Getting a Trainee Train Driver job especially externally is still extremely difficult due to the competition and limited jobs .
However it seems most people in recent years who apply internally at least pass the psychometrics and the talent pools often run into hundreds with people from many different backgrounds.
It seems more rare now to hear of someone fail them ! Gone is the old mechanical test and reaction test. There is plenty of help on forums like this one which I'm sure put many at an unfair advantage.
This is conjecture of course but it doesn't seem especially hard to make the cut anymore. This might be why more trainees are failing the actual training or having incidents post qualified?
However it seems most people in recent years who apply internally at least pass the psychometrics and the talent pools often run into hundreds with people from many different backgrounds.
It seems more rare now to hear of someone fail them ! Gone is the old mechanical test and reaction test. There is plenty of help on forums like this one which I'm sure put many at an unfair advantage.
This is conjecture of course but it doesn't seem especially hard to make the cut anymore. This might be why more trainees are failing the actual training or having incidents post qualified?