Hi all, I have been invited for the online assessment from Grater thameslink railway. My question are what should I aspect at this online test? What kind of competency do they check ? What are the areas should I cover to prepare for this test?
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Spider1806
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What was the sift test exactly I have been offered to do it you see any advice or help appreciated?
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What was the sift test about?
Any help and advise appreciated
Thanks
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EssexBound
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Good luck with your DMI.
I recently passed my OPC tests and MMI, and am now awaiting a date for my GTR DMI. How long did you have to wait to get booked in for yours?
Mmi Was in feb dim booked for July, what depot did you apply for
EssexBound
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I’ll need to be a bit more patient then, I only passed a couple of weeks ago!
I’ve applied for London Bridge/Victoria. How about you?
Would be life changing, so I’m giving it my all.
Purplerain77
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Depends on the depot, I know this is thameslink but I got a DMI 6 weeks after my MMI and that was only because they had manager interviews taking place before then!
Yes recruitment will be in touch when interviews become available, yes life changing for me to only have a couple more days of preparation left before my interview
EssexBound
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Hope it goes well mate, exciting times
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Good to know, thank you. The sooner the better but I’m really happy to have made it this far.
Good luck on the future let me know how you get on
ncs24
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Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions regarding a Psychometric Test I did earlier this year. I went down to the OPC at Watford for a psychometric test in February and unfortunately failed on the hand eye computer test with the joysticks. I was there the whole day, and sat every other test, and was later told by the company I was applying for that I passed the others, but failed on that one test and that meant I had failed the whole thing. This was my second attempt at the psychometric, the first in 2022, in which I failed on the Group Bourdon Test. I realise that because of the date of my first test I won’t be able to have a third attempt. I did call the OPC for feedback, but every time they got in touch with me I couldn’t answer due to work, and every time I called them back there wasn’t anybody available to speak to regarding the feedback. Do you think it’s worth chasing the feedback still? And also, is there any way of me appealing/resitting the part I failed on, or is it game over for me?
As you've said you've already failed twice so I think you're out of the game but im not sure if when they changed the tests recently whether that reset anybody who had taken the tests before?
If so then you've only used 1 life but if your lives weren't reset then unfortunately you wont get anymore attempts.
Forget an appeal, it just wont happen im afraid.
If so then you've only used 1 life but if your lives weren't reset then unfortunately you wont get anymore attempts.
Forget an appeal, it just wont happen im afraid.
akaMcMonagle
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I do believe you get 3 attempts instead of 2 now, but unfortunately as their first attempt was before the rule change, they are still on the 2 attempts system
jakechamberlai
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How did you get on with this Str1k3r? How similar was the practice material/assessments you got from the TOC to the actual assessments on the day?
B Train
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I couldn't find anything when I looked. But it is a lot easier than I was expecting.
I fly FPV drones, and found that to be very similar, in the sense of using 2 joysticks simultaneously.
There are simulators for that you could practice perhaps and get a cheap controller.
I fly FPV drones, and found that to be very similar, in the sense of using 2 joysticks simultaneously.
There are simulators for that you could practice perhaps and get a cheap controller.
vc99
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Has anyone passed standard with one toc, and then gone for a foc, to try the enhanced? Can we do this or will it go against the pass standard
trainnewbie25
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If you fail to reach the enhanced level and also the standard level second time it negates the previous pass.
Personally I wouldn’t bother, when you actually do the test you have practice runs. When doing the practice run if you don’t put the ball in the end zone the test won’t finish so take the ball to the end but don’t cross the line and you can just go back and forth. so you can have multiple goes until your comfortable with it
will1989
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There's software on How2Become that has a fairly similar feel to it, using that and a Xbox controller to get the feel for it is an option.
As mentioned previously, it’s not necessary to practice before hand. You get plenty of practice on the day, the joysticks at my assessment were very sensitive but I still managed to complete the task without going outside the test zone 10 times.
