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
Rules · 4 / 6 / 10 questions
What you do
Study a practice notice, then answer questions on it. Easy lets you look back. Harder versions do not.
Why it is useful
You will be given rules and asked to apply them, sometimes from memory. Holding a short procedure, then using it under a clock, is closer to the job than a quiz about railways.
Rules · 4 / 6 / 8 questions
What you do
Study a written procedure, then answer questions on it from memory.
Why it is useful
You learn a procedure, close the page, then apply it. Looking it up while you study is not the same skill as holding it when the questions start.
Rules · 4 / 6 / 10 questions
What you do
Study a denser practice notice, then answer questions on it. Easy lets you look back. Harder versions do not.
Why it is useful
Same idea as RAAT, with more to hold. If the basic notice felt manageable, this checks whether you actually learned it.
Rules · 4 / 6 / 8 questions
What you do
Learn a cab panel, then answer questions from the rules you studied. You can hide the panel or look back while you answer.
Why it is useful
A panel is a set of rules attached to objects. You need to know which control does what, then apply it. Looking it up while you practise is not the same skill as holding it from memory.
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.