I got the job! Somehow!

Originally Posted by Ed

Please can we not derail this thread - ha ha ha ha ha

I did actually laugh though

well done dude! you must have impressed them in the rest of your interview

as for medical checks..i wouldnt know what they do. Ive only ever had an occupational health check which is a simple chat about your medical history, current health status etc

Originally Posted by Ed

Please can we not derail this thread - ha ha ha ha ha

Originally Posted by captainsmelly

What happened to your mate in the medical bigape?

He had a knee operation a few years before leaving the army. Even though he had been given a clean bill of health and even goes out running with me sometimes, the medical team read his previous history and quite simply put the brakes on his whole career. He passed the written application, the interviews and even had been given a start date for his training. Then the medical team picked up on this previous surgery from his records and just put a stop to the whole process. He is currently serving as a special constable and is appealing the decision. I know this does not have a bearing on you being a train driver but it does go to prove you can not be too sure until you have been given the all clear from the medical team before considering yourself employed in a new career.

Best of luck non the less and I was not trying to put a dampener or your successful selection. Well done.

Originally Posted by captainsmelly

Well after screwing up the interview last week, I thought I failed.
But I didn't! Yipee for me!
Just need to not mess up the medical check, and I will be training as a train driver at the end of May!
BTW anybody know what goes on at medical checks? Never done one and really don't want to fail at this stage
err..

So have you done all the tests already? I had a friend who tried to become a driver and passed the interview but and failed on those, so he ended up as a conductor instead.

I work for Network Rail but before that I worked for a TOC and had to go through their medical check. Weight, height, any known problems you need to tell them, vision, hearing, urine.

You will be screened for alcohol and drugs randomly, and also immediately after any naughty behaviour such as a SPAD. Smoking is okay, in fact up until only a year or two ago traincrew could smoke in the crew-only compartments!

NR's blood alcohol limit is 29mg (vs the drink drive limit which is 80mg) so stop a drink sooner from now on

What TOC, by the way?

Originally Posted by metalangel

So have you done all the tests already? I had a friend who tried to become a driver and passed the interview but and failed on those, so he ended up as a conductor instead.

You will be screened for alcohol and drugs randomly, and also immediately after any naughty behaviour such as a SPAD. Smoking is okay, in fact up until only a year or two ago traincrew could smoke in the crew-only compartments!


What TOC, by the way?

Yeah done all the tests, actually failed about 18 months ago but tried again after loads of practice and learning stuff

What's a SPAD?

TOC - Southern. My local!


What do you do for NR mate?

[Biker Biggles]

SPAD----Signal passed at danger

Southern----You will need to spell your employers name right

Well done on getting the job.Like gold dust these days.Did you originally fail the coordination and reaction time test?

Smelly, I think you're really a woman. After all, it's a woman's right to choo-choos.

Originally Posted by captainsmelly

Yeah done all the tests, actually failed about 18 months ago but tried again after loads of practice and learning stuff

What's a SPAD?

TOC - Sourthern. My local!


What do you do for NR mate?

They let you do the tests again?? My colleague who I mentioned, they gave him one shot and that was it. He was really mad, as the 'practice' test ran at about a quarter the speed of the proper one and didn't prepare you for what was to come. He also said several driver managers who'd been driving for years and years have failed it.

Southern should be fun - if it snows all your trains can't run because of the third rail.

I'm a delay attributor for NR - investigate delays and attribute them to a cause (infrastructure, unit fault, etc)

Originally Posted by Ed

Smelly, I think you're really a woman. After all, it's a woman's right to choo-choos.

Enough with the puns!

Originally Posted by Magnum

Enough with the puns!

Well, that's piston his chips!