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Got a call from Mandy saying I passed the Medical and that the contract will be arriving next week. I can't stop smiling now :D.

Does anyone know what happens between passing the medical and the start date? It's just that I have a 2 week holiday booked in between and I am wondering whether I need to be in the country.

Same here :D I couldn't believe it when I got the news. My hands were shaking for a good 10 minutes after I hung up. Medical end of Feb with a start date of 7th April for Paddington. Medical details to follow. For anyone still waiting to hear, just hang in there.

I believe it's Run1nstar

No news yet but I am really happy to hear about the recent movement. I am sure it has given a ray of hope to all those on hold. Congrats to everyone who have been offered a conditional offer. As for me, I will keep playing the patient game till the day I get that call :)

Been on "Hold" for Paddington since May

Haven't heard anything yet. Looks like a few people have had their DM interview recently for Paddington so I take it there will be vacancies in 2015. Hopefully people on Hold will not be forgotten or put to the back of the queue.

I received the same email last week for the Paddington vacancy.

Hi Pgb, Sorry for not emailing you any earlier. I am new to this site and I only noticed I had a message from you. The number I have is for a lady called Mandy 07771827901. From the look of things, we are most likely going to be considered for the 2015 vacancies. If you are able to find out any...

Yes but if you recall, the application for the Paddington depot specifically said "Although we don't have any open vacancies right now, we're happy to look at applications from future Trainee Train Drivers for First Great Western". Basically the people who pass the DM interview are put on...

No not yet. I have been put on hold until a vacancy opens up.

A few questions that were asked at my DM interview: - What do you know about FGW - Why have you applied for this position - Why do you think you are suitable for this role - What can you tell me about the role of a train driver - Tell me a time when you dealt with an emergency - Tell me...

455driver, I wasn't aware of that so thank you for letting me know. Like I said, it was just a wild guess.

Hey guys, Being an avid lurker on this thread I thought I will register and share my progress with FGW so far. I started my application in October and had my Stage 1 in mid Oct, Stage 2 in early Dec and finally my DM interview in early May. The very next day after my DM interview I received an...