice. Others that are working would probably take quite joy in telling their bosses to sod off. I speak as an ex-insider herdster and know how many people within the company have been...

I seriously doubt that the jobs did go internally, speaking from experience of Northern they say they require people and can change their minds more than any company I have known. I used to be a guard at both middlesborogh and wigan wallgate. Its very rare that promotions happen from within...

I will warn you it can take up to about 6 months at application stage. Then by that time they may have changed their minds also on the amount of people they require. Best advice is apply for the jobs you want, forget about it and if you get offered an asses then go to it and think yourself...

I have rang them just to change mobile phone number about a week ago, dont worry everything is going ahead as planned. The January course is to be based at NXG from monday 19th, and by the sounds of things they are onto getting their hours in now driving. Which should leave the classrooms and...