Recent content by OneThirtyEight

Merseyrail Guards, committed.

A Lancaster Bomber flying parallel to my train a few hundred feet up is probably the best one (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Southport Airshow). I was once flashed by a woman as thanks for sounding the horn for her kid sat waving in his pram.

The DfT still haven't signed off on Lime St; no timescale for that either. Successful candidates have been offered positions at Nottingham.

Have any qualified drivers accepted? I turned it down myself; Nottingham is too big a move. I can see trainees going for it. Still pooled for Lime St.

Had an email, I expect all those successful received the same; recruitment on hold for six months, more to follow at the end of the year.

I don't know; it's a longer training process for trainees, so they might need you in first.

If you're on a spare turn how long in either direction they can move your start time to a running job. So if you're 0800 spare with a two hour move they could put you on an 0600 to 1000 start.

Had my interview for a qualified position at the end of March, and heard back the next day. I was watching the thread hoping that once the trainee recruitment process was complete things might pick up a bit of pace. I know these things always take a while though, so as you say, sit and wait.

All gone quiet. Anyone heard anything new?

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Any qualified on here heard back?

Used to just be the handle, and they added the pedal later. I only use the handle shunting; it knackers your arm!

Some TOCS don't use particular elements of the test. I got an enhanced pass applying for one TOC which didn't use the DFFT. When applying at my own TOC they said I'd have to take that one test; they then changed their minds and did away with the requirement for all applicants.

An ECS ended up in the sand drag last year or the year before; first service of the morning. Braking as normal and it just went out from under him; guard and driver both put the emergency in. They rebuilt the sand drag.