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Hi. No DAS definitely doesn’t replace route knowledge in any way. It will show a message on screen that you’re approaching a station but not a braking point. Can be useful in heavy fog but in my experience, it breaks a lot and can’t be relied upon.

Thanks. Lines have reopened so she’s going to see what’s going on with trains and see if Leeds or Manchester is best bet.

Thanks. I was wondering if she could maybe get to another station not too far away and try from there but I don’t know the area.

A friend trying to get from Leeds to Carlisle and stuck in this. Any ideas please?

That’s they way it was for me too when I applied but they’ve changed the order of things now. 1764335414 Im just guessing. See if anyone else has had anything come through. It’s unusual wording for not passing though.

Maybe you returned them too late? Closing date was Wednesday 26th so maybe they didn’t receive them until Thursday so classes it as you missing the deadline.

Has anybody who had the email last week regarding these online tests not received another one with the link to tests at all please?

If you have a rostered Sunday then it works out as 7 days in a row on 4 day. If you’re on 5 day then you only get the one day off then it could be 7 or 8.

I found the dials the easiest. They explain everything really well on the day and there will be a few practice questions. The one you really need to understand the process of is the fault finding.

We didn’t have headphones when I did it. Don’t overthink it. They’ll probably tell you a story about a lift in a hotel. Ignore the story, just count the tones and write the amount down. When you do the phone book, again ignore the story about florists or whatever they tell you, just mark the...

I also have my diagram in front of me and check it at braking points for stations not always called at. At the station before one that could be missed, I check diagram again and then keep saying the station name in my head or out loud whilst I’m driving towards it.

I’ve not had any bad experiences in the Messroom. Yes there’s swearing which doesn’t bother me and I do it myself. There is banter but I’ve never found anything offensive or would class as a personal attack. If I did, I would definitely raise the issue with the person/s concerned straight away...

Hi. Our uniform is ok. Not the greatest fitting but wearable. I find the shoes hard on my feet but I have found a type that aren’t too bad. I’m TOC and never had an issue with toilets. I don’t think I’m treated differently by male colleagues and get on well with most. Feel free to contact me...

Unless something is changing in the new year, the hotel used is in Derby and all trainees for all depots lodge there for the duration of the driver course.

It’s all paid for. It’s normally Leonardo Hotel.