SWT Work Experience Blog

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:18 pm

I am currently doing a two week work experience course with South West Trains which features a number of things such as assisiting guards, a visit to the Desiro simulator etc. I have decided to create a daily blog for what I do each day. It can be found at http://www.virtual-rail.co.uk/workexperience/index.htm

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:40 pm

Which depot you at, Wimbledon

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:36 pm

Basingstoke.

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:29 pm

mmm interesting. have fun, i know i did at shrewsbury on a year 8 work experience.

djhedge · Post by **djhedge** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:20 pm

Do you have SWT uniform? I imagine it would be difficult to check tickets without it!

andrewtoplis · Post by **andrewtoplis** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:42 pm

i like your blog Coxster, glad to hear you are enjoying yourself.

djhedge · Post by **djhedge** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:42 pm

I have very much enjoyed reading this over the past fortnight - it sounds like you had a very enjoyable time (albeit with the let-down on the final day!).

Its good to see that SWT really invest in pupils for work experience - ensuring that you have an interesting time.

Whenever we have work experience pupils in, I get the job of supervision if I am at work, and I tend to take advantage for cups of tea, trips to the newsagents, messenger duties, and administrative jobs, namely opening the post

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ArrivaTrains · Post by **ArrivaTrains** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:44 am

Hey good blog you have here.

I guess you will apply for a conductor job as soon aas your 18 yes?

This experience could give you a good advantage.

If you need any advice, pm me.

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:12 pm

i got some sound advise.

Go for it, once you get your "foot in the door" your made for life, and promotions easy if you keep the people smiling.

Downside to it is london during the rush hour, upside it gives you an extended break till a path clears amongst the sardines.

Always follow your Dreams, dreams turn into goals, once youve reach them goals set other goals within the job.

Never be affraid to make sugestion's and give idea's. Express yourself clearly. You never know you maybe Senior Guard before you know it.

kreader · Post by **kreader** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:30 pm

Well done. That was a superb diary, well written and very interesting. I am very jealous as it sounded a great couple of weeks.
My real work experience lasted 48 years as I am retired now. I actually started on British Railways 50 years ago in the coming September. I worked in the permanent way drawing office, we had no induction at all just shown to a drawing board and take it from there. I moved out into civil enginerring after 4 years but overall the work experience I gained was very good.
If you see your future on the railways I wish you all the best.