So since I last messaged, I have been happily plying my trade on South West Trains (now South Western Railways) suburban routes and generally enjoying myself.
However, for personal reasons over the last few months, I have been looking to relocate back to the Midlands and had started looking for roles in that area. I had put in for a few vacancies for a qualified driver but also on the outside chance for an operations trainer role in Birmingham. After a tense few weeks (and a fantastic holiday in Singapore for my 30th!) I come back to find I got that job. So with only a few weeks to go until I start in November I thought I'd update. Now that I am going into a training role I do plan to stay reasonably active on this blog as I will now be able to blog from the other side of the training process and hopefully be of some use to others still looking to be or are going through the process.
Who knows, if you happen to get a drivers job with soon to be West Midlands Trains then I could well be your instructor!
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...
