Hi and welcome
You join me sitting the night before my first day at South West Trains.
I have decided to keep this blog to give people wanting to be a train driver an idea of what it is like and what to expect should get through the assessments.
First of all to get to the position I am in today I have had to take and pass assessments and also had to be interviewed. I also passed a strict medical before being given a start date.
Rather than go through the whole process again I would rather point out the websites that helped me.
http://www.traindriver.org/
http://www.traindrivertrainee.com/
are just a few, also the good people at
www.railforums.co.uk
and
www.railchat.co.uk
will always answer any questions that you might have.
Anyway, here I am. i have just been through all the paperwork that I have to take tomorrow and I am raring to go. I was a conductor this time yesterday and worked my final shift and tomorrow I change company to start what is my dream vocation.
I hope that you will come back to this site and will go through the journey with me. I am now embarking on a training course that should last between 12 and 14 months. But it should be worth it as it will provide a career for life.
Wish me luck!
Please note this site is to enable people aspiring to be drivers and to give them an idea of what the training is involved. It is not endorsed by South West Trains and all views are my own and not the companies...
Good luck Francis, I'm envious of you!!
ReplyDeleteI should have started in October 2010 but had to pull out due to personal problems.
Been waiting patiently ever since. Hoping for a start date in June time, if the rumours are to be believed!!
You're till will come. i can say that with faith as I did the same thing. I was offered a job with FCC which I turned down for personal reasons! Is it SWT you are applying for?
ReplyDeleteHi Francis, good luck in your chosen career. I worked as platform staff at Bhm New Street for 12 years and enjoyed the job as I'm a lifelong rail enthusiast. Can't say I ever wanted to be a driver, didn't think I'd be up to the job.
ReplyDeleteHi Malc, thanks very much for your comment. I may have seen you while you were at New Street when I was Senior Conductor at Leicester. Used to go to Brum most days...
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