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After a bit of perseverance, I've finally received a conditional offer for a trainee driver's role. I have a medical coming up and despite having been through the official medical guidance can find nothing on psychology. As a child I was diagnosed with Asperger's/Autism (bit of a debate over...

I haven't seen this question asked before on RailUK Forums, so I thought I'd ask. How come the TOCs themselves don't create accounts in the Railway Jobs and Careers section? The reason I ask this is that I also use PPRuNe, which is a pilot's forum. Both the RAF and HR staff at BA have used...

I went for an interview for a railway job nearly three months ago. I turned up at the venue on time (about 10 minutes early). However, none of the staff from the TOC knew where within the venue my interview location was, let alone how to get me there (it was in a staff-only area). This meant...

Hi Folks, I've been asked a few times in interviews (and not just railway ones) about a time where I've had to give someone bad news. I honestly haven't much of a clue what the interviewers are looking for, except perhaps they want to know if someone can hold it together in the immediate...

I've had a search for this but haven't seen any results. Does anyone know if there is a limit to the number of times you can sit the OTDPQ? I'm aware that I don't think there is an outright pass/fail per se but that it is used in conjunction with a DMI. I'm also aware that it's not part of...

Through a bit of research I've found an organisation called the Institute of Railway Operators, or IRO. Would anyone here recommend it as a good place to find out more about life working on the railway before joining? I've got valid passes in the driving aptitude tests and thought it might...

I've passed the Train Driver aptitude tests but I don't want to put all of my eggs in one basket so to speak, particularly given the hold pool situations with a couple of TOCs. So I'd thought I'd ask if anyone has sat both the Train Driver tests and either the COMPASS or PILAPT tests which some...

I've recently been invited to a Stage 2 assessment for a driver role which I'm aware includes a Multi-Modal Interview with a psychologist. A couple of years back I was diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism and I disclosed this to the TOC/OPC at the start of my application. I have not to date...

What I have noticed quite a bit is that the trains through the London Bridge Southeastern platforms are suffering from congestion, both before January and after the recent work there has started. Plus the Southeastern "Metro" trains are massively overcrowded I'm surprised that Southeastern...

I do browse these forums from time to time since I have an interest in the railways and one thing I have noticed is that the operators who are most frequently mentioned in the Disputes and Prosecutions area seem to get the poorest scores in the customer satisfaction surveys (with the exception...

Hi I'm fairly new here and would be interested in becoming a train driver in the near future. I'm fairly young (early twenties) so I am able to relocate, didn't do a degree so have minimal debt. Using the search function I have able to find that, understandably given their investment, Train...