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Are you sure you're in the talent pool if you haven't passed your MMI? Seems unlikely to be honest as the MMI forms part of the psychometric tests which have to be completed in order to get a job offer! With regards to how they decide who gets a job first and who goes in a talent pool, it seems...

There is so much info available on the forum - just use the search function. With the group exercise if you don't stay quiet, but also don't talk over people you should score well. Listen to others and try to incorporate their ideas into the task.

If you're worried about the commute just book a hotel. You don't want to arrive stressed!

They seem to have scrapped that plan now and an additional will run from Blackburn to Preston as 1T86.

150225 and 150148 are the units involved.

Hundred percent agree with GPR. Although some people will get jobs at the end of the process, the reality is at this stage it's so far away for everyone, certainly too far away to be turning down other jobs unless you're happy with your current role.

Yes, about an hour afterwards.

I managed fine on a Macbook. It was annoying to have to scroll down to submit the answers but, unless I'm missing something compared to others on here, it had a minimal impact on my test.

If I remember correctly there was one train a day York (or Leeds?) to Barrow via Bradford Interchange and Preston in the afternoon around 2018?

Northern have confirmed the acceptance of the deal by all three relevant unions and are aiming to get back pay into the November pay packet.

'However, the implementation may be delayed as the TSSA has yet to commence a referendum on the offer while they seek a pay deal for managers where they have recognition.' Would these be the managers who worked trains on strike days whilst RMT members were on picket lines seeking a fair pay rise?

It's 10% and the difference between being above or below minimum wage!

Who's on £20k?? So the answer is no!

Maybe free travel on all TOCs when those lazy railway staff dare to take a day off... That, coupled with this good news would make a good few commentators on here heads explode!

2023/24 and 2024/25 respectively, according to the RMT - 2022/23 was the 5% with a minimum uplift for those under the £35k threshold.

Rightly so. It's simply unacceptable to give ASLEF an offer and not RMT.

I thought that too but happy to be corrected!

Courses start all the time, often within a week or two - there's no hanging around for induction days.

That is correct for the drivers, but the guards still sign them.

I may be wrong, but I think some drivers only sign platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Picadilly. If that's blocked it would be handy for them to be able to use the main station.