Trainee drivers at DB schenker

[Beveridges]

Looks like peripheral vision test that looks very difficult.

I am very poor at "peripheral vision" tests having taken this sort of test before. Theres not a sodding chance I would pass the new tests.

The fact is that a peripheral vision test also cannot really be practiced in an effective way like Group Boredom, Reactions, DTG, etc. where an almost exact replica of the real thing had been built.

I'm glad I passed the tests and got on the footplate 4 years ago and that I'll never have to do these new ones.

My advice to anyone who has not passed the tests yet is to get them passed now while they are relatively easy. Unless I'm mistaken a pass on the old tests will still valid with most TOC's for 5 years.

 

[emrysgwen]

Wasnt as bad as I expected but I was more nervous than the actual test day. Wait til tomorrow to find out now.

 

[HSTfan!!!]

How many vacancies are there?

 

[emrysgwen]

One I believe, but not sure. Have you been in? Guy should be out of there by now
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How did you get on guys? Ive had a call from lindsay king.

 

[HSTfan!!!]

Okay but not heard anything yet, well I had a missed call on the house phone about the time you say from a withheld number but no message or anything.

 

[emrysgwen]

Okay but not heard anything yet, well I had a missed call on the house phone about the time you say from a withheld number but no message or anything.

It was witheld from me too. Thats how I missed the call as it directs to voice mail. I have her email and tel no if you want or need it.

 

[saracen]

Congratulations to all that were successful. May you have a long, successful and safe driving career.

 

[spencer2]

One I believe, but not sure. Have you been in? Guy should be out of there by now
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How did you get on guys? Ive had a call from lindsay king.

hi emrysgwen, i am starting as a trainnee at saltley too, can't wait!
thanks saracen, ive been trying to get back in with db as i was with ews before the redundancies, cheers, mike.

 

[emrysgwen]

Hi spencer, I have a thread on here about the training course in Nottingham starting 20th May. Will be nice to get to put names and faces together. Will you be commuting or staying in a hotel? Im going to be put up in a hotel due to how far I would have to travel.

 

[spencer2]

ive been told its a daily commute, i live right by junction 9 of the m6, 55 mins away from toton by car, 1hr 35 by train! where you travelling from? cheers, mike.

 

[emrysgwen]

Im travelling from cardiff its about a 3 hour commute each way, would have to leave here around 5am every morning and wouldnt get back til around 9 each night. And even though we wont be safety critical, I guess it helps get back into the habit of hidden 18 and all that! So far im staying all alone! Going to be lonely being so far away, but luckily have family in nottingham and the midlands. Ill be coming up by train so llanishen to cardiff, cardiff to bristol, bristol to new street, new street over on a sunday, coming back friday is direct to cardiff then just cardiff central to llanishen. Or I may bus it from cardiff straight home. Will ser

 

[spencer2]

what yard are you going to be working from?are you relocating to brum? ive got my medical in the morning but can't see any issues stopping me now!(touch wood)....

 

[emrysgwen]

Ill be working out of newport AD junction. I had my medical on monday. Paul is having his medical tomorrow too. There will be no issues with my medical either as ive always had railway medicals. Im still waiting for the drug results mind but he did say up to 5 working days.