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As mentioned elsewhere I'm trying to get in to GWR. The negatives outlined above from Greyhound are clearly a perspective from someone already experienced with the driver role but in my circs (aged 49, kids in their 20s both left home) there isn't great scope for inconveniencing anyone else...

Yeah no probs, just wondered if you knew about it so you can join us :wink: You've obviously been successful and left while I think the other thread seems to be people like me still trying to leave. I'm TVP just now and while I recognise the picture you're painting it's not quite that bad.

This must be the same all over the country. I think the days of the 30 year PC must be well and truly over and I don't begrudge anyone who leaves the job having done 30 years as a PC, it's a pretty thankless job in the main. From the sound of your experiences it sounds pretty grim where you...

Yeah can do if there's the interest. I'm near Challow so have good access to Grove, Uffington and Shrivenham.

Does this work?

Oops, not sure what's happening here. I've never really properly got to grips with loading images onto forums. When I posted originally it showed up. I'll have another go later, any tips on how to make it so everyone can see it? Presumably I need a photo hosting site which isn't Dropbox...

Come on phone, ring ?????? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- New week, new hope :lol::lol::lol:

:D:D:D Try applied Nov 13 and still no medical. Different company mind. That's a long wait.

Well just goes to show that it's anything but a one size fits all kind of job then judging by those replies. Interesting.

As an outsider I've got in my head that it would make for a more interesting day to be continually stopping as opposed to hardly ever stopping. Or is this the mindset that new and inexperienced people have which fades with time?

This is the view from the new Uffington bridge.

Sure have. I wasn't having a dig at you I genuinely smiled when I read your post.

Oh how I laughed at this. :-)

I'm not a driver (and may never be one) but if I were you I'd look on the GWR careers site and thoroughly ingest the skills required to be a driver and aim for a job role and/or life experiences towards them so you can provide the best evidence in any future application.

Some bases at Shrivenham. https://www.dropbox.com/s/qmb86mcwmzv4wf1/2016-01-22%2013.23.57.jpg?dl=0&preview=2016-01-22+13.23.57.jpg

9 years.

GWR, done everything bar medical, applied back in Nov 2013 so be prepared to be patient!

This was always a concern for me but throughout my process I always had a choice of dates to attend the different tests so always got away with rest days or times when I was on a late shift, I got lucky. I've got court in March and hoping for a call for a medical soon (like, really hoping) so...

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/03/24-derby-to-build-new-trains.html Info here.

:smile: intriguing