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Southeastern have had them available on racks throughout the covid-19 crisis at Waterloo East station.

No, I didn't! :idea: Thanks for that. :)

Unfortunately, only you (and perhaps people close to you) can tell if it's the right move for you. To help you decide, you could look at some advertisements for roles and consider if you think you match the criteria of what they are looking for. Being safety-concious, careful, a good...

Does anybody know which 701 has been sitting in Wimbledon Park Cleaning Shed 5 Road for the past week or two (or three?)? Does anybody know which 701 operated 5Q51 (Wimbledon-Staines) today? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C31082/2020-10-05/detailed Many thanks in advance for responses.

You're welcome! Good luck with your applications!

Yes, GBT is dots, and letters is the SCAAT test. 1601925636 As per my original post, "but there weren't so many tones for each question". Therefore, I would agree to other people who have responded saying that it's not quite as hard as this. I hope that this is helpful.

No, the six month rule applies to similar roles at the same TOC. SWR and GWR are separate TOCs and therefore the six month ban doesn't apply to the other (despite them both being owned by First Group, at least in part). Good luck with your application!

If a driver takes his/her foot off of the DSD while the master controller is in forward or reverse, an alarm will sound. The driver will then have approximately six seconds to replace his/her foot on the pedal before emergency brakes are applied. If after another 30 seconds, the driver doesn't...

Hi Rachel, I'm glad to hear that you applied for a driving position, and good luck with your application. The first stage is the sift - the TOC deciding who they wish to invite to assessment, and this can take several months. Remember, TOCs get several hundred applications for each vacancy...

I thought they just had Regional Railways with their name instead of the words "Regional Railways". But an image search reveals a livery for Wales and West (with a big 'W' motif) that I've never seen!

I believe each shoe can draw full power. The main advantage of having more shoes is that there is less risk of gapping (ie, the train is less likely to find itself with no shoes on a conductor rail and then, in essence, unplugged).

On 444s and 450s, I think there are two 800 amp fuses on the power train line? (One 800 amp fuse on each driving coach?) When working in multiple, the power train line is not connected (only the 110v supply is connected between units), so would that mean that two units in multiple would draw...

I believe the trains are fitted with 800 amp fuses, so less than that, I presume.

You are charged that automatically to avoid fare avoidance and fare evasion. However, you are entitled to a refund if you did not make a journey, and have not applied for this type of refund in the previous seven days...

Yes, Siemens Desiro are labelled in a non-standard way: 444: DMC1 (100) - TOSLW (300) - TOSL (400) - TOSLS (500) - DMC2 (200) instead of the would-be-standard: DMOC - TOSLW - TOSL - TOSL - DMOS (yes, DMC2 isn't even composite!) 450: DMC1 (100) - TOSLW (300) - TOSL (400) - DMC2 (200) despite...

In Thailand, the Thais call this "The best seat on the train": https://streamable.com/2vlbpk (Note the doorways of the passing train, too) (However, the RSSB are still not yet completely convinced that this is a good idea for the UK! :lol:)

As others have said, it looks like you're in a talent pool. Unfortunately, it could be a very long wait. Yes, it's pending medical and signing of contract. And don't forget a criminal record check, too!

As others have said, an MMI is valid for all TOCS for at least three years, in some cases up to five. Both MMI and DMI are competency-based interviews (at least with most TOCs) so this is likely to be for a DMI. If you are unsure, it's worth checking with them. I hope that this is helpful.

Starting with my favourite in descending order: 458s! (love 'em!) + comfortable seated position + good view + strong brake + comfortable and responsive PBC however: -a slightly lower minimum braking position would be good, though, to prevent needing to release sometimes -TMS is a nightmare...

Great to hear that you've been practising the Group Bourdon test - very rightfully so! On paper, I presume? I'd always recommend people use the computer tool to start with to get to grips with the task and get up a bit of speed, then move onto paper as that's what the real test will be like...