An introduction to Trains with Catalis

[osca1]

I carried a week’s course with Catalis in Derby a introduction to trains. It was a real eye opener. During the week we spent a day at a depot and I could not believe the similarity between trains and the RAF, I thought I was walking into my squadron. Believe me, Recs control, maintenance procedures the lot. I managed to get a job at my second interview as a maintenance team leader and I love it, the pay and free train travel is excellent. I believe the course really put me in good stead for the interview as I could cross aircraft systems to trains.

 

[MontyPlumbs]

I carried a week’s course with Catalis in Derby a introduction to trains. It was a real eye opener. During the week we spent a day at a depot and I could not believe the similarity between trains and the RAF, I thought I was walking into my squadron. Believe me, Recs control, maintenance procedures the lot. I managed to get a job at my second interview as a maintenance team leader and I love it, the pay and free train travel is excellent. I believe the course really put me in good stead for the interview as I could cross aircraft systems to trains.

I was going to do this course when I left, but for one reason or another, I never did. The whole rail industry has many similarities to the RAF, especially in regards to safety etc.

I found the transition quite easy, many guys I work with are Ex Forces or have an Aerospace background.

Good luck in your new position mate, the industry really needs the kind of experienced personnel that leave the RAF.

 

[Mad Pierre]

The whole rail industry has many similarities to the RAF,

Indeed it does.
I joined the rail industry as a comm's engineer in S&T and got privatised and sold off shortly after..............just like the comm's in the RAF. DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[T93]

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