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Recent content by Trainguy590

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    MTR Cross Rail Successful Driver applicants Sharing info

    That's the bag with a pen, newsletter, and a couple of other things inside...Not really a welcome pack as such, you should have received that well before your contract.
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    MTR Crossrail - Now recruiting for Trainee & Qualified Drivers

    Just wondering if anybody who has been in training for a while can pass on some info? I'd like to know how far into the training is the first time you have to report to Ilford rather than Liverpool Street, and how many pre-6AM starts there are in the first couple of months? Thanks for any help.
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    MTR Crossrail Trainee Train Driver Old Oak Common

    I'm curious, these positions are advertised as Old Oak Common, but the Paddington services aren't beginning until May 2018...How does that work?
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    Good CV

    My TOC didn't even ask for a CV, as TDK says the application form is everything.
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    Group Bourdon Tool

    I always assumed The Dark Knight :)
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    MTR Crossrail Trainee Train Driver Old Oak Common

    Paper...Personally I purchased a book with lots of these style tests in, it served me very well and on the day found the test relatively straight forward. I wouldn't recommend practicing exclusively on computer and then turning up on the day without having done any practice on paper, this may...
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    MTR Crossrail Trainee Train Driver Old Oak Common

    I think they ran at least 20 to 30
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    MTR Crossrail - Now recruiting for Trainee & Qualified Drivers

    Ah, I stand corrected then....Do you think those who have been recruited to ilford will have the chance to change depot or swap with someone down the line? I'd certainly prefer old oak common!
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    Are you proud to be a train driver?

    And completely untrue. Don't listen to people who simply have no idea what they're talking about.
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    Interview Questions

    If there was a fatality on the line, I'd tell the customers what I've been trained to tell them. That's what I'd answer in the interview.

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