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    Salary Comparison?

    Hi everyone I recently accepted a job driving intercity express trains. I'm straight off the street and it represents quite a career change for me. One of the reasons I applied was that I like trains. The other reason was the salary. Assuming I pass the 18-month training course, I can...
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    Pointing and Calling?

    Many thanks for all your useful replies. I should have mentioned that I'm not in the UK. I agree that there's no point putting the cart before the horse. I'm quite excited about the new career. Since I'm well into middle age and from a corporate background, my first instinct is to make...
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    Pointing and Calling?

    Hello everyone I was recently offered a job driving intercity express trains. Since I'm off the street with no railway experience, I must first complete an 18-month induction program. I've heard of pointing and calling as an effective safety technique. It's widely employed on Japanese...

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