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    Heatwave 22-27 June - effect on the UK Railway

    Should be 2x Manchester, 1 via Crewe, 1 via Stoke. 1782208364 Yes, RRBs in operation all day
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    Heatwave 22-27 June - effect on the UK Railway

    That is part of the pre-agreed emergency timetable for LNR on the WCML south. Euston - New St hourly Euston - Crewe hourly Euston - Tring cancelled Euston - MKC run as all stops (no additional peak time trains) Also, New St - Liverpool will revert to 1tph 8 car double sets. Local LNR...
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    Rail usage

    It's always going to. TOCs are still pushing out ridiculous levels of Advanced tickets at silly prices - look at LNWR Advanced tickets sales, loads for under £10-15 that aren't necessary as they would sell at off-peak pricing anyway.
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    TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

    Normally it's 6 scenario questions that you prepare to be grilled on. If you use the forum search function, you will easily find examples of the type of questions asked. I won't tell you exactly what they are on here in the name of fairness for all applicants.
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    TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

    Next stage is the DMI - Driver Manager Interview
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    TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

    Definitely Piccadilly. Likely others too
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    Class 730 LNR & WMR Delivery/test Updates

    Indeed, however back in the winter, there were many running on just 1 or zero toilets daily. Personally, I've not worked a train with less than 5 working toilets (10 car) for around 5 weeks, so from a staff point of view it is massively improved and we feel like we have been listened to...
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    Train driver psychometric test

    Indeed. Doesn't do anything for the application, it just skips what is usually the 3rd/4th stage of an application. Doesn't even speed up a potential start date as many applicants already hold passes and will be required to wait until others reach the same point prior to interviews being...
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    Class 730 LNR & WMR Delivery/test Updates

    Happening far less than the previous 9 months or so. There has been plenty of work going on behind the scenes to make sure this is now a rarity. Unfortunately, sometimes there will be trains running like this as the company will state that it will run in service until it can get to a terminus...
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    TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

    2nd stage is computerised tests, and MMI if you pass them.
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    TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

    2nd stage invites starting to go out, testing dates all next week so check your emails :)
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    West Midlands Trains (inc. LNWR) - Trainee Driver - Recruitment Discussion

    Make sure he reads the job profile thoroughly. Every answer must prove he has the same set of skills the profile requests. Use Buzz words, otherwise he will never pass that 1st screening test. That is by far the easiest round of the recruitment process. Maybe he just isn't displaying the skills...
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    Birmingham Interchange HS2 station

    Plenty of people will use it. Depending on timetables, it will be far preferable to those that side of Solihull compared to using local stations such as Hampton-in-Arden, or using Solihull/Widney Manor for getting into the city centre. The Arden Cross development is huge too, with the aim of...
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    Birmingham Interchange HS2 station

    It's in a huge area of development, on the edge of Solihull conurbation. There will be buses aplenty as well as the people mover to join the Cov corridor services. Land gets handed over in 2030 for the Arden Cross development.
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    Report of Partial Bridge Collapse WCML 11/6

    Many strikes over the years. This was a skip lorry.
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    Report of Partial Bridge Collapse WCML 11/6

    Network Rail have reported that there is a partial bridge collapse near Bedworth, a few miles south of Nuneaton station. All traffic to be routed via West Midlands until further examination completed.
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    Class 350 stop signs

    Yes. They popped up a few months ago. Conductors have commenced route learning. Drivers on hold pending an agreement on training.
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    TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

    What day do you have testing? There's stage 1 testing at that time in Leeds on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I think.
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    TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

    Computer testing and MMI are usually done same day. Though I would expect you to need a full day. Both times I've done both it's been roughly 9am-2/3pm. But neither time was with TPE so may be different
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    Disruption WCML Acton Bridge Area 28/05/2026

    Bit worse than that I'd imagine given no LNR services to Liverpool

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