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I’d say a freight driver differs a lot to say a passenger driver, each train is very different, can be longer, heavier, have different restrictions on speeds and where they can travel over, you tend to have your rest days set but the actual shifts can change at quite short notice. You tend to...
Fatigue is common throughout the railway due to shifts, just got to deal with it the best you can and speak up if your not fit due to tiredness and manage it, try to get routines and let anyone know who you live with how important it is you get rest, you get shown ways of making route learning...
The day usually consists of some paperwork then written tests, computer tests and Multi modal interview, from memory I think they consist of trainability for rules & procedures part 1 & 2, group Bourdon test, vigilance test, two hand coordination test, situational judgement test, seem to...
I applied 13/05/21 for junior driver east mids and south Yorkshire hubs
I progressed from the online stage 09/08/21
Got invited to assessment day 20/08/21
I had my assessment day 06/09/21 in Doncaster
Got invited to DMI 09/09/21
I had my DMI 14/09/21 in Doncaster
Found out I had passed DMI...
Well I went Friday the 19th and the doctor said I’d passed it obvs providing the urine test came back okay, but heard nothing and have dropped DB an email but nothing back as of yet
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