Ne2theside
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OPC testing and already have a depot driver licence
Hello,
I wanted to ask if anyone has ever had this before, so I have already passed both stages of OPC testing, Driver manager interview got my job and I haveva depot driver licence(very proud of that) I applied for a role as trainie driver for Avanti, this was only because I didn't want to wait for the 3 (average time) to get a chance to move from Shunter to main line driver,
I applied emailed avanti and was sent to OPC to sit an exam, possibly due to the fact that they have enhanced marks, which is understandable, when I arrived I showed the person my licence and informed them I am here for Avanti, he wasn’t sure how to assess me, and I was told if I failed it will change my pass to an automatic fail, this was my second attemp passing the train driver assessment I doubt they would give me a next one,
so long winded lol sorry, just wanted to know if anyone has any experience with this or insight or just tips as to go forward, as OPC told me they can't access record of ORR and are unaware of the restrictions I have on my licence
any help would be appreciated
Hello,
I wanted to ask if anyone has ever had this before, so I have already passed both stages of OPC testing, Driver manager interview got my job and I haveva depot driver licence(very proud of that) I applied for a role as trainie driver for Avanti, this was only because I didn't want to wait for the 3 (average time) to get a chance to move from Shunter to main line driver,
I applied emailed avanti and was sent to OPC to sit an exam, possibly due to the fact that they have enhanced marks, which is understandable, when I arrived I showed the person my licence and informed them I am here for Avanti, he wasn’t sure how to assess me, and I was told if I failed it will change my pass to an automatic fail, this was my second attemp passing the train driver assessment I doubt they would give me a next one,
so long winded lol sorry, just wanted to know if anyone has any experience with this or insight or just tips as to go forward, as OPC told me they can't access record of ORR and are unaware of the restrictions I have on my licence
any help would be appreciated
Well if you've already done the tests then they should be held on the national database so they can see what else you'd need to take.
You should only have to take any additional tests avanti require.
Why cant opc access your record if you've taken it with them before?
How long ago was it?
ga1717
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I went from depot driver to mainline and was within the 5 year validity of the psychometric assessment. The TOC I joined only required that I complete an additional fault finding test, they accepted my enhanced pass I acheived for the depot driver position.
Ne2theside
Member
I passed the stage two 10/09/26, but as I have a licence as a Depot driver, they weren't sure what would happen if I failed the test, but according to him I was setting to do all of part 2 again..
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this was what i assumed was the case, but the person at OPC was unsure as what test I should take, in all honesty I tried to email them but no reply (Avanti)
- When did you pass your original psychometrics to become a depot driver?
- how many times have you sat your psychometric tests?
You’ve wrote you passed your stage 2 10/09/26. you’ve wrote the date wrong unless you’ve came from the future.
If it has been 5 years since you passed your psychometric tests then they won’t be valid anymore even if you are a depot driver now (for most companies)
Some TOCs consider psychometric tests expired after 3 years and will ask you to do them again.
With Avanti they have a CBI rather than an MMI after you have sat the computer tests and paper tests, so if you don’t pass that then it’s classed as a fail.
Ne2theside
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lol my aplogise is passed 10/09/25 I did an MMI i.didn't do a CBI
I have sat the testing twice i passe on my second attempt and became a depot driver
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You’ll have one more chance then to do your psychometrics. If you fail then you won’t be able to go mainline as you would have failed twice.
You’ll still be able to keep your depot driver role.
So you turned up to the Psychometric testing day for Avanti but didn’t go ahead with the tests as you believed you have passed them and the person on the day didn’t know what tests to give you?
Regarding your ‘depot driver licence’
I’m not sure what TOC you work for you but do you drive on the mainline aswell as the depot as a depot driver?
In my eyes and from what I’ve read (I’m a depot driver) if you only drive on a depot, that license that you hold means nothing to anyone other than yourself and your TOC. Its not transferable to anywhere despite you driving trains that mainline drivers drive. For majority of depot drivers in the UK it’s just a piece of paper laminated with the stock you sign.
Someone will be able to correct me if it’s different somewhere. I believe East Mids have depot drivers who take trains on to the mainline as they have to take trains into the station therefore they have mainline licences (could be getting it mixed up)
Ne2theside
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that is correct they didn't know what to assess me on hence why he and myself weren't sure i should go through it,
regarding depot driver you are correct I only drive in the depot. I'm.asking if I would only have to do the enhanced portion of the test and if fail, does that affect my depot driver role, that it. I am only asking as I genuinely don't know