plenty of time off

being a train driver means u get plenty of time off work ,about six months in total .
you work four days a week thats just sixteen days a month .
the additional days u can work overtime to gain extra money.
most people have them off .
to persue other interests and hobbies.

good weather today

the weather is fine today.

hope it stays like this, as when it rains it is boring.

there is a lot of rain up north, hope it clears up for that area





bye for now.......

shift work

hi

the shift work is initially hard but rewarding
you get half day to your self
you have to work seven days and some bank holidays #
shift work seems to be the norm in a lot of jobs these days

shift work is good as it makes a differance from the 9-5.

practical train driving with di

the best part to being a train driver is the practical element that is driving under instuction .
you do two hundred and seventy hours , which include forty dark hours .
every day th instuctor has a book that he writes comments about the day and your progress and anything new that you might have experianced .

year in training school for train drivers

the year was most fruite ful full of presure and fun .
the best was that we were being paid for the work being taught
i loved the latest teaching aids like projection and flat fst televisions .
air conditioned rooms .
free hot drinks .
and short working hours .
the teachers were profesionals .
full of knowledge .
we also had simulators which were very good to get the feel of the train driving in simulation .
the stationary was provided .
we had out days to variouse signal box and multi spad locations .
had mini exhams every week and big 3 exhams for us to proceed to next level
the course was divided in to three parts one was rules two was traction and the third was practical with a driving instructor .
we had to fix amount of driving hours with our instuctor .which included dark hours .
after the final exham which lasted one week.i was awarded a key to drive trains .this was the best day of my life a sense of achivement in lif e.

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aptitude test

hi
i would like to inform you all that i have attended a aptitude test in being a train driver .
it was a very intensive day with about six differnent tests .some were practical and some were written .
after each test one person was rejected to wards the end there were only two left .
i was very nervouse .
we were given a break for half an hour .
when we returned the examiner informed us that we bouth had passed the assesment test for trainee train drivers .
i was given a job with one years paid traing school ,this is where my real learning will take place .