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Just a quick post to thank everyone on the forum for being so helpful, it's my last day today in my current job of 13 years and I start as a Trainee Conductor on Monday! Checking this forum every single day for the past 12 months has really been the key factor as I've tried over the years...

Did any of you guys apply for the recently advertised Trainee Driver job with DB for the North West, I know someone who applied and they had an email back saying application will be reviewed after the closing date of Friday 8th March, so figured I had the weekend to brush up my CV etc Gone to...

Has anyone been on or heard much about this course? https://www.how2become.com/courses/train-driver/ Was thinking it may be worth a look, however it's in Kent which is quite a way for me, so hoping on some information to see if it's worthwhile making the trip, certainly sounds decent and gets...

Hi everyone, Does anyone know when TOCs say ‘if you have applied within the last 6 months your application will not be accepted’ what classes as the 6 month period? As you know the process can be pretty lengthy. Last driver job I applied for I applied 19th July, had stage 1 assessment 29th...

Hey guys, can anyone recommend any decent books to read on railway history? With me not coming from a Railway background I am not too clued up and found myself lacking a bit at an interview in the past because of it. I always study the company and the position itself but would also like to...

This is a bit of a random one but I have not seen anything similar in this forum, the reason I ask this as I had a friend who wanted to be an airline pilot (freight initially) and could not get on any training courses so ended up paying privately for his own training to be a pilot (obviously a...

Hi Everyone, This is my first post on the forum and was hoping you guys could help, I have recently been invited to attend assessment days in August & September for the position of Heavy Haul Shunt Driver, are there any pointers you could give me as to what to expect and what kind of...