Trainee train drivers wanted...
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paulwoof said:
does anyone have any info regarding colour vision.
years ago at school i done those colour tests with the dots and you have to find the numbers. i didnt do to well. i found some tests online and once again didnt do so well, not quite sure what colour defection i may be suffering from.
but it looks as this career is stopped at the beginning as well as the astronaught/fighter pilot/arist dreams. i recall colouring the australia flag purple in primary school and being particularly proud of it only for the teacher to shout me down and telling me to do it again in the right colour, and despite picking another pencil it still ended up purple (apparantly), i met the teacher a few years ago and i still argued it was blue.
The dots and numbers test is the Ishihara test. Coloured plates designed to test for colourblindness. You need to be 100% free from colourblindness defects.years ago at school i done those colour tests with the dots and you have to find the numbers. i didnt do to well. i found some tests online and once again didnt do so well, not quite sure what colour defection i may be suffering from.
but it looks as this career is stopped at the beginning as well as the astronaught/fighter pilot/arist dreams. i recall colouring the australia flag purple in primary school and being particularly proud of it only for the teacher to shout me down and telling me to do it again in the right colour, and despite picking another pencil it still ended up purple (apparantly), i met the teacher a few years ago and i still argued it was blue.
yeah thats the one, i forgot the spelling.
the weird thing is the only time i have trouble with colours is during the test. i know green from red, apart from the australian flag incident i cant recall a time when ive got colours wrong or even shades, but that test always baffles me, there is always a few where i see nothing.
the weird thing is the only time i have trouble with colours is during the test. i know green from red, apart from the australian flag incident i cant recall a time when ive got colours wrong or even shades, but that test always baffles me, there is always a few where i see nothing.
I've been on the footpalte 34years and driving for 29 and not had a fatality yet but I have been involed in incidents recently,both at Congleton.The job can be a bit repetitive (I work at a one route depot)but then you get days like Friday, on duty at just after 10am snow all the way to Reading but the country side looked stunning.Sitting just south of Crewe(off booked route) at 8pm waiting for some points to get fixed was depressing but it's what I'm paid for.Pension permitting I will finish at 56 though.
simoid said:
Double most of the graduate schemes' salaries, after the 12 months training 
Yes and how many graduates are responsible for 1000s of people's life's and one mistake that leads to someone being killed ends you up in prison? You won't earn the full pay untill your probation period which will be either one year or two years depending on toc after your final assessment at the end of your trainining, so it could be 3 years.
Edited by BMW3s6 on Monday 21st January 20:55
Edited by BMW3s6 on Monday 21st January 20:56
BMW3s6 said:
Yes and how many graduates are responsible for 1000s of people's life's and one mistake that leads to someone being killed ends you up in prison?
You won't earn the full pay untill your probation period which will be either one year or two years depending on toc after your final assessment at the end of your trainining, so it could be 3 years.
So that's (assuming you pass prob) a guaranteed £40k+ after 3 years with better holidays and pension ?You won't earn the full pay untill your probation period which will be either one year or two years depending on toc after your final assessment at the end of your trainining, so it could be 3 years.
Edited by BMW3s6 on Monday 21st January 20:55
Edited by BMW3s6 on Monday 21st January 20:56
W124Bob said:
Re laser eye surgery I've not got any explanation,no one in my company could come up with anything other than "thats the rules".Varifocals are also not allowed but the bi focals I started waring last year are railway saftey spec(free).
I was told that it's to do with not knowing what the long term effects are (I guess they're worried about your eyeballs falling out or something).Train side seems to be a bit behind air side when it come to the medical side of things.
wobman said:
Here are opertunities all over the UK, it's on freight not passenger services
http://www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk/careers/vacancy-t...
Just had a look at the training contract on that job. If you walk away during training or the first year of the job, you owe them £52,000 http://www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk/careers/vacancy-t...
I wonder if this is payable if you just fail during training.
Makes the BA future pilot scheme look OK at £82,000.
Got an email from First telling me that although I had passed their short list criteria, due to the high standard of applicants they would not be taking my application any further. Never mind as moving up north would have been a hell of a wrench seeing as my kids are down here.
I have not heard from the freight application but seeing as all successful applicants were to be informed by the 4th, I'm not holding out much hope.
I see on the DB Schenker site that they offer the assessment day at a rate of £165 and that the certificate then stands for a year and is acceptable by all FOCs and TOCs.
I'm tempted to do it just for the day out and to see if I would have made the grade.
http://www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk/training/pdad.htm
I have not heard from the freight application but seeing as all successful applicants were to be informed by the 4th, I'm not holding out much hope.
I see on the DB Schenker site that they offer the assessment day at a rate of £165 and that the certificate then stands for a year and is acceptable by all FOCs and TOCs.
I'm tempted to do it just for the day out and to see if I would have made the grade.
http://www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk/training/pdad.htm
B19GRR said:
Got the same email, I don't understand 'cos I'm totally awesome, hey ho the dream of trundling over the Pennines tooting the whistle at errant sheep lies in tatters 
Cheers,
Rob
I had the same romantic vision of the journey as well. Mind you I have used that line and it didn't quite conjure up the same images Cheers,
Rob
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