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    colour blindness, please advice!!

    http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/safety-statement.aspx#36236 I am guessing that this is pretty much industry standard.
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    Psychometric testing

    Hi was wondering if anyone can explain the two strikes rule with regards to jobs other than mainline driving. If you fail an assessment to be a shunter/ground staff/ ground operative/ trainman/ rail operative is it also the case that you have two attempts and two attempts only? Also does a...
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    Questions about driving trains.

    Interesting thread fairly new to this forum so bear with me please. This question has been asked before in a similar fashion but didn't get to the point I wanted to find out... When you pass out of training and are in the cab on your own is it like learning to drive on the road? The point I...
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    Shunter

    I can neither confirm or deny that :wink:
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    Shunter

    Thanks for the response. My application is with First Great Western, just hoping I haven't flunked the aptitude test they ask you to sit immediately after the application is completed. I have a feeling if I did then my application will be sifted out. Time to play the waiting game I suppose, I...
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    Shunter

    Hi I have just applied for a shunter job. The thing I would like to know is as a non internal applicant what are my chances? I currently work for a waste management company as a charge hand and safety res. My job roles are as follows: mobile and fixed plant operatations, traffic controller...

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