RailFocusTrain driver assessment practice
UK train driver selection uses timed aptitude tests of concentration, reaction, visual search, memory, rules, and judgement. These tests practise those task formats so assessment day is not the first time you sit this kind of work, under a clock.
Each card explains what you do in the test, and why it is used. There are 32 tests, and 5 of them are free to try. Sit a free sample with no account, run the Assessment Day Simulator in the same order as the day, print the free aptitude test PDF, or sit the free situational judgement sample.
Type
4 of 32 tests
Memory · ~3 / 5 / 8 min
What you do
A short digit sequence, then one extra digit each time you clear a level. One miss ends the session.
Why it is useful
You hold a string of digits, then a longer one, without writing it down. That is closer to keeping a headcode or a message than a trivia quiz.
Memory · ~2 / 3 / 5 min
What you do
A stream of letters. Was this one the same as two letters ago?
Why it is useful
You have to keep a short list in mind and update it while the next letter arrives. That is working memory under time pressure, which shows up in cab work.
Memory · ~3 / 5 / 8 min
What you do
Hear a list once, then answer a question about it from memory.
Why it is useful
You will be told things once. The test is whether the list is still there when the question comes, not whether you can look back at the screen.
Memory · ~3 / 5 / 8 min
What you do
Watch blocks flash in order, then click the same sequence. One miss ends the session.
Why it is useful
This is spatial memory, not digits. You keep a path in your head while the board is still in front of you. One miss ends the session, so guessing is expensive.
Try 5 train driver aptitude tests free
No card required. Start practising in 60 seconds. Practice is for the type of task. It is not the official paper, and a practice score is not a pass.