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2P08 2=Class P=Destination 08=Sequential Number for the route, so this would be the 8th train on that route

Whitehouse Junction

It's stopped now, starting to rain. Should be ok! Won't be able to sleep for the next 2 nights now.....!

yeah but you can walk to the station, my prob is getting to the station, if the buses stop running i'll panic!!! i think this is the first time in my life that I'm praying for the snow to stop!:(

I really hope it's not snowing on Monday morning for our first day.:( just started snowing here in Swindon, and is starting to settle!!!:| How is it for everyone else?

:lol::lol: This makes me laugh everytime, you crack me up dude........

Hi, I thought you would be able to answer this question as I don't seem to be having much luck elsewhere. As an employee at FGW, do you get any provisions for parking your car at a railway station? A parking permit or something of the sort, someone at my current place of work, partner works...

sorry, I already got the job, I wanted to know what I should wear on the first day of work, as we won't have been issued uniform yet? By the way, I am/was a bus driver, 2 more days left driving buses!:D You turned up in Jeans to an interview? holy **** dude:(

What are you guys going to wear on your first day? Is it a full blown suit and tie etc.?

not sure if I can make during the week now, but we will definitely go for a drink on the friday after work in our first week, then at least we should all be together. on another point, does anybody know if employees get parking permits for stations? Someone I know works in the ticket office...

autotank - I noticed your location is oxfordshire also, is your home depot oxford as well?

yeah I'm in, sounds good. Fordylad, you have my number.

Same here, anyone know about the first day yet? All it says is 'local induction' supposedly have to contact our line manager to confirm details. But in the list there are many phone numbers, would our line manager be 'training manager' or 'driver manager' Im guessing it will be the training...

It will do for you, seen as you are on leave. It's going slow for me and I'm at work still, I don't know what would be worse? Sitting at home trying to keep myself occupied for 2 weeks or working a job that I have no interest in any more? I think i'll be sending an email this week to get...

yes you can, if you have 100 drivers at reading, 75% of that would be about 75 drivers, and you have 100 drivers at Padd, 50% needed then that would be 50 drivers. Meaning they will need 125 drivers to work crossrail. Anyway can't remember where i read this info so it may just be in my head...

Someone said (not sure where I read it) that 75% of cross rail drivers will be from the Reading depot, 50% from Paddington. Hence why they are recruiting so much recently.

yeah, you'll get asked the usual stuff, why you want the Job? what do you think is involved? what do you know about the company? what would you do in certain situations? what motivates you to do this job? The managers at Reading depot seem like genuinely friendly guys, and make you feel really...

Paddington Marlow Henley-On-Thames Basingstoke Oxford Windsor & Eton Bedwyn/Newbury I heard Gatwick also, but not sure?

Dam it! Your blog reads backwards! I naturally started reading from the top down, without looking at the dates! I couldn't work out why you were getting taught absolute block and track circuits on your first day, then having a tour around the depot a few weeks in? Anyway a good read so far...