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    becoming a track operative is proving difficult?

    Do you know of anything like that happening in the Tyneside area? At Ladder23, same situation as you more or less. Don't have any track experience and can't get my PTS to get on the ladder. Catch twenty two really sadly.
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    Track maintenance Gateshead

    Got my rejection this week after the status changed from being considered for assignment 2 to unsuccessful. I answered all 40 questions on the initial test in the allotted and the more I've been reading about the position the more I've been confident I could do it, so I'm gutted about not even...
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    Track maintenance Gateshead

    Did you get the email when you first completed the assessment or did you get it today?
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    Rail Jobs - Should I stop before I Start?

    I know you lads will be sick of newbies asking questions but if someone can address my situation I'd be grateful. I've tried going over stuff again but I'm still unsure if I have any chance of becoming a train driver, or just getting on the rails. The furthest I have gotten is a phone test for a...
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    Train Signaller - Application/School

    I guess I won't have to worry about living away now. I got 76 (out of 80?) on the telephone speech test. But I got an email today from Network Rail saying my application won't be considered any further :(
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    Train Signaller - Application/School

    Cheers for the reply mate. I'm based in Newcastle, guess I'll be out of the travel radius then if it is within an hour of travel.
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    Train Signaller - Application/School

    Hi lads I'm in a similar situation and was wondering if anyone knew the answer to the following. Instead of staying in a hotel is their an option to have your train fair paid for each day to travel back and forth to Leeds? I have reasons for preferring to do this (commitments etc...) so I...

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