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Thanks for all of the replies so far guys and girls. Did anyone, at any point in time, think they'd done the wrong thing, joining the Rail as a Driver? The overwhelming majority of people who do the job, say that they love it.

Morning everyone. I'll try to keep this as concise as possible. I currently work for the Police, as an officer. I've been offered a job as a Driver. I wanted to get an understanding of the Driver role; the bits nobody talks about (or seemingly don't - I did search!) In the Police, I see...

Thanks so far for the replies. How much of what we'd typically call 'Night working' is involved? I.e. post-midnight? Are there any full night-shifts, for instance, working between 22:00-07:00? Are there more of these, than there are typical day-shifts? Thanks again, as always. J

Hello all, I was wondering if someone could give me some information on the shift pattern that Northern drivers, based at the Manchestet depots (Piccadilly and Victoria) currently work to, please? Specifically, earliest start time, latest finish time, how many days off vs working days, etc...

Atishyou, any chance you could give me some info RE the shifts please?

To anyone who has had their interview with Northern - how do you feel it went?

Oui

Anyone heard back from Northern? Is everyone's saying 'Under Review' or are some still showing 'Under Consideration'? I'm assuming there must be a reason behind the difference?

Afternoon everyone, Out of pure interest, I wondered if anybody knew how many people successfully pass the Train Driver OPC Assessments? I believe I was told 22% a couple of years back, but that seems quite low. Thanks in advance. J

Hello all. I was successful for the Manchester Driver role in 2020 (passed interview and Psychometrics) but then Covid struck, and I was put on hold. I'm pretty sure my application/results will have expired now, but I wondered if anybody knew of any upcoming Driver vacancies in Manchester for...

Do we think that it'll pick up at any point in the next year or so? Or do we think Covid has created a great-reset, where there'll be less Rail jobs, services etc?

They have! But only for 9 months, since the date of my first interview with them... Which was May, last year so that's basically expired haha. It's disappointing that I've heard nothing for 3 months, and then have been met with that as a response to my chase-up e-mail, but I guess it is what...

Hello all, I chased up my Driver application today for Northern (Manchester role). Unfortunately, they've pulled the roles! Apparently there's no business need for them anymore (I assume because of Covid). I'd passed everything and was up-to the Medical stage. I guess my question is...

Hi JLX5 The actual test will only ask you to select whether you've seen the following; Pedestrians, Vehicles, Cycles/Motorbikes, Traffic lights, Road signs. It won't ask you to say how many of each you've seen, or anything like that. The practice software is probably just trying to get you...

No problem! When's your assessment?

Hi Kay_M, That's right; only mark what you know you've seen. If you're guessing, you'll lose marks for any incorrect answers. I'm not sure whether or not you're marked down for things you've missed. I imagine it works like this: Picture A has 3/5 of the 'objects' in it. You select 2 of them...

Thanks guys. This is frustrating, but hopefully recruitment will reopen soon enough. I'm sure it's forecast to.

Hello both. Had you sat the interview and OPC assessment centre before being told that the vacancy was no longer available, or had you only gone as far as submitting an application for the role?

Have a look on the RSSB website Terry. The Fitness Standards / Medical Standards for train drivers says... General health 2.1.2.1 Railway undertakings shall not permit train drivers to continue driving duties where there is reason to believe they may be suffering from any medical condition or...

Perfect, thanks Kevlar!