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congrats, when did they tell you that you had passed? I would recommend contacting the exam board, I think they offer differing levels of time taken to get back to you for more money.

I’ve read the pay scale, am i right in thinking the salary is 20k for the first 12 months?

hmm interesting. i wonder what time frame they are thinking for courses

I think if you were supposed to know the exact questions and wording you would be sent them in advance...

Sorry to hear that! Were the questions familiar to what has already been posted on the forums? As ex crew I imagine questions relating to safety and procedures were relevant to your experience

Tended to work out whichever was rearmost. In normal formation would work out of the buffet bunk leaving london and work out of TGS on way back in, good times!

I’m still waiting Reece!

try not to get too drawn in by the secondary task otherwise you ebs up prioritising that one! it’s really not as bad as you think. There’s also a video on youtube which shows you what it will be like. Good luck!

there’s a video on youtube that basically explains it. if you type in VSE train driver test or something along those lines it will come up

still waiting also!

You can see in the attached screenshots it’s a 4 stage process, with stage 1 and 2 being assessments. The VSE is just one assessment from Stage 2. So unless you have passed the rest before there is still a lot of hoops to jump through after the VSE. Sorry to hear you failed, it was tough! I’m...

it was tough!

GWR Paddington to Cheltenham reverses at Gloucester!

Guessing you guys applied to both then, I didnt get an email but only applied to one! Which one are you going to choose? :D

The advert states a training course commencing May/ June. That seems like a fairly quick turnaround for a driver recruitment process! Does anyone have an idea, from previous recruitment drives maybe, if that’s realistic?

Would also be interested to know how the jump from 30k to 65k is staggered if anybody knows?

Hey, I relocated for a Train Manager job with GWR in London a few years ago, I think First are one of the few TOCs that are actually cool with it. In the address part I used address line 2 and put “(RELOCATING)”. I discussed it in the interview and they offered me a little bit of a later start...

we always tend to overly put ourselves down when looking back at interview questions, best of luck!

did it today, can only echo what others have said in that it’s really not that bad. 3 questions at 1.5 minutes each.

One thing I used to use at night on the 800 is putting my torch on red in the panel below the phone until the signal came off. this with things like not keying in and checking the signal at every part of dispatch are great ways to trip yourself up from making a mistake. So many people use so...