"Like anything new, my first days have been a whirl of people and information. There's so much to take on board, but I am getting a tremendous amount of support. The others don't make me feel like a 'newbie' as such, but they do expect me to get stuck in and ask lots of questions. "I'm starting with a six-month stint in the Carriage & Wagon Works at Kidderminster. One of the first things was a track-safety briefing. James from the paint shop took me through where you should and shouldn't stand or walk, and what to do when a train is coming down the track towards you, and the hand signals you use to communicate with the loco crew. This is knowledge I'm going to need every single day of my working life.
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