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    A career as a train driver

    No it shouldn’t have any impact on the job offer you have. Only failing the psychometric tests costs you a life
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    Cross Country via Leeds 11.07.25.

    Yes, you would make a wrong direction movement back to before the junction. Whether the crew that takes the wrong route is the one who makes the correcting wrong direction movement depends on a number of different things though
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    Northern - Trainee Driver - Hull/Sheffield/Doncaster/Newcastle (16/01/25)

    You’re classed as qualified when you pass your Final assessment, which depot dependent is between 7-12 months
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    Assessments & Medicals discussion

    You should only have to resit what you’ve failed, I only had to resit the one test I failed with Northern
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    Northern - Trainee Driver - Hull/Sheffield/Doncaster/Newcastle (16/01/25)

    They pulled the Doncaster one pretty quickly I think it was gone before the Friday evening. Speaking to a few Doncaster drivers they were surprised a vacancy was even put up as they generally don’t get trainees. There’s a decent size waiting list of drivers wanting to transfer from Leeds and...
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    A career as a train driver

    Took me 6 applications over a couple of years and I start with Northern in 2 weeks. I failed one psychometric test on my third application, didn’t get past the sift for the fourth and fifth application then got the job on the 6th try. I only got an interview on my 3rd and the successful attempt...
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    Northern Under Review

    I applied in May, received the screening email on the 6th June. Interview invite on the 27th June. Had my medical last week and start in November after a couple of months in the talent pool
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    Northern - Trainee Driver - Leeds (May 2024)

    Sorry for the late reply I’ve been at work all weekend. I submitted my application on the 10th May, don’t give up hope though I applied for a position in Sheffield last year and didn’t hear anything for 6 months before getting the interview invite I did mine Monday 22nd got talent pool email...
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    Northern - Trainee Driver - Leeds (May 2024)

    Has anyone on here been offered a start date? I’ve recently passed my assessments and got a place in the pool :D

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