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    Tyne and Wear Metro - St James to South Shields - Stop at Monument twice?

    Does this train stop twice at monument on its route? Thanks
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    Just curious what made you pick metro over northern?
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    I only know certain parts but its much better than say Newcastle for parking. There's lots of housing estates that I'm pretty sure have no restrictions and also free parking on ocean road and the back of ocean road. There's also a free car park on St Hilda Street and Mill dam car park. Theres...
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    Theres a good bit of free parking in South shields. Just might be a 5 /10 minute walk away.
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    No i don't think there is any mention of those
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    New recruits- Do you get an unconditional contract before the start date or is that sorted when you start? I have returned the conditional contract and all the other new starter forms. Just wondering if I will hear from them again before my start date? I worry a lot in case it falls through and...
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    Exams certificates

    If the job advert says you need them qualifications then I would get them. If you do a driver apprenticeship then you need to produce them or take the functional skills tests on top of your classroom learning. Having recently sat functional skills English this year I would say pay for...
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    If you fail on just MMI

    It depends on the toc. Some insist you do them all again but I think once you've passed the others then you shouldn't have any bother passing them again.
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    Drivers have had a pay rise since then so I was wondering if that has also reflected in the starting wage.
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    Does anyone know what the training wage is now for metro?
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    If that's the one where you look at some pictures and narrate what is happening in the pictures, then no you don't do that one.
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    Started with 5 on my assesment day. Not sure how many passed out of the 5. 1598356660 Does anyone know if you get the results back from the medical the same day? Or does it take a few days to hear back?
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    Advice for a 15 year hoping to become a conductor or driver

    I'm in my 30's and only just been offerred a trainee job after a few years of trying. I would recommend getting as good an education as possible as I didnt stick in at school and wish I did. It opens a lot more employment options in the mean time for you plus train company's are frequently...
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    I'm through as well. Finally paid off after about 4 years of applications.
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    Hi , the metros also share some of the main line so I would imagine the standards would be the same.
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    I cant remember whats in the practice but there is group bordon(dots), trp1 and 2 which is answering questions about glop and the dials test, telephone directory and tones test, concentration test with the grey square that turns black, 2 hand co ordination test, and the photo test where you...
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    Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting new trainee drivers

    Good luck for tomorrow. Mine is later in the month. I get very nervous in the run up to interviews/tests etc. Im a bit concerned I'm not as sharp as I was 10 years ago... just hope I meet the standard. I'll either do really well or will crash out in the first test, as that's how my practice...

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